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Russia approves first COVID-19 vaccine, Putin says 11 Aug 2020 - 11:40 am
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Hong Kong goods for export to U.S. to be labelled made in China 11 Aug 2020 - 09:38 am
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Hospitals in some US hot spots finally get Covid-19 respite 11 Aug 2020 - 12:13 am
FILE PHOTO: A nurse wearing personal protective equipment watches an ambulance driving away outside of Elmhurst Hospital during the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Queens borough of New York, U.S., April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Luc
Isolate yourself or face prison, Finland tells new arrivals 11 Aug 2020 - 12:08 am
FILE PHOTO: Finland's Members of Parliament, Katri Kulmuni (L) and Sanna Marin participate in the A-studio talk show in Helsinki, Finland December 3, 2019. Lehtikuva/Roni Rekomaa/via REUTERS
Belarus police fire rubber bullets, tear gas on protesters 10 Aug 2020 - 11:29 pm
Opposition supporters protest after polls closed in Belarus' presidential election, in Minsk on August 9, 2020. / AFP / Siarhei LESKIEC
Pakistan rolls back social distancing restrictions as virus counts drop 10 Aug 2020 - 11:13 pm
People arrive on the top of a restaurant on Margalla Hills in Islamabad on August 10, 2020, after government announced it would be lifting most of the country's remaining coronavirus restrictions after seeing new cases drop for several weeks. / AFP / Aami
Industry body calls Russian Covid-19 vaccine a Pandora’s box 10 Aug 2020 - 10:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A scientist prepares samples during the research and development of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a laboratory of BIOCAD biotechnology company in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Anton Vagan
UN food chief: Beirut could run out of bread in 2 1/2 weeks 10 Aug 2020 - 09:56 pm
An aerial view taken on August 9, 2020, shows a general view of the port of Beirut, the damaged grain silo and the crater caused by the colossal explosion of a huge pile of ammonium nitrate that had languished for years in a port warehouse, leaving scores
US hits Five million COVID-19 cases: Johns Hopkins tally 10 Aug 2020 - 08:52 pm
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Gas explosion destroys Baltimore homes; 1 dead as firefighters search for victims 10 Aug 2020 - 08:35 pm
Fire fighters look for survivors at the scene of an explosion in a residential area of Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Lebanese PM steps down in wake of Beirut explosion, protests 10 Aug 2020 - 07:54 pm
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Blast destroys Baltimore homes; at least 1 dead, children trapped - firefighters 10 Aug 2020 - 07:14 pm
Fire trucks are seen at the scene of an explosion in a residential area of Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Rosem Morton
Landslide death toll in southern India rises to 49 10 Aug 2020 - 06:12 pm
Rescue workers look for survivors at the site of a landslide during heavy rains in Idukki, Kerala, India, August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Greece to require negative coronavirus test for entry from Sweden, Spain, Belgium 10 Aug 2020 - 05:49 pm
Tourists take pictures during a dolphin watching tour from a boat in the Amvrakikos gulf, in Preveza,northwestern Greece, on August 6, 2020. / AFP / Angelos Tzortzinis
Fire destroys Spanish holiday park popular with Britons 10 Aug 2020 - 05:39 pm
A general view shows a burnt holiday park in Mollina near Malaga on August 10, 2020. A wind-fuelled fire ripped through a holiday park in Spain that is home to a large number of British pensioners, destroying dozens of homes and injuring two people, offic
Lebanon health minister: Cabinet resigned over Beirut blast 10 Aug 2020 - 05:34 pm
Lebanon's Health Minister Hamad Hasan talks to Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab during a cabinet meeting at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon, August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
20,000 paper birds help fund COVID-19 units at Belgium hospital 10 Aug 2020 - 05:23 pm
Belgian designer and artist Charles Kaisin poses next to an art installation made of 20,325 origamis called
Face masks now required outdoors at crowded Paris locations 10 Aug 2020 - 04:45 pm
People wearing protective masks walk near the Louvre Museum as France reinforces mask-wearing as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country, in Paris, France August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File P