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Indonesia to tighten COVID-19 restrictions for 2 weeks after virus surge 21 Jun 2021 - 11:39 am
Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) get ready to treat patients at the emergency hospital for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo
Tokyo organisers to cap spectators at 10,000 per venue 21 Jun 2021 - 11:38 am
Security personnel stand guard near the Olympic rings monument outside the Japanese Olympic Committee headquarters. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Half of London firms plan for home working five days a week 21 Jun 2021 - 11:29 am
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Claudette regaining strength after 13 killed in Alabama 21 Jun 2021 - 11:24 am
Emergency personnel work at the accident site as smoke rises from the wreckage after about 18 vehicles slammed together on a rain-drenched Alabama highway during Tropical Storm Claudette, in Butler County, Alabama, U.S., June 19, 2021, in this still image
Hong Kong to shorten quarantine for most arrivals to 7 days 21 Jun 2021 - 10:45 am
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No full reopening to US until 75% Canadians vaccinated: Chief 20 Jun 2021 - 11:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Customs and Protection vehicle stands beside a sign reading that the border is closed to non-essential traffic at the Canada-United States border crossing at the Thousand Islands Bridge, to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease (
Airlines, holiday companies ramp up pressure on Britain to ease travel rules 20 Jun 2021 - 09:45 pm
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Biden to travel to North Carolina in bid to boost vaccinations 20 Jun 2021 - 09:38 pm
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Cheers and quiet reflection as US crowds mark Juneteenth 20 Jun 2021 - 08:26 pm
People march as they celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves elsewhere in the United States, in Washington, D.C. U.S., June 19, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Delta variant behind COVID-19 resurge in Lisbon area 20 Jun 2021 - 07:49 pm
A police officer stops a car at a checkpoint for control to stop unauthorised travel during a two-day weekend from and to Lisbon's metropolitan area, to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the number of cases rise, in Alverca, Port
China risks isolation in quest for virus origin, Biden aide says 20 Jun 2021 - 07:34 pm
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South African 'diamond rush' unearths only quartz crystals, officials say 20 Jun 2021 - 07:27 pm
A person uses a pickaxe to dig as fortune seekers flock to the village after pictures and videos were shared on social media showing people celebrating after finding what they believe to be diamonds, in the village of KwaHlathi, outside Ladysmith, in KwaZ
Lebanon's crisis caused by feud over power, says EU envoy 20 Jun 2021 - 06:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell meets with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon June 19, 2021. Dalati Nohra
Covid counting enters new era as threat shifts away from cases 20 Jun 2021 - 02:33 pm
A healthcare worker takes inventory of doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Buenos Aires, Argentina June 4, 2021. Reuters/Matias Baglietto/File Photo
Vietnam receives 500,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses donation from China 20 Jun 2021 - 02:16 pm
Doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen at the Biblioteka kod Milutina restaurant in Kragujevac, Serbia, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo
Swedish Left Party reject housing compromise, PM Lofven set for no-confidence vote 20 Jun 2021 - 02:05 pm
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven leaves a meeting at the EU summit, in Brussels, Belgium, July 21, 2020. Reuters/Johanna Geron/Pool/File Photo
UN office says Sri Lanka ship fire causes significant damage 20 Jun 2021 - 12:58 pm
Sea water splashes behind a Sri Lankan navy member as he cleans the debris washed to a beach from the MV X-Press Pearl container ship, which caught fire and sank off the Colombo Harbour, in Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Afghan president replaces two top ministers, army chief as violence grows 20 Jun 2021 - 12:43 pm
NATO soldiers inspect near the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan March 25, 2020. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail/File Photo