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UK failed 'disastrously' in Covid-19 crisis, PM Johnson's ex-chief adviser says 26 May 2021 - 12:09 pm
Dominic Cummings, former special advisor for Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, arrives at the Portcullis House, in London, Britain, May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
South Koreans no longer need masks outdoors if vaccinated against Covid-19 26 May 2021 - 11:02 am
A couple wearing masks to avoid contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) take a walk at a park in Seoul, South Korea, May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Taiwan says China blocked deal with BioNTech for Covid-19 shots 26 May 2021 - 10:44 am
A closed food court is seen as the country banned indoor dining following a recent rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Taipei, Taiwan May 25, 2021. Reuters/Ann Wang
Australian state has biggest one-day rise in Covid-19 cases in 7 months 26 May 2021 - 10:28 am
A healthcare worker speaks with a member of the public waiting in line to get tested for the coronavirus disease outside a walk-in testing facility in Melbourne, Australia, May 26, 2021. AAP Image/James Ross via Reuters
WhatsApp sues India govt, says new rules mean end to privacy: Sources 26 May 2021 - 09:12 am
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1.1 million evacuated before cyclone hits India's east coast 26 May 2021 - 08:52 am
A general view shows flooding as Cyclone Yaas approaches Bhadrak, Odisha, India, May 26, 2021, in this still image taken from video obtained from social media. Ahmer Jawed via Reuters
Canada virus hotspot Manitoba flies patients out as infections surge 26 May 2021 - 12:23 am
FILE PHOTO: A health care worker in a surgical mask helps unload a stretcher service vehicle at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, November 1, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon VanRaes/File Photo
George Floyd bill misses anniversary deadline, but U.S. lawmakers say prospects are good 26 May 2021 - 12:12 am
Lawyers and family members of George Floyd depart the White House following their meeting with President Joe Biden in Washington, U.S., May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Portugal speeds up vaccination in Lisbon to tackle rising cases 25 May 2021 - 11:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wait in a COVID-19 vaccination centre in Seixal, Portugal, March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo
More than half of American adults vaccinated as COVID-19 cases ebb 25 May 2021 - 11:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: People receive COVID-19 vaccines at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
US downgrades Mexico air safety rating, offers assistance 25 May 2021 - 11:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: An AeroMexico Airplane is pictured on the airstrip at Benito Juarez international airport in Mexico City, Mexico April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido/File Photo
Belarusian airlines banned from UK airspace unless authorised 25 May 2021 - 09:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps arrives for a cabinet meeting, the first since mid-March because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at Downing Street in London, Britain, July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Simon...MORE
Biden, Putin to meet in Geneva on June 16 amid disagreements 25 May 2021 - 09:40 pm
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Renault-Nissan to shut south India plant until May 30 25 May 2021 - 09:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: A worker walks past parked Renault cars at its stockyard on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad June 11, 2013. Car sales in India fell an annual 12.3 percent in May, an industry body said on Tuesday, dropping for the seventh
COVID-19 mask mandates latest flashpoint for US schools 25 May 2021 - 09:19 pm
A principal greets students as they return to New York City's public schools for in-person learning, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, at P.S. 506 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermi
Consensus reached for year-end WHO talks on pandemic treaty - South Africa 25 May 2021 - 09:10 pm
A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Earthquakes in Congo raze buildings, stoke fear of second volcanic eruption 25 May 2021 - 08:56 pm
Residents walk near destroyed homes with the smouldering lava deposited by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano near Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Djaffar Al Katanty
White House stands by Tokyo Games as COVID surges 25 May 2021 - 08:32 pm
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque ????