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Skills lost due to COVID school closures will hit output for generations: OECD 08 Sep 2020 - 01:06 pm
German Education Minister Anja Karliczek attends a news conference to present an education report of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in Berlin, Germany, September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
18 killed and more trapped in Pakistan mine rockslide 08 Sep 2020 - 12:49 pm
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Taj Mahal to reopen even as virus rages in India 08 Sep 2020 - 12:37 pm
People take pictures with their mobile phones near the Taj Mahal in Agra on September 8, 2020. AFP / Pawan Sharma
PUBG Corp says Tencent not to publish mobile game in India 08 Sep 2020 - 12:35 pm
A boy plays Tencent Holdings' PUBG videogame on his mobile phone at a cafe in New Delhi, India, September 3, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Wildfires rage in California as heat wave lingers across US West 07 Sep 2020 - 11:57 pm
People crowd the beach on the record heat wave, amid the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Santa Monica, California, U.S., September 6, 2020. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu
Trump calls Biden 'stupid,' demands apology for challenging him on vaccines 07 Sep 2020 - 11:43 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks during a labor day press conference in the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC on September 7, 2020. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN
Mandela Foundation slams Trump’s reported remarks on leadership 07 Sep 2020 - 10:55 pm
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Virus-hit Morocco locks down Casablanca, shuts schools 07 Sep 2020 - 10:44 pm
Students attend the first day of classes amid measures put in place by Moroccan authorities in bid to stop the spread of Covid-19, in the city of Sale on September 7, 2020. Morocco has seen a spike in coronavirus cases in recent weeks. It recorded 2,234 n
Italy's Berlusconi 'strong immune response' to virus 07 Sep 2020 - 09:26 pm
ROME, ITALY - (ARCHIVE): A file photo dated December 4, 2016 shows Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arriving at polling station to cast his vote for a referendum on constitutional reforms in Rome, Italy. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio
Harris speaks by phone to man shot by police in Wisconsin 07 Sep 2020 - 08:52 pm
Democratic U.S. vice presidential nominee Senator Kamala Harris arrives at General Mitchell International Airport before planning on attending a
Sudan floods threaten ancient archaeological gem 07 Sep 2020 - 08:43 pm
Sudanese stand amidst flood waters in Tuti island, where the Blue and White Nile merge in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, on September 3, 2020. / AFP / ASHRAF SHAZLY
Prince Harry and Meghan refund UK taxpayers for home renovation 07 Sep 2020 - 08:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive at the Endeavour Fund Awards in London, Britain March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
Pakistan to begin reopening educational institutions next week 07 Sep 2020 - 08:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: Men wearing protective masks wait for a bus in Lahore, Pakistan November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza
England adds seven Greek islands to coronavirus quarantine list 07 Sep 2020 - 08:00 pm
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China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine candidate appears safe, slightly weaker in elderly 07 Sep 2020 - 07:45 pm
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
Oman to open air traffic for international flights from Oct 1 07 Sep 2020 - 06:26 pm
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Navalny's condition is improving, Berlin hospital says 07 Sep 2020 - 04:20 pm
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny delivering a speech during a demonstration in Moscow.  / AFP / Yuri KADOBNOV
Coronavirus curbs could crimp key South Korean holiday despite fewer cases 07 Sep 2020 - 04:12 pm
A woman takes a walk as it rains amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at a Han River park in Seoul, South Korea, September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo