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Biontech buys German site to ramp up Covid-19 vaccine production 17 Sep 2020 - 03:17 pm
The headquarters of German biotech firm BioNTech is photographed in Mainz, Germany, September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Hurricane Sally hits Gulf Coast with ‘Catastrophic’ flood risk 17 Sep 2020 - 02:13 pm
A man stands on a street flooded by Hurricane Sally in Pensacola, Florida, on September 16, 2020. Hurricane Sally barrelled into the US Gulf Coast early Wednesday, with forecasts of drenching rains that could provoke
Aussie angler rushed to hospital after catch bites back 17 Sep 2020 - 01:24 pm
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Navalny team says Novichok was found on water bottle in hotel room 17 Sep 2020 - 11:59 am
An interior view shows Xander hotel, where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stayed during his recent visit, in Tomsk, Russia September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
After Sally: rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers 17 Sep 2020 - 11:16 am
A man walks his bicycle through a street flooded by Hurricane Sally in Pensacola, Florida, on September 16, 2020. Hurricane Sally barrelled into the US Gulf Coast early Wednesday, with forecasts of drenching rains that could provoke
Spain's COVID tracing app tries to balance public health with privacy 17 Sep 2020 - 09:38 am
Carme Artigas, head of Spain's state digital and artificial intelligence unit, poses holding a mobile phone with the Radar Covid app before an interview with Reuters in Madrid, September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Biden says he would order masks nationwide if he had authority 17 Sep 2020 - 12:00 am
Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden speaks with the media as he prepares to depart Orlando, Florida on September 15, 2020. / AFP / JIM WATSON
Canada aims to triple daily coronavirus testing capacity to 200,000 16 Sep 2020 - 11:15 pm
FILE PHOTO: Provincial health workers perform coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests on residents of the remote First Nations community of Gull Bay, Ontario, Canada April 27, 2020. REUTERS/David Jackson
WHO director warns Latin America is opening too early, COVID-19 still a risk 16 Sep 2020 - 10:11 pm
People enjoy Ipanema beach, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 13, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
Pakistan opens criminal probes into 50 pilots, 5 civil aviation officials -sources 16 Sep 2020 - 09:35 pm
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Turkey begins Phase III trials of Chinese coronavirus vaccine - minister 16 Sep 2020 - 08:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: A booth displaying a coronavirus vaccine candidate from Sinovac Biotech Ltd is seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), following the COVID-19 outbreak, in Beijing, China September 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Top Scottish law officer resigns from UK PM Johnson's government 16 Sep 2020 - 08:40 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 19, 2019 Advocate General for Scotland Richard Keen arrives at the Supreme court in central London on the third and final day of the hearing into the decision by Britain's government to prorogue parliament. Ri
Sri Lanka seeks at least $1.9 mln damage from owner of fire-hit tanker 16 Sep 2020 - 07:18 pm
This handout picture was taken on September 10, 2020, and released on September 11, 2020 by Sri Lanka Navy shows international salvage experts boarding the fire-stricken tanker, New Diamond, in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka's eastern coast./ AFP / Sri La
Madrid mulls targeted COVID-19 lockdowns 16 Sep 2020 - 07:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks cross the street amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain July 28, 2020. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho/File Photo
US plans to distribute COVID-19 vaccine immediately after regulators authorize it 16 Sep 2020 - 05:28 pm
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Trump posts faked video of Biden playing anti-police song 16 Sep 2020 - 05:13 pm
In this file photo US President Donald Trump speaks to the media prior to departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 15, 2020, as he travels to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a town hall. AFP / SAUL LOEB
Eight European countries urge Brazil to take action on Amazon deforestation 16 Sep 2020 - 04:28 pm
A dead caiman is pictured in an area that was burnt in a fire in the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Pocone, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Hurricane Sally careens into Alabama's Gulf Coast, bringing heavy rains 16 Sep 2020 - 04:17 pm
A car drives down Government Street during Hurricane Sally in Mobile, Alabama, U.S., September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman