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Eli Lilly signs deal for supply of COVID-19 treatments to low income countries 08 Oct 2020 - 02:01 pm
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Prince William, David Attenborough launch 'Earthshot' award 08 Oct 2020 - 01:51 pm
In this file photo taken on July 16, 2020, Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge socially distances as he speaks with service users during a visit to the Garden House of the Light Project in Peterborough. Britain's Prince William on Thursday launche
Trump says wants US troops out of Afghanistan by Christmas 08 Oct 2020 - 12:16 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 8, 2001, American soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division stand guard at Bagram Air Base north of Kabul. AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR
Europe buys Gilead's remdesivir for 500,000 COVID-19 patients amid supply worries 08 Oct 2020 - 12:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: Gilead Sciences Inc pharmaceutical company is seen after they announced a Phase 3 Trial of the investigational antiviral drug Remdesivir in patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (CO
Kuwait Crown Prince takes constitutional oath before Amir 08 Oct 2020 - 11:23 am
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Drone footage shows shark sizing up surfer in Australia 08 Oct 2020 - 11:03 am
A shark swims close to World championship tour surfer Matt Wilkinson World at Sharpes Beach, New South Wales, Australia, October 7, 2020 in this photo supplied by Surf Life Saving NSW. Surf Life Saving NSW/via REUTERS
'Be one with the fish' aquarium yoga among Hong Kong Ocean Park's new offerings 08 Oct 2020 - 10:59 am
People take part in a yoga class at Ocean Park's aquarium, as a new activity to attract visitors amid a drop in tourists due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
EU signs joint procurement contract for remdesivir supply 08 Oct 2020 - 10:47 am
Gilead Sciences Inc pharmaceutical company is seen after they announced a Phase 3 Trial of the investigational antiviral drug Remdesivir in patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in
Buzz off! Errant housefly on Pence's head photobombs VP debate 08 Oct 2020 - 09:57 am
 A fly rests on the head of US Vice President Mike Pence as he takes notes during the vice presidential debate against US Democratic vice presidential nominee and Senator from California Kamala Harris in Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah on October
With Trump ailing, a steady Pence tries to keep the campaign afloat 08 Oct 2020 - 09:56 am
US Democratic vice presidential nominee and Senator from California, Kamala Harris (L) gestures toward US Vice President Mike Pence as she speaks during the vice presidential debate in Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah on October 7, 2020, in Salt L
Tunisia imposes night curfew to slow second wave of pandemic 08 Oct 2020 - 12:31 am
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Russia evacuates thousands as munitions explode in fire 08 Oct 2020 - 12:07 am
Fire trucks are seen on the road as smoke rises from the site of a fire at an ammunition depot in Ryazan Region, Russia October 7, 2020. Russian Emergencies Ministry in Ryazan Region/Handout via REUTERS
Brazil nears 5 million COVID-19 cases, epidemiologist fears second wave 07 Oct 2020 - 11:23 pm
People walk around the Saara street market, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 7, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
Trump Covid symptom-free for 24 hours: doctor 07 Oct 2020 - 10:56 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump pulls off his protective face mask as he poses atop the Truman Balcony of the White House after returning from being hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment, in Washington, U.S. O
Wisconsin to open field hospital as COVID-19 hospitalizations surge 07 Oct 2020 - 10:50 pm
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France's new daily COVID-19 cases at all-time high, hospitalisations up 07 Oct 2020 - 10:12 pm
A health worker, wearing a protective suit and a face mask, works at a testing site for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nantes, France, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Toppled trees, broken windows in Mexico's Cancun in wake of storm Delta 07 Oct 2020 - 08:33 pm
View of fallen power lines and trees after the passage of Hurricane Delta in Cancun, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, on October 7, 2020. Hurricane Delta slammed into Mexico's Caribbean coast early Wednesday, toppling trees, ripping down power lines and lashin
Trump's health puts more focus on Pence, Harris showdown in VP debate 07 Oct 2020 - 07:51 pm
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - OCTOBER 06: Workers install plexiglass barriers on the stage ahead of the vice presidential debate in Kingsbury Hall of the University of Utah October 6, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vi