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Canada to lift some border restrictions July 5; next steps months away 21 Jun 2021 - 07:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: People walk in the Eaton Centre shopping mall. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
WHO setting up hub to make COVID-19 vaccines in South Africa- Tedros 21 Jun 2021 - 07:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo
EU measures to 'tighten thumbscrews' on Belarus 21 Jun 2021 - 04:42 pm
A Ryanair aircraft, which was carrying Belarusian dissident journalist Roman Protasevich and diverted to Belarus, lands at Vilnius Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania May 23, 2021. Reuters/Andrius Sytas/File Photo
Swedish PM loses confidence vote, sparking uncertainty 21 Jun 2021 - 04:25 pm
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Let the vaccinated travel, UK air industry demands 21 Jun 2021 - 04:18 pm
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Portugal speeds up vaccination as COVID-19 infections rise 21 Jun 2021 - 04:00 pm
Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are seen at Sao Jose Hospital in Lisbon, Portugal, January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo
Taiwan says needs full review of pandemic handling as cases drop 21 Jun 2021 - 03:45 pm
A man waits at the observation area after receiving the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a vaccination session for elderly people over 85 years old, at an auditorium in New Taipei City, Taiwan June 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang
EU privacy watchdogs call for ban on facial recognition in public spaces 21 Jun 2021 - 03:39 pm
Visitors check their phones behind the screens advertising facial recognition software during Global Mobile Internet Conference at the National Convention in Beijing, China April 27, 2018. Reuters/Damir Sagolj/File Photo
Study confirms GSK-Vir antibody drug reduces hospitalization, death in COVID-19 patients 21 Jun 2021 - 03:28 pm
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India's vaccinations hit record with free COVID shots 21 Jun 2021 - 02:23 pm
A healthcare worker holding a rose receives an AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD vaccine at a medical centre in Mumbai, India, January 16, 2021. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Iran's president-elect says he won't meet with Biden 21 Jun 2021 - 02:20 pm
Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran June 21, 2021. Majid Asgaripour
Thai divers remove fishing nets bleaching protected coral reefs 21 Jun 2021 - 12:58 pm
Abandoned fishing nets cover a coral reef in a protected area of Ko Losin, where a group of volunteer divers and the Coastal Resources Research Center, helped by the Royal Thai Navy, removed 2,750 sq m of them, Ko Losin, Thailand June 19, 2021. Picture ta
Thunderstorms batter Chicago area, leave thousands in the dark 21 Jun 2021 - 12:57 pm
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Indonesia to tighten COVID-19 restrictions for 2 weeks after virus surge 21 Jun 2021 - 11:39 am
Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) get ready to treat patients at the emergency hospital for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo
Tokyo organisers to cap spectators at 10,000 per venue 21 Jun 2021 - 11:38 am
Security personnel stand guard near the Olympic rings monument outside the Japanese Olympic Committee headquarters. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Half of London firms plan for home working five days a week 21 Jun 2021 - 11:29 am
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Claudette regaining strength after 13 killed in Alabama 21 Jun 2021 - 11:24 am
Emergency personnel work at the accident site as smoke rises from the wreckage after about 18 vehicles slammed together on a rain-drenched Alabama highway during Tropical Storm Claudette, in Butler County, Alabama, U.S., June 19, 2021, in this still image
Hong Kong to shorten quarantine for most arrivals to 7 days 21 Jun 2021 - 10:45 am
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