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Peru opens Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after almost 7-month wait 12 Oct 2020 - 11:34 pm
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Mexico makes nearly $160 mln down payment for COVAX vaccine plan 12 Oct 2020 - 11:03 pm
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Trump to resume campaign in Florida as Biden shoots for the moon in Ohio 12 Oct 2020 - 10:37 pm
(COMBO) In this file combination of pictures created on September 29, 2020 Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and US President Donald Trump speak during the first presidential debate at the Case Western Reserve Un
Number of COVID patients in French intensive care units highest in nearly 5 months 12 Oct 2020 - 09:46 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 07, 2020 Nurses use medical equipment as they tend to patients infected with COVID-19 at the intensive care unit of the Peupliers private hospital in Paris, on April 7, 2020, on the 22nd day of a strict lockdown i
Pakistan stocks reverse gains after Premier’s adviser resigns 12 Oct 2020 - 09:03 pm
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Trump's Indian worshipper dies 'depressed' over president's COVID-19 illness 12 Oct 2020 - 08:38 pm
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Kamchatka marine life death caused by algae: Russian scientist 12 Oct 2020 - 07:39 pm
Dead sea life is seen washed up on the shore due to unexplained water pollution in Kamchatka region, Russia October 8, 2020. Dmitry Sharomov/Greenpeace Russia/Handout via REUTERS
Boris Johnson unveils three-tier lockdown system to combat Covid 12 Oct 2020 - 07:18 pm
An aerial picture shows a ferry crossing the River Mersey in Liverpool on October 12, 2020, as the government is expected to announce further lockdown restrictions today as COVID-19 infection rates rocket across the northwest of England. / AFP / Paul ELLI
Jordan's King Abdullah swears in new government to speed reforms 12 Oct 2020 - 04:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: King of Jordan Abdullah II addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
Vietnam flood death toll rises to 23 as storm Nangka to dump more rain 12 Oct 2020 - 03:51 pm
A flooded village is seen in Quang Tri province, Vietnam October 12, 2020. Ho Cau/VNA
UK mobilises field hospitals as virus cases surge 12 Oct 2020 - 03:25 pm
Women wearing face masks carry shopping bags amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Liverpool, Britain, October 12, 2020. Reuters/Phil Noble
Belarus ramps up crackdown on protests, detains over 700 12 Oct 2020 - 03:10 pm
Belarusian law enforcement members use a water cannon to disperse a crowd during an opposition rally to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus October 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
Thailand to make, supply AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine 12 Oct 2020 - 03:09 pm
A test tube labeled with the vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Four Vatican Swiss Guards test positive for COVID-19 12 Oct 2020 - 03:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Swiss guard wearing a protective face mask is seen at the San Damaso courtyard ahead of the weekly general audience at the Vatican, September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo
Iran has highest daily virus death toll, new patient count 12 Oct 2020 - 02:50 pm
Iranian commuters wear face masks in a metro after Iranian authorities made it mandatory for all to wear face masks in public following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID19), in Tehran Iran October 10, 2020. Majid Asgaripour/WANA
Kenya partially reopens schools, six months after COVID closed them 12 Oct 2020 - 02:47 pm
School teacher Elizabeth Nyabwa attends to a student inside a classroom at the Olympic Primary School during the partial reopening of schools, after the government scrapped plans to cancel the academic year due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandem
EU plans big building renovation project to save energy 12 Oct 2020 - 02:36 pm
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India, China hold fresh talks on ending military faceoff 12 Oct 2020 - 02:13 pm
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