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2 Afghan helicopters crash amid Helmand fighting, 9 dead 14 Oct 2020 - 02:06 pm
Afghan internally displaced people with their belongings flee from Nadali district to Lashkar Gah during the ongoing clashes between Taliban fighters and Afghan security forces, in Helmand province on October 12, 2020. / AFP /
South Africa's Biovac in talks to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines 14 Oct 2020 - 01:08 pm
A volunteer receives an injection from a medical worker during the country's first human clinical trial for a potential vaccine against the novel coronavirus, at the Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, South Africa, June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File
N.Ireland to shut restaurants and suspend school in strictest UK lockdown 14 Oct 2020 - 12:57 pm
Social distancing markers as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen at a Dunnes Stores shop in Belfast, Northern Ireland, May 6, 2020. Picture taken May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff/File Photo
One American, two Russians blast off to International Space Station 14 Oct 2020 - 12:27 pm
The Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft carrying the crew formed of Kathleen Rubins of NASA, Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrom
Germany tops 5,000 daily new COVID-19 infections 14 Oct 2020 - 11:17 am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2020. Michael Kappeler/Pool via Reuters
World Bank approves $12B to finance virus vaccines, care 14 Oct 2020 - 11:02 am
In this file photo the street corner between the World Bank headquarters and the IMF building is seen in Washington, DC on October 1, 2020. The World Bank said Tuesday that it approved $12 billion for developing countries to finance the purchase and distr
China uses new tactic in campaign against Taiwan with spy accusations 14 Oct 2020 - 10:52 am
FILE PHOTO: Taiwan's navy sailors take part in the commissioning ceremony of PFG-1112 Ming Chuan and PFG-1115 Feng Chia, Perry-class guided missile frigates, at Kaohsiung's Zuoying naval base, Taiwan November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
WWII bomb goes off in Poland during defusal op 14 Oct 2020 - 12:42 am
In this video grab made from footage released by the Polish Navy on October 13, 2020 shows the underwater explosion during the operation to defuse a WWII five-tonne underwater bomb derelict (also known as an
FBI says it has reached no conclusion on cause of Beirut blast 14 Oct 2020 - 12:34 am
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US accuses author of Melania Trump tell-all book of breaking nondisclosure pact 13 Oct 2020 - 11:47 pm
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Carnival cancels November cruises due to pandemic 13 Oct 2020 - 11:38 pm
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Mexico aims to vaccinate vast bulk of population for COVID-19 by end-2021 13 Oct 2020 - 11:18 pm
FILE PHOTO: People walk on the street, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in MEXICO City, MEXICO October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/File Photo
Trump takes tax battle back to Supreme Court 13 Oct 2020 - 09:57 pm
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Dutch return to 'partial lockdown' as COVID-19 cases soar 13 Oct 2020 - 09:32 pm
People wearing face masks walk on a shopping street in the center of Amsterdam on October 11, 2020. The Dutch government is expected to take new measures to halt the spread the Covid-19 disease caused by the novel coronavirus. - / AFP / ANP / Ramon van Fl
US Army chief returns to Pentagon after self-quarantine 13 Oct 2020 - 07:54 pm
The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. October 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Ireland sees sharp rise in COVID-19 jobless claims if curbs tightened 13 Oct 2020 - 07:37 pm
Demonstrators hold a banner during a protest against the Irish government imposed restrictions put in place to help stem the rise in the number of novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases, outside Leinster House in Dublin on October 10, 2020.
Norway says Russia behind cyber attack on parliament 13 Oct 2020 - 06:39 pm
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Georgia breaks turnout record for first day of early voting 13 Oct 2020 - 06:37 pm
People stand in line on the first day of early voting for the general election at the C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center on October 12, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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