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Iran moderate candidate concedes win by judiciary chief 19 Jun 2021 - 08:48 am
Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi holds his mask as he arrives to cast his vote during presidential elections at a polling station in Tehran, Iran June 18, 2021.
Dutch to ditch most facemasks rules as COVID cases fall 18 Jun 2021 - 10:56 pm
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrives for the NATO summit at the Alliance's headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium, June 14, 2021. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via REUTERS
Businesses, US legislators fume as Canada extends travel ban, Trudeau stands firm 18 Jun 2021 - 10:11 pm
A US 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 (COVID-19) in L
White House sees 'summer of joy and freedom' as COVID-19 shots surpass 300 mln 18 Jun 2021 - 08:12 pm
US President Joe Biden laughs with Vice President Kamala Harris and members of Congress as he signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law as Vice President Kamala Harris stands by in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., Ju
AstraZeneca, EU both claim a win in vaccine delivery tussle 18 Jun 2021 - 05:36 pm
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Blasts kill two near office of party backed by Myanmar army 18 Jun 2021 - 05:28 pm
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UN re-elects Antonio Guterres as secretary-general 18 Jun 2021 - 04:48 pm
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrives for the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, Britain, June 12, 2021. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS
Virus rule extension endangers Euro 2020 final at Wembley 18 Jun 2021 - 03:45 pm
General view as England's Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring their first goal with team mates and fans Pool via REUTERS/Catherine Ivill/File Photo
Italy imposes quarantine on UK visitors, opens door to USA, Canada, Japan and EU 18 Jun 2021 - 03:28 pm
Travellers walk with their luggage at Fiumicino Airport... Reuters/Remo Casilli/File Photo
Embarrassing defeat as UK PM Johnson's party loses out at election 18 Jun 2021 - 03:17 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson stands in front of 10 at Downing Street, in London, Britain June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Norway relaxes Covid restrictions as infections plummet 18 Jun 2021 - 03:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: Norwegian flags flutter at Karl Johans street in Oslo, Norway, May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
UK's Johnson "very confident" about lifting restrictions on July 19 18 Jun 2021 - 03:04 pm
People queue in the rain to receive a COVID-19 vaccination amid the spread of the coronavirus disease pandemic, London, Britain, June 18, 2021. Reuters/Toby Melville
EU experts helping Sri Lanka asses damage from ship disaster 18 Jun 2021 - 02:59 pm
A Sri Lankan navy member walks past the sacks of collected debris washed to a beach from the MV X-Press Pearl container ship which caught fire and sunk off the Colombo Harbour, in Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka June 14, 2021. Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Ukraine's inseparable couple ditches the handcuffs and parts ways 18 Jun 2021 - 02:43 pm
Alexandr Kudlay and Viktoria Pustovitova have the chain dismantled by a representative from a Ukrainian record book in Kyiv, Ukraine June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Dozens of migrants rescued after boat runs aground on Spain's Lanzarote 18 Jun 2021 - 02:31 pm
Rescue workers search for bodies after a boat with 46 migrants from the Maghreb region capsized in the beach of Orzola, in the Canary Island of Lanzarote, Spain June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
US House of Representatives votes to repeal 2002 Iraq War presidential authorization 18 Jun 2021 - 02:20 pm
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South Korea to mix-and-match COVID-19 vaccine doses for 760,000 people 18 Jun 2021 - 01:40 pm
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India should brace for third COVID-19 wave by Oct, say health experts 18 Jun 2021 - 01:27 pm
People shop at a crowded roadside vegetable market after authorities eased coronavirus restrictions, following a drop in COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad, India, June 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave