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India in talks to buy 50 million doses of Pfizer vaccine - WSJ 11 Aug 2021 - 05:12 pm
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are pictured in a vaccination centre in Geneva, Switzerland, February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Two dead, dozens trapped after landslide in India's Himalayas - officials 11 Aug 2021 - 04:02 pm
Members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) search for survivors during a rescue operation at the site of a landslide in Kinnaur district in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, India, August 11, 2021. National Disaster Response Force/Handou
In about-turn, Dutch, Germany announce freeze on deportations to Afghanistan 11 Aug 2021 - 03:49 pm
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Taliban could isolate Kabul in 30 days, takeover in 90: US intelligence 11 Aug 2021 - 03:12 pm
An internally displaced boy from northern provinces, who fled from his home due to the fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, is comforted by his sister in a public park that they use as shelter in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 10, 2021. Reuter
Ukraine extends COVID restrictions until Oct. 1 as cases rise 11 Aug 2021 - 02:21 pm
A medical worker wearing protective gear stands next to an ambulance outside a hospital for patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kyiv, Ukraine November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo/File Photo
Floods hit Turkey's north days after wildfires ravage south 11 Aug 2021 - 02:17 pm
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S.Korea adopts electronic travel authorisation to stave off infectious disease 11 Aug 2021 - 02:10 pm
Interior view of the Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) Center, located at Gimpo International Airport, during its official launch, in Seoul, South Korea August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Cha Sang-Mi
Philippine vaccination hubs open 24 hours as Delta threat grows 11 Aug 2021 - 01:55 pm
Residents queue to receive cash assistance from the government following the imposition of two-week lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus Delta variant, at an elementary school in Manila, Philippines, August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Train driver strike paralyses traffic across Germany 11 Aug 2021 - 01:13 pm
Passengers wait for a train during a railway drivers' strike of the German Train Drivers' Union (GDL) in Hamburg, Germany August 11, 2021. Reuters/Fabian Bimmer
Wheels on the bus bring school to New Delhi students amid pandemic 11 Aug 2021 - 12:05 pm
Gauri, 8, reacts inside a parked bus run by TejasAsia, an NGO using
Germany arrests British man suspected of spying for Russia 11 Aug 2021 - 11:53 am
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Olympic body lambasts 'cruel' 28-day quarantine for athletes returning to South Australia 11 Aug 2021 - 11:12 am
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China's COVID outbreak hitting services sector, travel, hospitality 11 Aug 2021 - 11:06 am
A security guard stands next to blades and bases for wind turbines on the grounds of the Vestas Wind Technology company's factory, located in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin September 14, 2010. Reuters/David Gray/File Photo
Afghan officials: 3 more provincial capitals fall to Taliban 11 Aug 2021 - 08:38 am
People believed to be militants are seen on a pickup truck with a gun in Afghanistan, in this still image obtained from a video posted by the Afghan Defence Ministry on its Facebook page. Reuters could not independently verify the locations nor the date o
Biden seeks to support Florida schools threatened by governor over masks 10 Aug 2021 - 11:40 pm
Students return on the first day of school amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at West Tampa Elementary School in Tampa, Florida, U.S., August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
WHO says Guinea monitoring 155 contacts after confirmed Marburg case 10 Aug 2021 - 09:41 pm
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Singapore hits 70% full vaccination as rules start to ease 10 Aug 2021 - 09:08 pm
People wearing face masks cross a road amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia
Oxford researcher urges Britain to donate vaccines rather than give boosters 10 Aug 2021 - 08:59 pm
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