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Women grieve stillborn babies as COVID-19 hits maternity care in rural India 14 Sep 2020 - 02:43 pm
A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a woman amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi, India, September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Relief and fear as Portuguese students go back to school 14 Sep 2020 - 02:35 pm
Students wearing protective face masks attend their first day of classes at Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho High School, as high school students return to schools under strict restrictions, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lisbon, Portuga
Suspected Israeli strikes kill 10 pro-Iran fighters in Syria: monitor 14 Sep 2020 - 02:14 pm
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Italy's initial virus hotspot back to school after 7 months 14 Sep 2020 - 02:10 pm
Pupils wearing a face mask arrive on September 14, 2020 for the start of the school year at the Luigi Einaudi technical high school in Rome, during the the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus.  AFP / Vincenzo PINTO
Berlusconi released from COVID hospitalization 14 Sep 2020 - 01:53 pm
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi speaks to the media as he leaves Milan's San Raffaele hospital, where he was being treated after testing positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and diagnosed with mild pneumonia, in Milan, Italy, Se
Search resumes in villages hit by Nepal landslide, 11 dead 14 Sep 2020 - 12:11 pm
Residents and rescue workers search for bodies of landslides victims, following heavy rains in Bahrabise municipality of Sindhupalchok district, some 90 km northeast of Kathmandu on September 13, 2020. / AFP / NIROJ CHAOULAGAIN
Australia proposes paying oil refiners billions to stay open 14 Sep 2020 - 11:01 am
Exxon Mobil Corp’s Altona refinery is seen on the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia June 28, 2020. REUTERS/Sonali Paul -/File Photo/File Photo
Trump indoor rally plan prompts virus warning 14 Sep 2020 - 10:52 am
US President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking at a campaign event at Xtreme Manufacturing on September 13, 2020 in Henderson, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP
J&J unit to start mid-stage COVID-19 vaccine trials in Spain 13 Sep 2020 - 09:37 pm
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'Start Me Up' - Rolling Stones open store in London despite pandemic 13 Sep 2020 - 09:07 pm
People queue to enter The Rolling Stones new flagship store in London on September 9, 2020, ahead of it's first day of opening.  / AFP / Tolga Akmen
Gunman wounds two Los Angeles County deputies in ambush attack on their car 13 Sep 2020 - 08:28 pm
A man aims at a police vehicle in Compton, California, U.S., September 12, 2020 in this still image taken from a video tweeted by the LASD. LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT / via REUTERS
Czech Republic sees record rise in virus cases for third day 13 Sep 2020 - 08:16 pm
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Search on for survivors as wildfires torch millions of acres in US West 13 Sep 2020 - 07:44 pm
PORTLAND, OR - SEPTEMBER 12: Heavy smoke obscures the view from Pittock Mansion on September 12, 2020 in PORTLAND, Oregon. Multiple wildfires grew by hundreds of thousands of acres this week, covering large portions of the West coast in smoke. Nathan Howa
India considers emergency authorisation of vaccine as COVID-19 cases surge 13 Sep 2020 - 07:25 pm
A health worker marks a number on a rapid antigen test kit during a Covid-19 coronavirus screening for frontline civic staff in Mumbai on September 10, 2020. / AFP / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE
Billionaire Bloomberg to spend $100 million in Florida to help Biden 13 Sep 2020 - 07:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: Former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks by video feed during the 4th and final night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, as participants from across the country are hosted over v
Syria's schools open amid anti-coronavirus measures 13 Sep 2020 - 06:13 pm
Syrian pupils, some wearing protective face masks, take their seats in class in the capital Damascus on September 13, 2020, during the first day of the school year. / AFP / LOUAI BESHARA
UK records 3,330 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 13 Sep 2020 - 05:29 pm
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Belarus police report arrests at opposition protest 13 Sep 2020 - 03:12 pm
Opposition supporters parade through the streets during a rally to protest against the presidential election results in Minsk on September 13, 2020. AFP / TUT.BY / Vadim Zamirovski