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Calling UK PM "disgraceful", Conservative lawmaker defects to opposition 19 Jan 2022 - 03:42 pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the parliament in London, Britain January 19, 2022, in this screen grab taken from a video. Reuters TV via Reuters
Dutch museums, concert halls open briefly in protest at Covid-19 lockdown 19 Jan 2022 - 02:58 pm
A general view of a largely deserted Dutch urban centre is seen as the country enters into its third day of lockdown, in Den Bosch, Netherlands December 21, 2021. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
Fire kills six at Spanish retirement home 19 Jan 2022 - 02:13 pm
A member of the emergency services works at the scene where a fire ripped through a retirement home in Moncada, Spain, January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Eva Manez
Hungary's new COVID-19 cases hit record high, hospitalisations low 19 Jan 2022 - 01:55 pm
A nurse gives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to a patient at the Bethesda Children's Hospital as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Budapest, Hungary, November 23, 2021. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo
Betting Omicron has peaked, British PM Johnson set to lift COVID rules 19 Jan 2022 - 12:09 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Finchley Memorial Hospital, an NHS (National Health Service) community hospital, in North London, Britain January 18, 2022. Ian Vogler/Pool via REUTERS
Five killed in fire at Spanish retirement home 19 Jan 2022 - 10:25 am
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UK PM Johnson faces plot to trigger leadership challenge 19 Jan 2022 - 10:19 am
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World tourism inched back in 2021, still a fraction of pre-pandemic levels 19 Jan 2022 - 12:17 am
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Britain preparing for end-June switch to paid COVID tests -document 18 Jan 2022 - 09:16 pm
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WHO urges manufacturers to provide COVID-19 vaccine data 18 Jan 2022 - 08:32 pm
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WHO says no evidence healthy children, adolecents need COVID-19 boosters 18 Jan 2022 - 08:12 pm
World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan. Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS
Finland to begin easing COVID-19 restrictions, prime minister says 18 Jan 2022 - 07:54 pm
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EU watchdog urges vaccine developers not to focus only on Omicron 18 Jan 2022 - 07:41 pm
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UK's Javid: Omicron measures set to be scaled back next week 18 Jan 2022 - 04:21 pm
British Health Secretary Sajid Javid walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville
World tourism inched back in 2021, still a fraction of pre-pandemic levels 18 Jan 2022 - 04:14 pm
Passengers arrive at the Eurostar terminal at Gare du Nord train station, after France eased travel restrictions for travellers from Britain amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Paris, France, January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Noemie Olive/File Photo
Sweden scraps demand for negative COVID test to enter country 18 Jan 2022 - 04:08 pm
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Merck signs supply deal with UNICEF for 3 mln courses of COVID-19 pill 18 Jan 2022 - 03:50 pm
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Poland expects highest infection rate so far in new wave 18 Jan 2022 - 03:33 pm
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Africa

A medical worker puts on protective suits before the burial of an Ebola victim in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), May 24, 2026. Photo for representational purposes only. (Str/Xinhua) Ethiopia intensifies coordinated Ebola preparedness, inspection measures
Members of the Ugandan dance group 'the Ghetto Kids' rehearse at their home in Nakawuka, Wakiso, Uganda, on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP) Uganda Ghetto Kids 'can't wait' to join Shakira at World Cup
File Photo S.Africa government holds urgent talks over anti-migrant tensions
A woman (top R) reacts as a person suspected of having died from Ebola is buried in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP) WHO urges DRC's neighbours to act immediately on Ebola

Americas

Handout photo released by Mexico's Presidency press office shows Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Saul lopez Escorcia / Presidencia de Mexico / AFP) Mexico says will host Iran during World Cup
Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak from a large storage tank prompted evacuations in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP California chemical leak explosion threat 'eliminated,' fire officials say
Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP) Crack found in California toxic chemical tank could relieve pressure
Police vehicles and tape blocks off a crime scene near the White House after a gunman opened fire in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2026. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP) Gunman killed by US Secret Service after opening fire near White House

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Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on May 26, 2026. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP) 2026 Hajj season saw 1,707,301 pilgrims: Saudi Arabia's GASTAT
Muslim pilgrims pray near Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage early on May 26, 2026. (Photo by Zain Jaafar / AFP) Saudi Arabia turns to drones to shield pilgrims from extreme heat
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Muslim pilgrims pray at dawn on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage on May 26, 2026. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP) Pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat as hajj reaches peak

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