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Jubilant Chileans return to ski slopes as second COVID wave subsides 02 Jul 2021 - 09:18 pm
A tourist takes a photo at a mountain resort as Chile's health authority lifts closure restrictions at Farellones Park in Santiago, Chile, July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza
Slovaks to start lottery, offer bonuses to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates 02 Jul 2021 - 09:14 pm
People wait to receive the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in Zilina, Slovakia June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa/File Photo
Driven by delta variant, COVID-19 surges across Africa 02 Jul 2021 - 08:38 pm
People wearing protective masks sit ahead of a vaccination, as South Africa rolls out the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the elderly at the Munsieville Care for the Aged Centre outside Johannesburg, South Africa May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe S
Novavax says Taiwan has opted to get firm's COVID-19 vaccine via COVAX 02 Jul 2021 - 08:29 pm
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Without ICUs, doctor in Jakarta hospital battles to help COVID-19 patients 02 Jul 2021 - 08:02 pm
Cheras Sjarfi, a 28-year-old doctor, talks with a patient during her shift inside an isolation room at a government-run hospital, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases surges in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 1, 2021. Picture taken July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Yuddy
Boeing 737 cargo plane makes emergency water landing off Hawaii 02 Jul 2021 - 07:35 pm
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COVID-19 Delta variant gains ground in Italy - Health Institute 02 Jul 2021 - 06:04 pm
A person walks without wearing a mask as Italy lifts mandatory masks outdoors thanks to a decline in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases and hospitalisations, in Rome, Italy, June 28, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Philippine villagers fear twin perils: Volcano and COVID-19 02 Jul 2021 - 05:46 pm
A phreatomagmatic eruption plume billows from Taal volcano, Batangas province, Philippines July 1, 2021. in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Video recorded July 1, 2021. PHIVOLCS-DOST via REUTERS
After suspension over safety worries, search resumes for survivors of Florida collapse 02 Jul 2021 - 04:56 pm
Rescue personnel continue the search and rescue operation for survivors at the site of a partially collapsed residential building in Surfside, near Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Mexico water supply buckles on worsening drought, putting crops at risk 02 Jul 2021 - 04:17 pm
A King Air 350i plane, used for cloud seeding to enhance precipitation as part of the efforts to combat a long-term drought has hit two-thirds of Mexico, is seen before taking off at the Military Air Base No. 10 in Culiacan, in Sinaloa state, Mexico June
Russia's COVID-19 daily death toll climbs to new pandemic high 02 Jul 2021 - 03:56 pm
A medical specialist wearing protective gear transports a person on a stretcher at a hospital for patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
UK PM Johnson meets Germany's Merkel with COVID travel rules in focus 02 Jul 2021 - 03:45 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses with Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson before their bilateral meeting at Chequers, the official country residence of the Prime Minister, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Britain July 2, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/Pool
J&J's COVID-19 vaccine shows promise against Delta variant 02 Jul 2021 - 03:33 pm
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Indonesia to boost social, health spending amid virus battle 02 Jul 2021 - 03:11 pm
A healthcare worker in personal protective equipment takes a swab sample from a person to test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during mass testing at a school in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
S.Korea's COVID-19 cases spike as Delta variant spreads 02 Jul 2021 - 02:54 pm
A woman takes photographs during a late-night admission which is offered for limited visitors amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, at Changdeok Palace, in Seoul, South Korea, May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Ireland to speed up vaccinating younger people in Delta battle 02 Jul 2021 - 02:01 pm
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Singapore eyes mid-July easing, leisure travel by year-end 02 Jul 2021 - 01:12 pm
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Swiss hope for holidaymakers from Europe as Asian tourists stay away 02 Jul 2021 - 01:09 pm
A tourist takes a picture from a window during an intermediate stop at Eismeer station on the way to Jungfraujoch, in Switzerland June 28, 2021. Picture taken June 28, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann