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Serum Institute gets approval to resume India trial of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine: Source 16 Sep 2020 - 01:42 pm
FILE PHOTO: A test tube labelled with the Vaccine is seen in front of Covid-19 and stock graph logo in this illustration taken, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
EU top official proposes new 2030 target to reduce emissions 16 Sep 2020 - 12:52 pm
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gestures as she addresses her first State of the European Union speech during a plenary session of the European Parliament as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Brussels, Belgium Se
Mitra the robot helps COVID patients in India speak to loved ones 16 Sep 2020 - 12:04 pm
A robot named 'Mitra', which is used by the patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to communicate with their relatives, is seen inside a lift of the Yatharth Super Speciality Hospital in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Sep
Yoshihide Suga named Japan's new prime minister 16 Sep 2020 - 11:41 am
Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (L) arrives at his office in Tokyo on September 16, 2020. AFP / Kazuhiro Nogi
Barbados says it will remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state 16 Sep 2020 - 11:26 am
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India surpasses 5 million coronavirus cases 16 Sep 2020 - 10:33 am
A commuter wearing a facemask as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus walks out of a metro station in New Delhi on September 16, 2020. India's total coronavirus cases passed five million on September 16, health ministry data showed, as th
'Huge rainmaker': Hurricane Sally threatens historic floods 16 Sep 2020 - 09:51 am
SEPTEMBER 15: Water floods a road as the outer bands of Hurricane Sally come ashore on September 15, 2020 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The storm is bringing heavy rain, high winds and a dangerous storm surge from Louisiana to Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/
Thousands of Oregon evacuees shelter from wildfires as U.S. disaster declared 16 Sep 2020 - 09:28 am
Johnny Islas, a firefighter from Las Vegas, monitors ambers from a firing operation near the Obenchain Fire in Butte Falls, Oregon, U.S., September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Major fire threatens historic observatory near LA 16 Sep 2020 - 12:19 am
ARCADIA, CA - SEPTEMBER 13: Mill Creek Hotshots set a backfire to protect homes during the Bobcat Fire on September 13, 2020 in Arcadia, California.  David McNew/Getty Images/AFP
Novavax aims for 2 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses with expanded India deal 15 Sep 2020 - 10:44 pm
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Irish government to restrict movements after minister falls ill 15 Sep 2020 - 10:39 pm
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Replica of burned Melania statue unveiled in Slovenia 15 Sep 2020 - 10:30 pm
People look at the new bronze statue of U.S first lady Melania Trump in Rozno, near her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia, September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic
UK's creaking COVID-19 test system puts health services at risk 15 Sep 2020 - 09:10 pm
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Canada not ruling out lockdown amid COVID-19 surge but eyes 'surgical approach' 15 Sep 2020 - 08:35 pm
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Minister of Health Patty Hajdu speaks during a meeting of the special committee on the COVID-19 outbreak, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in
Greece tightens restrictions in Athens as COVID-19 spreads 15 Sep 2020 - 07:18 pm
A teacher takes the temperature of Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as he arrives at a primary school on the first day of class of the new academic year in ATHENS, on September 14, 2020. Schools open on Monday amid concerns due to a new spike i
US - Canada border shutdown likely to extend through Nov, Ottawa cool to more exemptions -sources 15 Sep 2020 - 07:09 pm
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The U.S.-Canada border crossing is seen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Lacolle, Quebec, Canada April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo/File Photo
Pompeo says US-NKorea talks are ongoing behind scenes 15 Sep 2020 - 05:40 pm
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Germany boosts own vaccine makers in race for COVID-19 jab 15 Sep 2020 - 02:49 pm
German Education Minister Anja Karliczek attends a news conference about a program to support the development of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Berlin, Germany, September 15, 2020. Markus Schreiber/Pool via REUTERS