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Cuomo says New York 'bent the curve' as new COVID-19 cases keep rising in other states 25 Jun 2020 - 07:23 pm
People enjoy the weather in Central Park, the day before the city starts phase two of reopening after the lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Vaccine against COVID-19 not certain, maybe in a year -WHO 25 Jun 2020 - 07:16 pm
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India, China face off at disputed border despite peace deal 25 Jun 2020 - 05:36 pm
An Indian fighter jet flies over Leh, the joint capital of the union territory of Ladakh, on June 25, 2020.   AFP / Tauseef MUSTAFA
Sweden fines large bank for money laundering 25 Jun 2020 - 05:30 pm
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Army to secure virus 'red zone' in southern Italy 25 Jun 2020 - 05:27 pm
An empty bus is seen in Piazza della Repubblica, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rome, Italy, June 24, 2020. Picture taken June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
US Supreme Court bolsters Trump's power over rapid deportation 25 Jun 2020 - 05:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledges coal miners during a Make America Great Again rally at the Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Pakistan airline grounds about 150 pilots in licence probe: official 25 Jun 2020 - 03:41 pm
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane prepares to land at Islamabad airport in Islamabad February 24, 2007. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/File Photo
Congo announces end of Ebola outbreak in east, second deadliest on record 25 Jun 2020 - 03:41 pm
Rachel Kahindo, an Ebola survivor working as a caregiver to babies who are confirmed Ebola cases, holds an infant outside the red zone at the Ebola treatment centre in Butembo, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo
Pentagon lists firms it says are backed by Chinese military 25 Jun 2020 - 03:41 pm
This photo taken on June 23, 2020 shows a Huawei global flagship store ahead of its opening in Shanghai. / AFP / STR
Miner becomes millionaire after finding biggest tanzanite stones 25 Jun 2020 - 03:40 pm
Tanzanian small-scale miner Saniniu Kuryan Laizer, 52, poses with two of the biggest of the country's precious gemstones, Tanzanite, as a millionaire during the ceremony for his historical discovery in Manyara, northern Tanzania, on June 24, 2020. AFP / F
The 674 steps: Eiffel Tower reopens, minus lifts, after virus break 25 Jun 2020 - 03:05 pm
A visitor wearing a protective face mask admires the view from the Eiffel Tower during its partial reopening on June 25, 2020, in Paris. AFP / Thomas SAMSON
Oz tech titans to build world's tallest 'hybrid timber' tower in Sydney 25 Jun 2020 - 02:03 pm
This handout illustration of an artist's rendition released on June 25, 2020 by Global software giant Atlassian shows what would be the world's tallest
Trump says US moving troops to Poland after Duda meeting 25 Jun 2020 - 01:43 pm
Poland's President Andrzej Duda listens to U.S. President Donald Trump during a joint news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
England COVID-19 test and trace system fails to reach a quarter of positive cases 25 Jun 2020 - 01:43 pm
A woman wearing a face mask or covering as a precautionary measure against spreading COVID-19, arrives on the beach in the sea in Southend on Sea, south east England, on June 24, 2020. AFP / Ben STANSALL
Biden now leads in six states key to Trump’s 2016 victory 25 Jun 2020 - 01:34 pm
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at a community center in Darby, Pennsylvania U.S., June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Trump’s visa freeze could help funnel talented workers to Canada 25 Jun 2020 - 01:28 pm
A streetcar passes in the financial district as the provincial phase 2 of reopening from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions begins in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Lufthansa’s $6.7 billion German recapitalization gets EU nod 25 Jun 2020 - 01:28 pm
A flag of German airline Lufthansa is seen at the airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on June 25, 2020. AFP / Daniel ROLAND
Satellite images show new Chinese structures near site of border clash with India 25 Jun 2020 - 10:17 am
This handout satellite image taken on May 22, 2020, released by Maxar Technologies shows China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) base in Galwan Valley, bordering between India and China. AFP PHOTO / Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies