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WHO to discuss Olympics COVID-19 risks with Japan, IOC 21 Jun 2021 - 10:01 pm
A general view of the Olympic Rings installed on a floating platform with the Rainbow Bridge in the background in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan June 21, 2021. Picture taken with long exposure. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski
Philippines' Duterte threatens those who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine with jail 21 Jun 2021 - 09:34 pm
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US hitting encouraging milestones on virus deaths and shots 21 Jun 2021 - 08:49 pm
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Turkey easing coronavirus restrictions further on July 1 21 Jun 2021 - 08:11 pm
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In Paris without tourists, LVMH unveils Samaritaine store revamp 21 Jun 2021 - 08:03 pm
A view inside the revamped Samaritaine department store ahead of its reopening in Paris, France, June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Canada to lift some border restrictions July 5; next steps months away 21 Jun 2021 - 07:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: People walk in the Eaton Centre shopping mall. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
WHO setting up hub to make COVID-19 vaccines in South Africa- Tedros 21 Jun 2021 - 07:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo
EU measures to 'tighten thumbscrews' on Belarus 21 Jun 2021 - 04:42 pm
A Ryanair aircraft, which was carrying Belarusian dissident journalist Roman Protasevich and diverted to Belarus, lands at Vilnius Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania May 23, 2021. Reuters/Andrius Sytas/File Photo
Swedish PM loses confidence vote, sparking uncertainty 21 Jun 2021 - 04:25 pm
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Let the vaccinated travel, UK air industry demands 21 Jun 2021 - 04:18 pm
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Portugal speeds up vaccination as COVID-19 infections rise 21 Jun 2021 - 04:00 pm
Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are seen at Sao Jose Hospital in Lisbon, Portugal, January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo
Taiwan says needs full review of pandemic handling as cases drop 21 Jun 2021 - 03:45 pm
A man waits at the observation area after receiving the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a vaccination session for elderly people over 85 years old, at an auditorium in New Taipei City, Taiwan June 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang
EU privacy watchdogs call for ban on facial recognition in public spaces 21 Jun 2021 - 03:39 pm
Visitors check their phones behind the screens advertising facial recognition software during Global Mobile Internet Conference at the National Convention in Beijing, China April 27, 2018. Reuters/Damir Sagolj/File Photo
Study confirms GSK-Vir antibody drug reduces hospitalization, death in COVID-19 patients 21 Jun 2021 - 03:28 pm
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India's vaccinations hit record with free COVID shots 21 Jun 2021 - 02:23 pm
A healthcare worker holding a rose receives an AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD vaccine at a medical centre in Mumbai, India, January 16, 2021. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Iran's president-elect says he won't meet with Biden 21 Jun 2021 - 02:20 pm
Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran June 21, 2021. Majid Asgaripour
Thai divers remove fishing nets bleaching protected coral reefs 21 Jun 2021 - 12:58 pm
Abandoned fishing nets cover a coral reef in a protected area of Ko Losin, where a group of volunteer divers and the Coastal Resources Research Center, helped by the Royal Thai Navy, removed 2,750 sq m of them, Ko Losin, Thailand June 19, 2021. Picture ta
Thunderstorms batter Chicago area, leave thousands in the dark 21 Jun 2021 - 12:57 pm
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