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Five critically injured in drive-by shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana - KSLA 19 Apr 2021 - 08:40 am
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Canada to set aside C$12 bln to extend main pandemic supports in budget - newspaper 18 Apr 2021 - 08:35 pm
A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Table Mountain wildfire threatens University of Cape Town 18 Apr 2021 - 08:24 pm
A helicopter drops water as the library at the University of Cape Town burns after a bushfire broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
Britain is investigating variant originating in India 18 Apr 2021 - 05:53 pm
People are seen in a crowded marketplace amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the old quarters of Delhi, India, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Taiwan rattled by quakes, no immediate reports of damage - weather bureau 18 Apr 2021 - 05:47 pm
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Cambodia uses wedding halls for COVID patients as cases surge 18 Apr 2021 - 04:50 pm
A view of a closed market, during a 14-day citywide lockdown, implemented due to a rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2021. REUTERS/Cindy Liu/File Photo
Dr. Fauci predicts resumption of J&J COVID-19 vaccine use 18 Apr 2021 - 04:22 pm
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases testifies before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis on the Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 15, 2021. Amr Alfiky/Pool via REUTERS/File Pho
Several people hurt after train derails in Egypt 18 Apr 2021 - 03:57 pm
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Delights of Ramadan disappear for Syrian refugees in Lebanon 18 Apr 2021 - 03:16 pm
People shop for vegetables at a souk in Beirut, Lebanon April 12, 2021. Picture taken April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah
Germany will not abandon Afghan staff, minister says 18 Apr 2021 - 03:13 pm
An Afghan man holds an umbrella as he walks on a rainy day on a hilltop overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan, April 15, 2021. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail
AstraZeneca could have Covid-19 vaccine against variant by end-2021: Austrian newspaper 18 Apr 2021 - 03:05 pm
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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits southern Iran 18 Apr 2021 - 02:43 pm
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Germany remembers nearly 80,000 dead in COVID pandemic 18 Apr 2021 - 02:04 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at Gendarmenmarkt square for a memorial ceremony for the victims of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Mang
Parliament speaker: Syria presidential election May 26 18 Apr 2021 - 01:31 pm
Syria's parliament convenes to discuss upcoming presidential election in Damascus, Syria April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Yamam al Shaar
Cuba's Raul Castro leaves the political stage, his legacy yet to be written 18 Apr 2021 - 01:23 pm
File photo: Cuban President Raul Castro waves as he arrives to attend a speech from U.S. President Barack Obama at the Gran Teatro in Havana, Cuba, March 22, 2016. Reuters/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Canadian police refuse provincial order to make random stops amid COVID-19 surge 18 Apr 2021 - 01:23 pm
Police offcers ride bikes as demonstrators protest against new coronavirus disease (COVD-19) restrictions, in Toronto, Canada April 17, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
France to impose 10-day quarantine for travellers coming from Brazil 18 Apr 2021 - 01:15 pm
A man walks inside a Terminal at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy near Paris as France closed its borders to travellers outside European Union due to restrictions against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, February 5, 202
Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply 18 Apr 2021 - 01:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan March 5, 2021. Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo