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Raging wildfires destroy Washington town, roar through California, Oregon 08 Sep 2020 - 09:49 pm
HATAY, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 07: A helicopter carries water to drop over a wildfire in Antakya district of Turkey's Hatay province on September 07, 2020. ( Muzaffer Ça?l?yaner - Anadolu Agency )
Amazon's Bezos tops Forbes richest list, pandemic knocks Trump lower 08 Sep 2020 - 09:27 pm
FILE PHOTO: Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos laughs as he talks to the media while touring the new Amazon Spheres during the grand opening at Amazon's Seattle headquarters in Seattle, Washington, U.S., January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Turkey scales back school reopening amid a rise in COVID-19 cases 08 Sep 2020 - 09:08 pm
Skyscrapers are seen in the business and financial district of Levent, which comprises of leading Turkish banks' and companies' headquarters, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Istanbul, Turkey September 8, 2020. REUTERS/M
Coronavirus infects Belgium's search for a government 08 Sep 2020 - 08:05 pm
A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample inside a chapel dedicated to Saint Roch, patron saint of the sick, that has been transformed into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre in Antwerp, Belgium September 4, 2020. Picture taken September
New York may move state colleges with COVID-19 spikes to remote learning -Cuomo 08 Sep 2020 - 07:45 pm
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Trump says he is willing to spend his own money on presidential campaign 08 Sep 2020 - 07:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: Trump supporters wave flags as the motorcade carrying U.S. President Donald Trump departs from the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, U.S., September 6, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Mbappe, Berlusconi, The Rock...celebrities hit by Covid-19 08 Sep 2020 - 06:46 pm
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'Air pollution kills 400,000 in Europe every year' 08 Sep 2020 - 06:19 pm
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UN detects virus cases in Syrian refugee camp in Jordan 08 Sep 2020 - 03:46 pm
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Ships, aircraft fight new fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka 08 Sep 2020 - 03:36 pm
This handout photograph taken on September 8, 2020, and released by Sri Lanka's Air Force shows fireboats battling to extinguish a fire on the Panamanian-registered crude oil tanker New Diamond, some 60 km off Sri Lanka's eastern coast where a fire was re
Italy's premier urges Lebanon to form Cabinet, start reforms 08 Sep 2020 - 02:46 pm
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte meets with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon September 8, 2020. Dalati Nohra
Lloyd Webber urges UK to set date for theatres to open at full capacity 08 Sep 2020 - 02:40 pm
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber speaks during an interview with Reuters in New York, U.S., March 5, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Lavrov: Russia ready to help ease Turkey-Greece tension 08 Sep 2020 - 02:18 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a joint press conference with his Cypriot counterpart during their meeting in Nicosia on September 8, 2020.
Malaysia says no more 'fist bumps' as coronavirus numbers jump 08 Sep 2020 - 02:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask crosses a street in front of Petronas Twin Towers, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Thailand's oldest hippo celebrates birthday with fruit and song 08 Sep 2020 - 02:09 pm
Currently longest hippopotamus lives in the world
UK virus concerns mount following big increase in new cases 08 Sep 2020 - 02:01 pm
Social distancing signage is seen inside an empty branch of Travis Perkins that was closed down in Hackney, London, Britain September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Newman
UN rights chief urges Russia to investigate Navalny case 08 Sep 2020 - 01:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally to mark the 5th anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's murder and to protest against proposed amendments to the country's constitution, in Moscow, Russia February
Skills lost due to COVID school closures will hit output for generations: OECD 08 Sep 2020 - 01:06 pm
German Education Minister Anja Karliczek attends a news conference to present an education report of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in Berlin, Germany, September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke