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Vietnam receives 500,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses donation from China 20 Jun 2021 - 02:16 pm
Doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen at the Biblioteka kod Milutina restaurant in Kragujevac, Serbia, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo
Swedish Left Party reject housing compromise, PM Lofven set for no-confidence vote 20 Jun 2021 - 02:05 pm
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven leaves a meeting at the EU summit, in Brussels, Belgium, July 21, 2020. Reuters/Johanna Geron/Pool/File Photo
UN office says Sri Lanka ship fire causes significant damage 20 Jun 2021 - 12:58 pm
Sea water splashes behind a Sri Lankan navy member as he cleans the debris washed to a beach from the MV X-Press Pearl container ship, which caught fire and sank off the Colombo Harbour, in Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Afghan president replaces two top ministers, army chief as violence grows 20 Jun 2021 - 12:43 pm
NATO soldiers inspect near the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan March 25, 2020. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail/File Photo
Diplomats to meet in Vienna for more Iran nuclear talks 20 Jun 2021 - 12:20 pm
File photo: Police stand outside a hotel where a meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran nuclear deal, is held in Vienna, Austria, April 20, 2021. Reuters/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Small COVID-19 outbreaks keep plaguing Australia 20 Jun 2021 - 11:39 am
Medical workers administer tests at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre in the wake of new positive cases in Sydney, Australia, June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Bidens announce death of 'first dog' Champ 20 Jun 2021 - 11:20 am
U.S. First Lady Jill Biden pets one of the family dogs, Champ, after his arrival from Delaware at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 24, 2021. Adam Schultz/White House/Handout via REUTERS
South Korea to loosen social distancing rules on July 1 20 Jun 2021 - 11:20 am
A woman wearing a mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic takes photographs of her boyfriend at a Han river park in Seoul, South Korea, May 24, 2021. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Dubai to allow vaccinated Indians with residence visa 20 Jun 2021 - 10:30 am
The corporate logo of Dubai Airports is seen at terminal three of Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates, December 26, 2018. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
Cuba encouraged by early efficacy results of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine 20 Jun 2021 - 10:08 am
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Philippines signs deal for 40 mln Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 doses 20 Jun 2021 - 09:55 am
Corazon Abaya receives her first dose of Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) during a house to house vaccination, in Manila, Philippines, May 21, 2021. Reuters/Lisa Marie David/File Photo
France elects regional leaders, preps for presidential vote 20 Jun 2021 - 09:29 am
File photo: France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen delivers a speech for the next year's municipal elections in an end-summer annual address to partisans in Frejus, France September 15, 2019. Reuters/Jean-Paul Pelissier/File Photo
Iran officially announces Ebrahim Raisi as new president 19 Jun 2021 - 09:57 pm
Iran's outgoing President Hassan Rouhani and Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi speak to the media after their meeting in Tehran, Iran June 19, 2021. (Official Presidential website/Handout via REUTERS)
Mexico City shuts down classes again, enters higher COVID-19 risk tier 19 Jun 2021 - 09:16 pm
A child receives hand sanitizer while arriving at the Ignacio Zaragoza elementary school. (Reuters/Luis Cortes/File Photo)
Afghanistan running out of oxygen as COVID surge worsens 19 Jun 2021 - 05:39 pm
A woman waits outside a factory to get her oxygen cylinder refilled, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kabul, Afghanistan on June 15, 2021. (REUTERS)
Oman announces new restrictions on movement and commercial activities 19 Jun 2021 - 05:01 pm
 General view of old Muscat., Oman. (REUTERS/Christopher Pike/File Photo)
British official confirms third wave of Covid-19 definitely underway in UK 19 Jun 2021 - 04:16 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) works the screen-pressing machine in the Arts and Design area during a visit to Kirklees College Springfield Sixth Form Centre in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, Britain June 18, 2021. (Oli Scarff/Pool via REUTERS)
Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win 19 Jun 2021 - 04:15 pm
The US Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo)