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England tightens socialising rules as COVID infections rise 09 Sep 2020 - 07:34 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 31, 2020 A sign requesting pedestrians to follow the governments social distancing guidelines is on view in the centre of Manchester, northwest England. / AFP / Oli SCARFF
Toxic hand sanitizers banned in US are sold freely in Mexico 09 Sep 2020 - 07:28 pm
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Explosive wildfires across California stoked by fierce winds 09 Sep 2020 - 03:53 pm
A Butte County firefighter douses flames at the Bear fire in Oroville, California on September 9, 2020.  AFP / JOSH EDELSON
US to cut troops in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000: Pentagon 09 Sep 2020 - 03:41 pm
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Fauci says Astrazeneca vaccine pause unfortunate, not uncommon 09 Sep 2020 - 03:08 pm
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 31, 2020. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
First elections since coronavirus test Italian govt stability 09 Sep 2020 - 02:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte attends a session of the upper house of parliament, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rome, Italy, July 28, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Russia's RDIF to sell 32 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses to Mexican firm 09 Sep 2020 - 02:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a
Belarus strongman says could call early presidential elections 09 Sep 2020 - 02:26 pm
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko  AFP / POOL / Sergei GAPON
Sri Lanka tea storm swirls around Lebanon president 09 Sep 2020 - 02:16 pm
The president's office on August 24 released a picture of Aoun receiving the Sri Lankan ambassador
Australia revokes visas of two Chinese scholars 09 Sep 2020 - 12:28 pm
FILE PHOTO: The Australian flag flutters in front of the Great Hall of the People during a welcoming ceremony for Australian Prime Minister in Beijing, China, April 14, 2016. Reuters/Jason Lee/File Photo
India syringe maker boosts production to meet virus vaccine demand 09 Sep 2020 - 11:56 am
In this photograph taken on September 2, 2020, workers pack syringes at the Hindustan Syringes factory in Faridabad. / AFP / SAJJAD HUSSAIN
Fire breaks out at migrant camp in Lesbos island of Greece 09 Sep 2020 - 11:22 am
Migrants leave as a fire burns in the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos on September 9, 2020. / AFP / Manolis LAGOUTARIS
Roadside bomb attack misses Afghan vice president, but kills 10 09 Sep 2020 - 11:03 am
An Afghan security forces member inspects at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
China celebrates virus success as Europe suffers 09 Sep 2020 - 12:36 am
General view of a meeting to commend role models in China's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Raging wildfires destroy Washington town, roar through California, Oregon 08 Sep 2020 - 09:49 pm
HATAY, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 07: A helicopter carries water to drop over a wildfire in Antakya district of Turkey's Hatay province on September 07, 2020. ( Muzaffer Ça?l?yaner - Anadolu Agency )
Amazon's Bezos tops Forbes richest list, pandemic knocks Trump lower 08 Sep 2020 - 09:27 pm
FILE PHOTO: Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos laughs as he talks to the media while touring the new Amazon Spheres during the grand opening at Amazon's Seattle headquarters in Seattle, Washington, U.S., January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Turkey scales back school reopening amid a rise in COVID-19 cases 08 Sep 2020 - 09:08 pm
Skyscrapers are seen in the business and financial district of Levent, which comprises of leading Turkish banks' and companies' headquarters, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Istanbul, Turkey September 8, 2020. REUTERS/M
Coronavirus infects Belgium's search for a government 08 Sep 2020 - 08:05 pm
A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample inside a chapel dedicated to Saint Roch, patron saint of the sick, that has been transformed into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre in Antwerp, Belgium September 4, 2020. Picture taken September