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California wildfires burn amid high risk of brutal blazes 14 Aug 2020 - 05:39 pm
Firefighters battle the smoke and flames from the Ranch Fire in the hills in Azusa, California, on August 14, 2020, 25 miles (40kms) east of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Fire Department was alerted to the brush fire at 2:45 pm. By August 13 in the
Small amount of chemicals disposed of at UK Sellafield nuclear site 14 Aug 2020 - 05:09 pm
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Sellafield nuclear plant near Whitehaven in Britain, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
Keeps out rain and COVID-19, Seoul tries smart bus shelter to fight virus 14 Aug 2020 - 04:57 pm
A woman wears a mask inside a glass-covered bus stop in which a thermal imaging camera, UV sterilizer, air conditioner, CCTV and digital signage are set, to avoid the spread of COVID-19 in Seoul, South Korea, August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
Belarusian opposition leader calls for new protests and vote recount 14 Aug 2020 - 02:24 pm
People wave their mobile phones during a protest rally against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 13, 2020.  /
Philippines postpones start of classes amid rising infections 14 Aug 2020 - 02:19 pm
Mannequins wearing personal protective equipment are displayed outside a shop selling scrub suits, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Manila, Philippines August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Ship owner says will handle Mauritius oil spill compensation 'sincerely' 14 Aug 2020 - 02:01 pm
TOPSHOT - This August 12, 2020, handout satellite image obtained courtesy of Maxar Technologies shows an overview of the MV Wahashio shipwreck off the coast of Mauritius. AFP PHOTO / Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies
Russian doctors wary of rapidly approved COVID-19 vaccine, survey shows 14 Aug 2020 - 01:55 pm
A scientist works inside a laboratory of the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology during the production and laboratory testing of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Moscow, Russia August 6, 2020. Picture taken
Plane carrying four passengers crashes in dense forest in eastern Congo 14 Aug 2020 - 01:39 pm
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Kamala Harris’s Indian connections spark social media frenzy 14 Aug 2020 - 01:22 pm
WILMINGTON, DE - AUGUST 13: Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), running mate of Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden, attends a coronavirus briefing at a makeshift studio at the Hotel DuPont on August 13, 2020 in Wilmington,
Amazon launches online pharmacy in India 14 Aug 2020 - 01:15 pm
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Britain lines up more potential COVID-19 vaccine supplies with J&J, Novavax deals 14 Aug 2020 - 01:08 pm
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Ardern extends Auckland lockdown for 12 days to contain virus 14 Aug 2020 - 01:03 pm
The normally busy central motorway interchange is deserted mid-morning in Auckland, New Zealand on August 14, 2020. Auckland on August 14, 2020.  / AFP / DAVID ROWLAND
Singapore not ‘in a hurry’ to ban plastic bags, Minister Says 14 Aug 2020 - 12:51 pm
A man jogs along the Singapore River, as the financial business district is seen in the background, in Singapore on August 11, 2020. / AFP / Roslan RAHMAN
"Inexcusable": Australian inquiry blasts officials over cruise ship that spread COVID 14 Aug 2020 - 12:47 pm
FILE PHOTO: Princess Cruises-owned Ruby Princess is pictured docked at Circular Quay during the disembarkation of passengers in Sydney, Australia, March 19, 2020. /Dean Lewins/via REUTERS
Vietnam to buy Russian COVID-19 vaccine 14 Aug 2020 - 11:42 am
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South Korean doctors strike over training plan as virus cases spike 14 Aug 2020 - 11:30 am
Health workers wearing protective clothing receive people at a temporary COVID-19 coronavirus testing station near Namdaemun (background), a 600-year-old gate listed as South Korea's number one national treasure, in Seoul on August 10, 2020. / AFP / Jung
North Korea lifts lockdown in town after suspected coronavirus case 14 Aug 2020 - 11:24 am
This picture taken on August 13, 2020 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 14, 2020 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking during a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang/AF
Top US health official says approval of Covid vaccines unlikely before November 14 Aug 2020 - 12:34 am
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