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Post blast Lebanon says hospitals nearly at COVID-19 capacity 17 Aug 2020 - 11:31 pm
A room in the Saint George hospital in Beirut's neighbourhood of Ashrafieh remains empty of patients on August 13, 2020, more than a week after a massive blast in the nearby port heavily damaged the building./ AFP / PATRICK BAZ
Trump looked at banning further Chinese apps in addition to TikTok - Meadows 17 Aug 2020 - 11:08 pm
The logo of Chinese video app TikTok is seen on the side of the company's new office space at the C3 campus on August 11, 2020 in Culver City, in the westside of Los Angeles. / AFP / Chris DELMAS
Chile shuts down street vendors' mall after COVID-19 lockdown easing brings crowds 17 Aug 2020 - 11:02 pm
People wear face masks while walking along a pedestrian promenade in downtown Santiago, following the easing of lockdown restrictions amid the Covid-19 pandemic, on August 17, 2020. / AFP / Martin BERNETTI
Japan ramps up aid to Mauritius after oil spill 17 Aug 2020 - 10:42 pm
TOPSHOT - An aerial view taken in Mauritius on August 17, 2020, shows the MV Wakashio bulk carrier, belonging to a Japanese company but Panamanian-flagged, that had run aground and broke into two parts near Blue Bay Marine Park. / AFP / -
Japan PM's hospital trip sparks health speculation 17 Aug 2020 - 10:33 pm
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his residence as he returns from Keio University Hospital in Tokyo, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo, August 17, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Hispanics, non-white workers highly affected by US COVID-19 outbreaks, says CDC 17 Aug 2020 - 10:23 pm
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Nigeria to reopen airports for international flights from Aug. 29 17 Aug 2020 - 09:34 pm
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New York Governor Cuomo says gyms can open as soon as August 24 with restrictions 17 Aug 2020 - 09:00 pm
A tourist takes a selfie video underneath a billboard welcoming people back to NYC in Times Square on August 16, 2020 in New York. / AFP / Bryan R. Smith
Google slams Australia law forcing tech giants to pay for news 17 Aug 2020 - 08:27 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Google logo is shown at one of the company's office complexes in Irvine, California, United States, July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
South Korea battles worst coronavirus outbreak in months, warns of crisis 17 Aug 2020 - 07:57 pm
Doctors, medical students and healthcare professionals wearing face masks and protective equipment as part of preventative measures against the COVID-19 coronavirus attend a rally to protest against a government proposal to increase its annual intake of m
Philippine minister tests positive for virus for second time 17 Aug 2020 - 07:35 pm
This handout photo taken on August 2, 2020 and received on August 17 from the Presidential Photo Division (PPD) shows Philippine Interior Minister Eduardo Ano (2nd L) attending an Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) meet
Mexican president volunteers to try Russian coronavirus vaccine 17 Aug 2020 - 07:29 pm
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador waves as he arrives to hold a news conference at the presidential hangar, with the presidential plane in the background, at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico July 27, 2020. REUTERS/He
Britain encourages at-risk groups to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine trials 17 Aug 2020 - 07:29 pm
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Greenland ice melting past 'tipping point': study 17 Aug 2020 - 07:19 pm
A fishing vessel sails in the ice fjord near Ilulissat, Greenland September 12, 2017. Picture taken September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen/File Photo
New French COVID-19 infections sharply down, hospitalisations edge higher 17 Aug 2020 - 07:13 pm
A man wearing a protective mask rides an escalator at the financial and business district of La Defense as France reinforces mask-wearing in public places as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country, ne
Amazon blazes burn forest, farmland and threaten homes 17 Aug 2020 - 07:02 pm
A firefighter monitors a spot fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil August 16, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Spain reports 1,833 new coronavirus infections, below last week's record highs 17 Aug 2020 - 06:52 pm
A healthcare worker holds a sample at a temporary testing centre for the novel coronavirus in Madrid on August 17, 2020.  / AFP / OSCAR DEL POZO
Ukraine recalls its ambassador to Belarus 17 Aug 2020 - 05:32 pm
People attend an opposition demonstration to protest against presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko