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Hancock unconcerned if his UK health officials work from home 28 Aug 2020 - 11:08 am
NHS staff member holds an image depicting Britain's?Secretary?of State for?Health Matt Hancock during a protest asking for a pay rise, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls NO RES
NZ's Ardern takes mask making into her own hands ahead of virus measure 28 Aug 2020 - 11:04 am
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Japan PM Abe set to resign over worsening health: source 28 Aug 2020 - 10:03 am
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Trump to announce deal to buy 150 mn rapid COVID tests 28 Aug 2020 - 12:21 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 30, 2020, US President Donald Trump holds a 5-minute test for Covid-19 from Abbott Laboratories during the daily briefing on the coronavirus pandemic, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. Trump
COVID-19 cases spike in US Midwest as deaths reach over 180,000 27 Aug 2020 - 11:41 pm
Activists stand with American flags at sunrise to memorialize victims of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, near the Washington Monument in Washington, U.S., August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Air Canada plans voluntary COVID-19 passenger test trial -analyst note 27 Aug 2020 - 11:35 pm
FILE PHOTO: Air Canada signage is pictured at Vancouver's international airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Nelms/File Photo
Poland re-introduces ban on flights from 46 countries 27 Aug 2020 - 11:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: Passangers wearing face masks ar seen at the terminal of Warsaw Chopin Airport following an outbreak of coronavirus disease in Warsaw, Poland, 13 March 2020. Dawid Zuchowicz/Agencja Gazeta/via REUTERS
Frans Hals painting 'Two Laughing Boys' stolen from Dutch museum: Police 27 Aug 2020 - 09:58 pm
This photograph taken on August 27, 2020 shows the exterior of the museum Hofje Van Aerden in Leerdam, The Netherlands. The painting Two smiling boys (1626-1627) by Frans Hals was stolen from the museum for the third time. - Netherlands OUT / AFP / ANP /
Oil not found in dead Mauritius dolphins - preliminary autopsy 27 Aug 2020 - 09:55 pm
A dolphin carcass lies near the water at Grand Sable, Mauritius August 26, 2020 in this image obtained by REUTERS
Wisconsin city calm but activists call for charges in police shooting 27 Aug 2020 - 09:49 pm
KENOSHA, WISCONSIN - AUGUST 26: Demonstrators protest the shooting of Jacob Blake on August 26, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. A police officer shot Blake seven times in the back in front of his three children. The shooting sparked three consecutive days of
Scientists map out mosquito immune system to help fight malaria 27 Aug 2020 - 09:43 pm
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Hurricane Laura slams southwestern Louisiana, gutting buildings and killing at least one 27 Aug 2020 - 09:05 pm
HOLLY BEACH, LA - AUGUST 27: A damaged travel trailer sits among flood water after Hurricane Laura passed through the area August 27, 2020 in Holly Beach, Louisiana. Hurricane Laura came ashore bringing rain and high winds to the South East region of the
Covid-19 contacts should be tested, regardless of symptoms: WHO 27 Aug 2020 - 08:51 pm
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Spain diagnoses 3,781 new coronavirus cases, some regions stabilise 27 Aug 2020 - 08:47 pm
People queue to undergo a PCR test at Coronel Palma primary health care center during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Mostoles, Spain, August 22, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
France reports 6,111 new COVID-19 infections, second-highest level ever 27 Aug 2020 - 08:44 pm
People wearing face masks walk in front of the Louvre Pyramid (Pyramide du Louvre) designed by Ieoh Ming Pei, at the Cour Napoleon, in Paris, on August 27, 2020.  AFP / Ludovic MARIN /
India's coronavirus pandemic hits fast dwindling tribe in remote islands 27 Aug 2020 - 08:33 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 22, 2018 shows Boat Island in the Andaman Islands, a remote Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal./ AFP / Hari KUMAR
August rains flood Pakistan's financial capital, shatter records 27 Aug 2020 - 08:08 pm
People wade through the flooded road with submerged vehicles during monsoon rain, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Walmart joins Microsoft bid for TikTok as TikTok CEO quits 27 Aug 2020 - 07:45 pm
In this file photo a Walmart logo is seen outside a store in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2020. US retail giant Walmart said on August 27, 2020 it had teamed with Microsoft in a bid to buy short-form video app TikTok. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM