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Hydroxychloroquine halted in WHO sponsored Covid-19 trials 17 Jun 2020 - 09:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: The drug Hydroxychloroquine, pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump and others in recent months as a possible treatment to people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is displayed by a pharmacist at the Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Prov
Ahead of Trump rally in Tulsa, new coronavirus cases set records in Oklahoma 17 Jun 2020 - 08:43 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 10, 2020 US President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives to speak during a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire. / AFP / JIM WATSON
Boris Johnson in minor car crash as protester halts convoy in London 17 Jun 2020 - 07:40 pm
A protester from a pro-Kurdish demonstration is stopped and detained by police officers as he ran towards the car of Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (C) as it was leaving with a police escort from the Houses of Parliament in London on June 17, 2020
Spain to trial coronavirus tracing app on holiday island 17 Jun 2020 - 07:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: Waiter Yamilca from Cuba attends tourists in a terrace of an almost empty restaurant
US brands Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's to change amid protests 17 Jun 2020 - 07:18 pm
Bottles of Aunt Jemima branded syrup stand on a store shelf inside of a shop in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Sweden's virus death toll tops 5,000: health officials 17 Jun 2020 - 04:02 pm
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US hits Syria with toughest sanctions yet to push Assad to end war 17 Jun 2020 - 03:53 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a poster depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Syria, March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar/File Photo
WHO moves to update COVID-19 guidance after 'great news' in drug study 17 Jun 2020 - 03:48 pm
A pharmacist displays an ampoule of Dexamethasone at the Erasme Hospital amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium, June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman
What is China doing to stop Beijing's new coronavirus outbreak? 17 Jun 2020 - 11:34 am
Medical staff in full protective gear carry signs to assist people who live near or who have visited the Xinfadi Market, a wholesale food market where a new COVID-19 coronavirus cluster has emerged, as they arrive for testing in Beijing on June 17, 2020.
Balloon-like object in Japanese sky sets Twitter afire with talk of UFOs, Godzilla 17 Jun 2020 - 11:01 am
A balloon-like white object in the sky is pictured in Sendai, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo June 17, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Ka-boom! How Germany's 'Mr Thrift' Scholz came to splash the cash 17 Jun 2020 - 10:21 am
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz arrives for a Reuters interview in his office in Berlin, Germany, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo
Facebook hopes to help millions of Americans register to vote 17 Jun 2020 - 09:59 am
 In this illustration photo, the logo of Facebook is displayed on a smartphone as Wikipedia logo at the background in Ankara, Turkey on June 16, 2020. ( Evrim Ayd?n - Anadolu Agency )
North Korea threatens to beef up military presence around DMZ 17 Jun 2020 - 09:59 am
North Korean border county of Kaepoong is seen from a South Korean observation post in the border city of Paju on June 17, 2020.  AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Taiwan to ease virus border controls to let in some business people 17 Jun 2020 - 09:55 am
A tour guide adjust her face mask to protect herself from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in an empty Taipei Sightseeing bus in Taipei, Taiwan, May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
Beijing extends movement curbs to contain resurgent coronavirus 17 Jun 2020 - 09:52 am
People wearing protective gear are pictured inside the terminal at Beijing's international airport on June 17, 2020. AFP / STR
Singapore scientists to start human trials of COVID-19 vaccine in August 17 Jun 2020 - 12:42 am
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Brazil Has Record Daily Coronavirus Cases as Disease Spreads 17 Jun 2020 - 12:29 am
A man walks in front of a graffiti of a boy wearing a face mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Rio de Janeiro, June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
U.S. airlines threaten to ban passengers who refuse to wear masks 17 Jun 2020 - 12:20 am
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