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Japan prepares beds, booster shots in COVID-19 lull before winter 12 Nov 2021 - 01:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: St. Marianna University Yokohama Seibu Hospital department of emergency and critical care medicine doctor Hiroki Saito draws plastic curtain at emergency and critical care room inside the hospital where patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are being treated in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan May 25, 2021. Picture taken May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Chinese city Dalian halts frozen food trade after COVID-19 cases 11 Nov 2021 - 03:39 pm
People line up for nucleic acid testing at a residential compound following local cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dalian, Liaoning province, China November 10, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS
Chennai airport closed for arrivals as heavy rains lash southern India  11 Nov 2021 - 03:35 pm
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Philippines president's daughter joins new party as election deadline nears 11 Nov 2021 - 02:56 pm
Rappler reporter Pia Ranada interviews Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, the eldest daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte, after a campaign sortie in Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines, March 9, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
India struggles to put out crop waste fires that fuel air pollution 11 Nov 2021 - 02:46 pm
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Heavy rains in India, Sri Lanka kill 41, authorities say 11 Nov 2021 - 02:23 pm
People wade along a flooded road after a heavy rainfall in Kochchikade, Sri Lanka November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Beijing city imposes COVID restrictions on conferences, events 11 Nov 2021 - 01:19 pm
A man walks in the Sanlitun shopping district on a polluted day, in Beijing, China, November 6, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
River in Indian capital covered with white toxic foam 11 Nov 2021 - 12:57 pm
Men row a boat amidst the foam covering the polluted Yamuna river during the Hindu religious festival of Chhath Puja in New Delhi, India, November 11, 2021. Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
Indonesia to 'walk the talk' on deforestation, despite COP26 U-turn 11 Nov 2021 - 11:44 am
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi bumps elbow with British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss during their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 11, 2021. Courtesy of Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via Reuters
'Well that was a bedtime fail' - New Zealand PM's daughter gatecrashes livestream 11 Nov 2021 - 11:32 am
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Parts of northeast China hit by record snowfall as cold wave passes 10 Nov 2021 - 02:03 pm
People walk past a car covered in snow following heavy snowfall in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China November 9, 2021. Picture taken November 9, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS
Japan reports first bird flu outbreak of season, culling 143,000 chickens 10 Nov 2021 - 11:59 am
Officials in protective suits head to a poultry farm for a suspected bird flu case in Higashikagawa, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo November 8, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
China suspects kids’ clothing deliveries are spreading Covid 10 Nov 2021 - 11:53 am
People line up for nucleic acid testing in the snow at a testing site in Jinpu New Area, following cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dalian, Liaoning province, China November 8, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Japan weather bureau says La Nina phenomenon now in effect 10 Nov 2021 - 11:50 am
Flooded road caused by a torrential rain is seen in Takeo, Saga prefecture, Japan, August 14, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Philippines flight school readies recruits as global travel sees brighter skies 10 Nov 2021 - 11:39 am
Cadet Casey Abadilla, a flight student, operates a flight simulator beside an instructor, both wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Alpha Aviation Group campus in Clark, Pampanga province, Philippines, November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Aucklanders return to malls as New Zealand eases lockdown in biggest city 10 Nov 2021 - 11:30 am
A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks past a storefront as shoppers return to the Newmarket retail district in the wake of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown restrictions being eased in Auckland, New Zealand, November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall
Australia to set up $740 mln fund to develop low-emissions technology 10 Nov 2021 - 11:18 am
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks as National Statements are delivered as a part of the World Leaders' Summit at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain November 1, 2021. Ian Forsyth/Pool via REUTERS
Man clings to tree in Australia for 6 hours after floodwaters sweep car off road 10 Nov 2021 - 10:52 am
General view of the swelling Todd River in Alice Springs, Australia's Northern Territory, Australia, November 10, 2021, in this still image taken from video provided on social media. Alice Woods/via Reuters

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A woman takes a photo toward St. Paul's from the south side of the River Thames in central London on June 28, 2026, as people come out to take advantage of cooler temperatures following days of extreme heat. The UK broke the record for a June temperature for the third day in a row on June 26, the Met Office weather agency said, as a sweltering heatwave strained schools and hospitals and drove down business. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP) Latest developments in Europe's heatwave
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This photograph shows the wreckage of a Pilatus PC-6 light aircraft after it crashed at Tomblaine, on the outskirts of Nancy, eastern France on June 28, 2026. Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP Skydiving plane crash kills 11 in France
An employee prepares a booth at the EUROBIKE 2026 fair of the international bicycle industry in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP) Cycling industry bets on smart bikes to boost sales

Africa

(Files) Muhoozi Kainerugaba (C), son of Yoweri Museveni and Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, inspects a military parade on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP) Uganda army chief shuts down leading independent media group
A South African fan cheers for her team during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match in Guadalupe, Mexico, on June 24, 2026. (Photo by Julio Cesar Aguilar / AFP) South Africans celebrate in the streets after World Cup advance
Healthcare workers carry on a stretcher a patient suffering from the Ebola virus disease from an ambulance at the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benediction MURHABAZI / AFP) Global Ebola risk 'remains low', WHO chief says
Members of specialized response teams enter the morgue of the Evangelical Medical Center of Nyankunde (CME) with the body of a person who died from Ebola virus disease to allow relatives to pay their last respects after washing, disinfection and safe body-wrapping procedures in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 cases, kills 254

Americas

People cool off with the water of a fountain in Berlin on June 28, 2026. (Photo by Ralf Hirschberger / AFP) Take brutally hot weather seriously, heatstroke survivor warns
This aerial view shows collapsed buildings in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 27, 2026, following earthquakes that struck the region. Nearly 1,000 people have been killed and more than 50,000 remain missing after two consecutive earthquakes in Venezuela, where growing anger has been reported over the lack of official aid to swiftly rescue survivors. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) Venezuela quake toll rises to 1,430: national assembly chief
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The crowd reacts after Gonzalo Plata #19 of Ecuador scored his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E match between Ecuador and Germany at New York New Jersey Stadium on June 25, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP World Cup fans get taste of American life -- at the mall

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