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France's daily COVID-19 cases highest since end-May 05 Aug 2020 - 10:41 pm
Tourists with protective masks walk past a sign reading 'mask is mandatory' in the streets of the old city of Bonifacio on August 5, 2020 on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, the first and only city in Corsica where the mask is mandatory in the
New York City to enforce traveler quarantine with COVID-19 checkpoints 05 Aug 2020 - 09:19 pm
Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York State, bows his head in prayer at the St. Nicolas National Shrine during an event to mark the roof going onto the building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Awaiting disaster, ammonium nitrate was stored at Beirut port for years 05 Aug 2020 - 08:52 pm
A general view of the area damaged by a massive explosion and a blast wave, in Beirut, Lebanon August 5, 2020 in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken with a drone. Instagram/ @Rabzthecopter/via REUTERS
US signs $1 billion vaccine deal with Johnson & Johnson 05 Aug 2020 - 08:42 pm
(FILES) In this file photo the Johnson & Johnson logo is seen above an entrance to a building at their campus in Irvine, California on August 28, 2019. / AFP / Mark RALSTON
Spain's Canaries to cover all COVID-related costs for tourists 05 Aug 2020 - 08:12 pm
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Fauci says fast development of vaccines doesn’t threaten safety 05 Aug 2020 - 06:54 pm
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 31, 2020. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS
Canada signs deals with Pfizer, Moderna for experimental COVID-19 vaccines 05 Aug 2020 - 06:42 pm
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Switzerland adds Spain to coronavirus quarantine list 05 Aug 2020 - 06:07 pm
Tourists wearing a face mask take pictures of a huge 6400 meters square Swiss flag hanging on mountain Saentis on eve of Swiss national day on July 31, 2020 near Schw?galp, eastern Switzerland. Many Swiss stay in their country for holidays due to travel r
Beirut reels from huge blast, as death toll climbs to at least 113 05 Aug 2020 - 05:58 pm
TOPSHOT - A picture taken on August 5, 2020 shows the damaged grain silo and a burnt boat at Beirut's harbour, one day after a powerful twin explosion tore through Lebanon's capital, resulting from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at the c
Countries tighten measures as global virus death toll tops 700,000 05 Aug 2020 - 02:55 pm
People wearing a face mask walks on the Lijnbaan, in Rotterdam on August 5, 2020, as from today, wearing a face mask is mandatory in five usually crowded places in the city. AFP / Pieter STAM DE JONGE
French president traveling to Lebanon after deadly explosion 05 Aug 2020 - 02:49 pm
French colonel Stanislas Rouqueyrol (L) delivers a speech to personnel of French Securite Civile (Civil Security) in Roissy airport, near Paris, on August 5, 2020. AFP / Bertrand GUAY
Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion 05 Aug 2020 - 10:24 am
A woman sweeps at a damaged hospital following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut Lebanon August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Death toll from massive explosion in Beirut rises to 78 05 Aug 2020 - 08:11 am
A view shows the aftermath of yesterday's blast at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut, on August 5, 2020. Rescuers worked through the night after two enormous explosions ripped through Beirut's port, killing at least 78 people and injuring thousands, as
Those responsible for Beirut 'catastrophe' will 'pay price': PM 04 Aug 2020 - 11:39 pm
An image grab from footage obtained from Lebanese public television network Tele Liban on August 4, 2020 shows 's Prime Minister Hassan Diab speaking in the capital Beirut following two massive blasts that rocked the port of Beirut. Lebanon's prime minist
Cancer diagnoses rates fell by half during US lockdown 04 Aug 2020 - 11:19 pm
The number of cancers diagnosed weekly in the United States fell by almost fifty percent during March and April compared to the recent average, a study said on August 4, 2020, the latest to examine the impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns. / AFP / Robyn BECK
Trump's national security adviser recovers from COVID-19 04 Aug 2020 - 10:55 pm
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Two huge Beirut explosions kill 27, wound thousands 04 Aug 2020 - 10:46 pm
A picture shows a destroyed silo at the scene of an explosion at the port in the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smok
AI helps doctors fight COVID-19 in Brazil 04 Aug 2020 - 10:36 pm
A platform called RadVid-19 that identifies lung injuries through artificial intelligence is helping Brazilian doctors detect and diagnose the new coronavirus, which already infected 2,6 million people across the world and killed 91,000 in the country. /
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