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California surpasses New York state in confirmed virus cases 22 Jul 2020 - 06:04 pm
A laboratory worker cleans the tube containing a sample from a customer at the Certus Lab's COVID-19 drive-thru test centre at the parking lot of the Caliente multipurpose complex in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, on July 21, 2020 amid the novel
Ukraine's leader reveals details of talks with hostage-taker 22 Jul 2020 - 05:38 pm
A picture shows bullets holes in the windscreen of a seized bus after police freed all hostages from a bus and arrested the armed man who held them for over 12 hours in the city of Lutsk, some 400 kilometres (250 miles) from the capital Kiev, on July 21,
Greek firefighters battle forest blaze near seaside village 22 Jul 2020 - 05:12 pm
A firefighting plane makes a water drop as a wildfire burns near the village of Kechries, Greece, July 22, 2020. REUTERS/Vassilis Triandafyllou
Congo ends virus health emergency, borders to reopen 22 Jul 2020 - 04:39 pm
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi arrives at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, Britain January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
US to pay Pfizer, BioNTech $1.95 bln for millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses 22 Jul 2020 - 04:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: The logo of U.S. drugmaker Pfizer is pictured here in La Jolla, California April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
UK's Prince Philip hands over patronage of the Rifles after 67 years 22 Jul 2020 - 03:47 pm
Britain's Prince Philip speaks to Assistant Colonel Commandant, Major General Tom Copinger-Symes during the transfer of the Colonel-in-Chief of the Rifles at Windsor Castle in Britain July 22, 2020. The Duke of Edinburgh will step down from his role as Co
Tokyo governor tells residents to stay home over holiday as virus surges 22 Jul 2020 - 02:03 pm
This picture taken on July 15, 2020 shows Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike displaying a sign reading 'Infection spread alert' during a press conference at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government office. Koike said there were 293 new COVID-19 infections in the capita
China may shut US Wuhan consulate after US orders its Houston mission closed: Source 22 Jul 2020 - 01:34 pm
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US tells China to shut Houston consulate in move China calls 'unprecedented escalation' 22 Jul 2020 - 01:21 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 30, 2017, flags of the US and China are placed ahead of a meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture in Beijing. AFP / POOL / JASON LEE
Australia posts record number of new coronavirus infections 22 Jul 2020 - 10:05 am
FILE PHOTO: Medical personnel administer tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Bondi Beach drive-through testing centre, as the state of New South Wales grapples with an outbreak of new cases, in Sydney, Australia, July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lor
Ohio House speaker, four others charged in $60 million bribery case 21 Jul 2020 - 11:42 pm
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France says virus spread 'increasing' with summer holidays 21 Jul 2020 - 11:36 pm
A traveller as her temperature checked at the security gate, prior to board a TGV high-speed train at the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris, on July 21, 2020, as part of sanitary measures taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the
Canada authorities had expected coronavirus spike, fret about young victims 21 Jul 2020 - 10:22 pm
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Trump orders voting districts to exclude people in US illegally 21 Jul 2020 - 10:15 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about legislation for additional coronavirus aid in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Pakistan issues final warning to TikTok over 'immoral' content 21 Jul 2020 - 10:00 pm
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Pakistani journalist seized in Islamabad 21 Jul 2020 - 09:47 pm
A journalist holds a placard during a protest against the seized of a Pakistani journalist Matiullah Jan in Islamabad on July 21, 2020. / AFP / Aamir QURESHI
Japanese-American woman who symbolized WWII tragedy dies at 80 21 Jul 2020 - 09:39 pm
This photo obtained July 21, 2020 courtesy of the US National Archives shows two-year-old Yuki Okinaga Hayakawa, an evacuee of Japanese ancestry waiting with the family baggage before leaving by bus for an assembly center in the spring of 1942, taken by W
Zimbabwe tightens COVID rules ahead of anti-government protests 21 Jul 2020 - 09:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: Police arrest a health worker during a protest against economic hardship and poor working conditions during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Harare, Zimbabwe,July 6, 2020. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo