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Four blasts hit Kabul, district police chief among the dead 10 Feb 2021 - 03:40 pm
An Afghan security official inspects the site of a bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan February 9, 2021. Reuters/Omar Sobhani
Spain's recovering COVID-19 patients must wait six months for vaccine 10 Feb 2021 - 03:16 pm
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In Vienna, getting a haircut can be easier for dogs than their owners 10 Feb 2021 - 02:53 pm
Shih Tzu dog Leo receives a trim by a dog groomer after third national lockdown was loosened during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Vienna, Austria February 9, 2021. Picture taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Germany plans to extend lockdown until March 14 10 Feb 2021 - 02:21 pm
A general view shows an almost empty Friedrichstrasse boulevard, one of the city's best known shopping zones, during lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany, February 5, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Britons should not book holidays at home or abroad: Minister 10 Feb 2021 - 02:16 pm
Britain's Transport Secretary Grant Shapps speaks during a virtual news conference, after a COBRA meeting that was called in response to increased travel restrictions amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, Decembe
Thailand's tuk tuks, tour buses and boats marooned at Lunar New Year 10 Feb 2021 - 01:58 pm
Tuk-tuks that are used to transport tourists around the city are seen idle due to travel bans and border closures from the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in a parking lot in downtown Bangkok, Thailand February 3, 2021. Picture taken Februa
Sri Lanka to allow burial of COVID-19 victims following ban 10 Feb 2021 - 01:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: Two Muslim women wearing protective masks stand on a side of the main road, in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 1, 2020. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters
Pakistani court reverses decision on death sentence for mentally ill 10 Feb 2021 - 01:50 pm
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WHO's Wuhan probe ends, U.S.-China bickering over COVID continues 10 Feb 2021 - 01:40 pm
Peter Ben Embarek, a member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), waves as he arrives at the airport to leave Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Aly So
Pfizer could directly deliver COVID-19 shot to S.Africa vaccination points 10 Feb 2021 - 12:53 pm
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Crashed Sriwijaya Air jet had engine thrust imbalance - preliminary report 10 Feb 2021 - 12:28 pm
A member of Indonesia's rescue personnel observes the debris of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, which crashed into the Java Sea, at the last day of the search and rescue operation, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng D
S.Korea to approve AstraZeneca as first COVID-19 vaccine, including for elderly 10 Feb 2021 - 12:21 pm
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Rescuers deploy drone to search for trapped workers in flooded Himalayan tunnel 10 Feb 2021 - 11:21 am
General view of the place where members of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) conduct a rescue operation, after a part of a glacier broke away, in Tapovan in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Australia's Victoria keeps cap on arrivals after cluster at quarantine hotel 10 Feb 2021 - 10:43 am
People depart a hotel where tennis players and personnel preparing for the Australian Open were tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) following the news a quarantine hotel worker tested positive in Melbourne, Australia, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/L
Davos organisers prepare for August summit in Singapore, size unsure 10 Feb 2021 - 10:10 am
World Economic Forum (WEF) President Borge Brende speaks to Reuters after wrapping up a series of preparatory meetings for the city-state's 'Davos' summit, in Singapore February 9, 2021. Picture taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dawn Chua
South Africa says J&J vaccine will be given to health workers in study 10 Feb 2021 - 09:58 am
A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Johnson&Johnson logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Indian army drills dog squad to sniff out COVID-19 10 Feb 2021 - 12:03 am
An army soldier wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) sits next to a military dog after a demonstration of the dog on how to detect the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an army veterinary hospital in New Delhi, India, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Adn
Two new variants of coronavirus found in England under investigation 09 Feb 2021 - 11:57 pm
A person walks over Waterloo Bridge, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, February 5, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

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