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Denmark signs up for EU's AstraZeneca vaccine deal 21 Aug 2020 - 04:02 pm
The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Sea level rise quickens as Greenland ice sheet sheds record amount 21 Aug 2020 - 02:47 pm
This file photo taken on August 17, 2019 shows an iceberg calving with a mass of ice breaking away from the Apusiajik glacier, near Kulusuk (aslo spelled Qulusuk), a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality located on the island of the same name on the s
Irish minister resigns for breaching virus restrictions 21 Aug 2020 - 12:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: Dara Calleary, deputy leader of Ireland's Fianna Fail party who was later appointed agriculture minister, is shown at an event in Dublin, Ireland, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Lorraine O'Sullivan/File Photo
Spain's emergencies chief admits virus fight not going well 21 Aug 2020 - 12:03 am
People queue to make PCR test outside at Federica Montseny primary health care center during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Madrid, Spain, August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina
Battle to save life of Kremlin critic Navalny after suspected poisoning 20 Aug 2020 - 10:08 pm
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - (ARCHIVE): A file photo dated September 29, 2019, shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a rally in support of political prisoners in Prospekt Sakharova Street in Moscow, Russia. Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital af
Polish foreign minister quits, second top resignation in a week 20 Aug 2020 - 09:28 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz greet each other with an elbow bump in Lazienki Palace in Warsaw, Poland, August 15, 2020. Janek Skarzynski/Pool via REUTERS
Britain removes Portugal from quarantine list, adds Austria and Croatia 20 Aug 2020 - 07:47 pm
A view shows a sign advising people to stay home, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Oldham, Britain, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Molly Darlington
Italy sees 845 new COVID-19 cases, highest since end of lockdown in May 20 Aug 2020 - 07:30 pm
People not wearing face masks take selfies in front of the Trevi Fountain following a government decree that states face coverings must be worn between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. near bars and pubs and in areas where gatherings are more likely, due to the coronavi
Sweden to join EU’s AstraZeneca agreement on Covid-19 vaccine 20 Aug 2020 - 07:17 pm
The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Young activists meet Merkel to press case for climate action 20 Aug 2020 - 04:16 pm
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Belgian schools to reopen in September, masks mandatory for older children 20 Aug 2020 - 03:51 pm
Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes attends a news conference after a meeting of the National Security Council, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium August 20, 2020. Olivier Matthys/Pool via REUTERS
Coronavirus gives German bicycle retailers a boost 20 Aug 2020 - 02:13 pm
A man on a bicycle is wearing a protective mask in Dresden, Germany, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel/File Photo
EU, CureVac in talks on 225 mln doses of potential COVID-19 vaccine 20 Aug 2020 - 01:20 pm
In this file photo taken on June 23, 2020 The logo of the biopharmaceutical company CureVac is seen in front of the company's headquarters in Tuebingen, southern Germany on June 23, 2020. / AFP / THOMAS KIENZLE
Russian opposition politician Navalny poisoned, hospitalized 20 Aug 2020 - 09:23 am
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a rally in support of political prisoners in Prospekt Sakharova Street in Moscow, Russia. Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital after allegedly being poisoned, according to his press secretary. Sefa Kara
France's COVID-19 infections again hit fresh post-lockdown peak 19 Aug 2020 - 11:55 pm
A woman wearing a protective mask walks at the financial and business district of La Defense as France reinforces mask-wearing in public places as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country, near Paris, F
Chocolate snow covers Swiss town after malfunction at Lindt unit 19 Aug 2020 - 10:00 pm
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Finland returns travel restrictions for several countries 19 Aug 2020 - 09:33 pm
A medical worker wearing a protective suit and a mask takes a swab sample for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a drive-through testing station in Salo, Finland August 18, 2020. Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari via REUTERS
Germany would have missed 2020 climate goal without COVID-19 emissions drop 19 Aug 2020 - 08:46 pm
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Africa

File photo South Africa suspends police chief implicated in corruption case
Peninsula Tanzania poll violence claimed 518 lives: government enquiry
QNA / X Over 400 migrants rescued off Libya’s coast
Sudanese local resident of Tuti Island walk across an agricultural field where the White Nile and Blue Nile merge to form the River Nile in the capital Khartoum on April 17, 2026. (Photo by Khaled Desouki / AFP) The tiny, defiant Nile island caught in the heart of Sudan's war

Americas

A worker prepares cows to be milked at a dairy farm in Mount Vernon, Washington. Photo credit: David Ryder/Bloomberg US jobless claims edge up to 214,000 as layoffs stay limited
File photo Trump orders US Navy to destroy boats laying mines in Hormuz
File photo for representational purposes only. US crude oil inventories rise, gasoline and distillate stocks decline last week
(Files) US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on August 26, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) Trump extends ceasefire, says giving Iran time to negotiate

Gulf

Vehicles drive along a highway in Kuwait City on April 22, 2026, amid a regional ceasefire. Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP Kuwait reopens airspace starting this evening
QNA / X UAE President, Italian Defense Minister discuss strengthening relations, regional developments
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