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Revolution': Angry crowds in Beirut urge Macron to help bring change 06 Aug 2020 - 03:15 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron talks to people during a visit to the Gemmayzeh neighbourhood, which has suffered extensive damage due to a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital, on August 6, 2020. AFP -
Olympic rings in Tokyo Bay removed for 'maintenance' 06 Aug 2020 - 02:12 pm
A large size Olympic rings symbol (W32.6m x H15.3m) is seen in front of Rainbow Bridge at Tokyo Waterfront in the waters of Odaiba Marine Park on August 6, 2020 before being transferred back to the factory where it was manufactured for a safety inspection
Macron wants to coordinate relief for blast-hit Lebanon 06 Aug 2020 - 01:42 pm
Lebanon's President Michel Aoun welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron upon his arrival at the airport in Beirut, Lebanon August 6, 2020. Dalati Nohra/Handout
German embassy employee among dead in Beirut explosion: Ministry 06 Aug 2020 - 01:13 pm
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In virus-hit Mexico, feeding orphans takes a 'miracle' 06 Aug 2020 - 12:24 pm
People and cars are pictured on an avenue during the start of gradual reopening of commercial activities, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Mexico City, Mexico, July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Philippines reports 3,561 new coronavirus cases, 28 more deaths 06 Aug 2020 - 11:17 am
People wearing masks shop for fresh food at a market in Manila on August 6, 2020. AFP / Lisa Marie David
Australia's second-biggest city enters strict new coronavirus lockdown 06 Aug 2020 - 09:36 am
A sign in Federation Square urges people to wear a mask in the central business district in Melbourne on August 6, 2020. Australia's second city Melbourne entered a more restrictive six-week lockdown on August 6, sparking a fresh wave of anxiety and confu
Eight COVID-19 patients die in hospital fire in western India 06 Aug 2020 - 09:06 am
Police officers and relatives stand outside a hospital where a fire broke out inside an intensive Care Unit (ICU) treating patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
Sri Lanka counts votes from parliament election 06 Aug 2020 - 08:42 am
A health official takes the temperature of election officials who arrive with ballot boxes from a polling station to a counting center, after the voting ended during the country's parliamentary election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Dinuk
US wants to see 'untrusted' Chinese apps removed from app stores - Pompeo 06 Aug 2020 - 12:18 am
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, U.S. August 5, 2020. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Pool via Reuters
Heaviest one day August rain in 47 years slams Mumbai 05 Aug 2020 - 11:57 pm
MUMBAI, INDIA - AUGUST 4: People make their way through a flooded road due to heavy monsoon rain in Mumbai, India on August 4, 2020. ( Imtiyaz Shaikh - Anadolu Agency )
Four killed as Tropical Storm Isaias pounds U.S. Northeast 05 Aug 2020 - 11:52 pm
A man walks into heavy wind and rain along the waterfront of the Hudson River in front of the New York City skyline during Tropical Storm Isaias in Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S., August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Gambia imposes curfew as coronavirus cases surge 60% in a week 05 Aug 2020 - 11:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: Gambia's President Adama Barrow sits in the chair reserved for heads of state at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
France's daily COVID-19 cases highest since end-May 05 Aug 2020 - 10:41 pm
Tourists with protective masks walk past a sign reading 'mask is mandatory' in the streets of the old city of Bonifacio on August 5, 2020 on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, the first and only city in Corsica where the mask is mandatory in the
New York City to enforce traveler quarantine with COVID-19 checkpoints 05 Aug 2020 - 09:19 pm
Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York State, bows his head in prayer at the St. Nicolas National Shrine during an event to mark the roof going onto the building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Awaiting disaster, ammonium nitrate was stored at Beirut port for years 05 Aug 2020 - 08:52 pm
A general view of the area damaged by a massive explosion and a blast wave, in Beirut, Lebanon August 5, 2020 in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken with a drone. Instagram/ @Rabzthecopter/via REUTERS
US signs $1 billion vaccine deal with Johnson & Johnson 05 Aug 2020 - 08:42 pm
(FILES) In this file photo the Johnson & Johnson logo is seen above an entrance to a building at their campus in Irvine, California on August 28, 2019. / AFP / Mark RALSTON
Spain's Canaries to cover all COVID-related costs for tourists 05 Aug 2020 - 08:12 pm
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