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At least 10 dead in residential building collapse in India 21 Sep 2020 - 10:14 am
Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed three-storey residential building in Bhiwandi on September 21, 2020. Ten people were killed and up to 25 were feared trapped after a three-storey residential building collapsed before dawn o
Tropical Storm Beta churns slowly toward Texas and Louisiana 21 Sep 2020 - 10:02 am
Waves swell as Hurricane Teddy approaches Bermuda at Devonshire Bay September 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nicola Muirhead
India's Taj Mahal gets first visitors even as coronavirus infections climb 21 Sep 2020 - 09:51 am
A notice is tied to a railing inside the premises of Taj Mahal after authorities reopened the monument for visitors, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Agra, India, September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Alasdair Pal
UK at critical point in COVID pandemic, top medical adviser says 21 Sep 2020 - 12:13 am
People watch a street performer in Leicester Square, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, September 20, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Lebanon hosts concert for Beirut blast victims at ravaged palace 20 Sep 2020 - 08:51 pm
Musicians and choir singers prepare to perform at a concert for the victims of August's deadly Beirut blast in the gardens of the damaged 19th-century Sursock Palace in Achrafieh in the Lebanese capital on September 20, 2020. / AFP / ANWAR AMRO
China's ByteDance gets Trump nod to avoid TikTok shutdown 20 Sep 2020 - 08:20 pm
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London's music goes underground to beat lockdown blues 20 Sep 2020 - 07:55 pm
Musicians perform a staged funeral for the
Relatives of 12 Hong Kong people arrested by China demand access for own lawyers 20 Sep 2020 - 07:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: Family members of twelve Hong Kong activists, detained as they reportedly sailed to Taiwan for political asylum, hold a news conference to seek help in Hong Kong, China September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Thousands march in Berlin in support of refugees in Greece 20 Sep 2020 - 06:14 pm
Protesters attend a demonstration demanding the evacuation of Greek overcrowded migrant camps and against the creation of a new camp on the Aegean island of Lesbos, in Berlin, Germany September 20, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Mang
US judge blocks Commerce Department order to remove WeChat from app stores 20 Sep 2020 - 05:09 pm
FILE PHOTO: The messenger app WeChat is seen among U.S. flags in this illustration picture taken Aug. 7, 2020. Reuters/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
Tens of thousands protest in Belarus capital 20 Sep 2020 - 05:02 pm
Opposition supporters carry a historical white-red-white flag of Belarus as they take part in a rally to demand the resignation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko more than a month after the disputed presidential election, in Minsk, Belarus Sept
Strict mask, visor rules make Philippine commuters sweat 20 Sep 2020 - 05:00 pm
In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people wearing face shields queue up at a public market in Manila. Many face the new normal in the Philippines, where it is now compulsory to wear both face masks and plastic shields in indoor public spaces and o
UK violinist Hope serenades Czechs from floating stage on river Vltava 20 Sep 2020 - 04:52 pm
People watch a classical concert on a floating stage on Vltava river as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Prague, Czech Republic, September 19, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny
UAE's Habtoor Group plans to open office in Israel 20 Sep 2020 - 04:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: Khalaf Ahmed al-Habtoor, chairman of Al Habtoor Group. REUTERS/Ashraf Mohammad
Madrid braces for partial lockdown as virus surges 20 Sep 2020 - 04:02 pm
People walk at Puente de Vallecas neighbourhood, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-20) in Madrid, Spain, September 20, 2020. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho
Finnish cruise ship evacuated after running aground in Baltic sea 20 Sep 2020 - 03:37 pm
Viking Line's cruiseferry MS Amorella is seen in a stable situation at Jarso archipelago in Foglo, Aland Islands, after it ran aground and was manoeuvred to the Foglo shore after the incident, September 20, 2020. Lehtikuva/Niclas Nordlund via REUTERS
Indian lawmakers pass farm bills amid uproar in Parliament 20 Sep 2020 - 02:53 pm
Farmers shout slogans as they march to burn an effigy of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, following the passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house) of representatives, on the outskir
Two endangered Javan rhino calves spotted in Indonesian park 20 Sep 2020 - 02:47 pm
This handout still image photo taken from video footage on May 22, 2020 and released by the Environment and Forestry Ministry on September 20, 2020 shows a male Javan rhinoceros calve named Luther (L) in Ujung Kulon national park in Indonesia’s Banten pro