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A baby was born midflight over the Pacific; a viral TikTok video captured the crisis and first cries 01 May 2021 - 02:00 pm
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Kabul on high alert amid 'deadline' for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan 01 May 2021 - 01:50 pm
FILE PHOTO: An Afghan National Army soldier stands guard at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail/File Photo
Soaring food prices make Ramadan meals a luxury in Lebanon 01 May 2021 - 01:04 pm
A worker sells sweets to customers during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Beirut, Lebanon April 22, 2021. Picture taken April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Philippines receives first batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccines 01 May 2021 - 12:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: A paramedic holds a pack of used and unused vials of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a private hospital in Karachi, Pakistan April 4, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Former Italian PM Berlusconi returns home after 24 days in hospital 01 May 2021 - 12:44 pm
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Hospital fire kills 18 virus patients as India steps up jabs 01 May 2021 - 12:27 pm
Damaged equipment and furniture are seen in the burnt interior of a hospital treating coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, after a deadly fire, in India's western Gujarat state, May 1, 2021, in this still image obtained from video.
Hungary reopens for people holding COVID-19 immunity cards 01 May 2021 - 12:16 pm
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Japan jolted by magnitude 6.8 earthquake; no serious injuries reported, no tsunami alert 01 May 2021 - 11:54 am
People gather around a ticket gate as train services are suspended following an earthquake in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on May 1, 2021. Kyodo/via Reuters
Tanzania installs oxygen production plants as demand increases 01 May 2021 - 11:08 am
File photo: Workers prepare face shields from recycled plastics at the Zaidi Recyclers workshop as a measure to stop the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania May 21, 2020. Reuters/Stringer//File Photo
Australia bans arrivals from India, says offenders face jail, fines 01 May 2021 - 11:00 am
A woman with a breathing problem receives oxygen support for free at a Gurudwara (Sikh temple), amidst the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ghaziabad, India, April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
India's daily COVID-19 cases pass 400,000 for first time as second wave worsens 01 May 2021 - 10:38 am
A woman waits to be vaccinated for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a hospital, in New Delhi, India, May 1, 2021. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Biden set to ban most travel to U.S. from India to limit COVID-19 spread 30 Apr 2021 - 09:15 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the Democratic National Committee's
Jill Biden plants tree as White House readies for family cat 30 Apr 2021 - 09:02 pm
U.S. first lady Jill Biden participates in a ceremony to plant a linden tree, replacing a tree removed because of old age and disease, on the north Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S. April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Pfizer to export U.S.-made COVID-19 shots to Canada starting next week 30 Apr 2021 - 08:58 pm
A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
WHO expects assessment of Moderna and two Chinese vaccines by end of next week 30 Apr 2021 - 08:42 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
Risk from virus variants remains after first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, UK study finds 30 Apr 2021 - 07:50 pm
A man wearing a protective face mask walks past an illustration of a virus outside a regional science centre amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Oldham, Britain August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
After masked bunnies, Belgian artisan shifts to chocolate syringes 30 Apr 2021 - 06:15 pm
Belgian artisan chocolate maker Genevieve Trepant shows a chocolate bunny wearing a protective mask and holding a vaccine syringe called
Deep-sea mining tests resume after robot rescued from Pacific Ocean floor 30 Apr 2021 - 05:56 pm
Rocks called 'polymetallic nodules' are seen on the seabed in the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean, April 2021. GSR/Handout via REUTERS