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No full reopening to US until 75% Canadians vaccinated: Chief 20 Jun 2021 - 11:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Customs and Protection vehicle stands beside a sign reading that the border is closed to non-essential traffic at the Canada-United States border crossing at the Thousand Islands Bridge, to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease (
Airlines, holiday companies ramp up pressure on Britain to ease travel rules 20 Jun 2021 - 09:45 pm
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Biden to travel to North Carolina in bid to boost vaccinations 20 Jun 2021 - 09:38 pm
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Cheers and quiet reflection as US crowds mark Juneteenth 20 Jun 2021 - 08:26 pm
People march as they celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves elsewhere in the United States, in Washington, D.C. U.S., June 19, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Delta variant behind COVID-19 resurge in Lisbon area 20 Jun 2021 - 07:49 pm
A police officer stops a car at a checkpoint for control to stop unauthorised travel during a two-day weekend from and to Lisbon's metropolitan area, to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the number of cases rise, in Alverca, Port
China risks isolation in quest for virus origin, Biden aide says 20 Jun 2021 - 07:34 pm
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South African 'diamond rush' unearths only quartz crystals, officials say 20 Jun 2021 - 07:27 pm
A person uses a pickaxe to dig as fortune seekers flock to the village after pictures and videos were shared on social media showing people celebrating after finding what they believe to be diamonds, in the village of KwaHlathi, outside Ladysmith, in KwaZ
Lebanon's crisis caused by feud over power, says EU envoy 20 Jun 2021 - 06:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell meets with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon June 19, 2021. Dalati Nohra
Covid counting enters new era as threat shifts away from cases 20 Jun 2021 - 02:33 pm
A healthcare worker takes inventory of doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Buenos Aires, Argentina June 4, 2021. Reuters/Matias Baglietto/File Photo
Vietnam receives 500,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses donation from China 20 Jun 2021 - 02:16 pm
Doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen at the Biblioteka kod Milutina restaurant in Kragujevac, Serbia, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo
Swedish Left Party reject housing compromise, PM Lofven set for no-confidence vote 20 Jun 2021 - 02:05 pm
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven leaves a meeting at the EU summit, in Brussels, Belgium, July 21, 2020. Reuters/Johanna Geron/Pool/File Photo
UN office says Sri Lanka ship fire causes significant damage 20 Jun 2021 - 12:58 pm
Sea water splashes behind a Sri Lankan navy member as he cleans the debris washed to a beach from the MV X-Press Pearl container ship, which caught fire and sank off the Colombo Harbour, in Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Afghan president replaces two top ministers, army chief as violence grows 20 Jun 2021 - 12:43 pm
NATO soldiers inspect near the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan March 25, 2020. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail/File Photo
Diplomats to meet in Vienna for more Iran nuclear talks 20 Jun 2021 - 12:20 pm
File photo: Police stand outside a hotel where a meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran nuclear deal, is held in Vienna, Austria, April 20, 2021. Reuters/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Small COVID-19 outbreaks keep plaguing Australia 20 Jun 2021 - 11:39 am
Medical workers administer tests at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre in the wake of new positive cases in Sydney, Australia, June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Bidens announce death of 'first dog' Champ 20 Jun 2021 - 11:20 am
U.S. First Lady Jill Biden pets one of the family dogs, Champ, after his arrival from Delaware at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 24, 2021. Adam Schultz/White House/Handout via REUTERS
South Korea to loosen social distancing rules on July 1 20 Jun 2021 - 11:20 am
A woman wearing a mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic takes photographs of her boyfriend at a Han river park in Seoul, South Korea, May 24, 2021. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Dubai to allow vaccinated Indians with residence visa 20 Jun 2021 - 10:30 am
The corporate logo of Dubai Airports is seen at terminal three of Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates, December 26, 2018. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo