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PM Johnson says UK wants urgent de-escalation to Israel violence 13 May 2021 - 02:25 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks in Parliament in London, Britain May 12, 2021. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via Reuters
UK anxious about Indian variant, PM Johnson says 13 May 2021 - 02:20 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, May 12, 2021. (Reuters/Hannah McKay)
Tourism minister says Spain will be ready for COVID travel certificate in June 13 May 2021 - 02:02 pm
Delivery riders with backpacks wait for orders at Universitat square in Barcelona, Spain. (REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo)
Taiwan, hit by power outage, works to restore supply by evening 13 May 2021 - 12:52 pm
People wear protective face masks while crossing the street amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Taoyuan, Taiwan, May 12, 2021. Reuters/Ann Wang
Nowhere to run: Fear in Gaza grows amid conflict with Israel 13 May 2021 - 12:34 pm
Palestinians look at the remains of a tower building which was destroyed by Israeli air strikes, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Gaza City May 13, 2021. Reuters/Suhaib Salem
Maduro says he is ready to start talks with Venezuela opposition, brokered by Norway 13 May 2021 - 12:18 pm
File photo: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, December 8, 2020. Reuters/Manaure Quintero/File Photo
CDC lifts some mask rules for vaccinated cruise passengers 13 May 2021 - 11:30 am
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British Airways cancels flight to Tel Aviv amid escalating conflict 13 May 2021 - 11:19 am
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Indian states turn to anti-parasitic drug to fight COVID-19 against WHO advice 13 May 2021 - 10:54 am
File photo: Beads of sweat run down the forehead of a healthcare worker wearing protective gear after she took swabs from the residents for rapid antigen test, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a residential apartment in Ahmedabad, In
Japan vaccine chief blames drug approval system for slow inoculation drive 13 May 2021 - 10:37 am
File photo: A medical worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at Tokyo Medical Center in Tokyo, Japan February 17, 2021. Behrouz Mehri/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
UK watchdog warns holiday companies over refunds as travel restarts 13 May 2021 - 10:19 am
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Russia records first cases of Indian COVID variant - Kommersant 13 May 2021 - 09:38 am
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Biggest US gasoline pipeline restarts after cyberattack 13 May 2021 - 09:38 am
FILE PHOTO: Holding tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at Colonial Pipeline's Dorsey Junction Station in Woodbine, Maryland, U.S. May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Drone Base/File Photo
Sri Lanka imposes mandatory quarantine for all travelers until May 31 12 May 2021 - 11:39 pm
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EU calls for end to 'grave escalation' in Occupied Palestinian Territory 12 May 2021 - 09:26 pm
Smoke and flames rise from a tower building as it is destroyed by Israeli air strikes amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Gaza City May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
EU countries urged to halt non-essential travel from India 12 May 2021 - 09:08 pm
A man rides his bicycle during a lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni/File Photo
Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip leave 56 Palestinians dead, 335 wounded 12 May 2021 - 08:50 pm
Palestinians gather around a house after it was hit by an Israeli air strike, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in the southern Gaza Strip May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Spain sees foreign tourist numbers rebounding to 45 mln this year from pandemic slump 12 May 2021 - 07:24 pm
People gather at a lookout point, with a view of the city of Barcelona in the background, as the state of emergency decreed by the Spanish Government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is due to end on Sunday, in Barcelona, Spain,