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Mexican president volunteers to try Russian coronavirus vaccine 17 Aug 2020 - 07:29 pm
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador waves as he arrives to hold a news conference at the presidential hangar, with the presidential plane in the background, at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico July 27, 2020. REUTERS/He
Britain encourages at-risk groups to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine trials 17 Aug 2020 - 07:29 pm
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Greenland ice melting past 'tipping point': study 17 Aug 2020 - 07:19 pm
A fishing vessel sails in the ice fjord near Ilulissat, Greenland September 12, 2017. Picture taken September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen/File Photo
New French COVID-19 infections sharply down, hospitalisations edge higher 17 Aug 2020 - 07:13 pm
A man wearing a protective mask rides an escalator at the financial and business district of La Defense as France reinforces mask-wearing in public places as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country, ne
Amazon blazes burn forest, farmland and threaten homes 17 Aug 2020 - 07:02 pm
A firefighter monitors a spot fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil August 16, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Spain reports 1,833 new coronavirus infections, below last week's record highs 17 Aug 2020 - 06:52 pm
A healthcare worker holds a sample at a temporary testing centre for the novel coronavirus in Madrid on August 17, 2020.  / AFP / OSCAR DEL POZO
Ukraine recalls its ambassador to Belarus 17 Aug 2020 - 05:32 pm
People attend an opposition demonstration to protest against presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
UK govt scrambles as exam fiasco enrages students, parents 17 Aug 2020 - 04:40 pm
Students hold placards as they protest outside of the constituency office for Gavin Williamson, Conservative MP for South Staffordshire and Britain's current Education Secretary, in Codsall near Wolverhampton, central England on August 17, 2020 .AFP / Pau
Chinese city to halt frozen seafood, meat imports on virus worry 17 Aug 2020 - 03:54 pm
Frozen seafood products made of imported shrimps are seen inside a sealed freezer at a supermarket following a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China June 19, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo
UK sees 'post-lockdown mini-boom' in housing: study 17 Aug 2020 - 03:13 pm
Pedestrians, some wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walk along a quite shopping street in London on August 12, 2020. AFP / Tolga Akmen
Thermometer in Death Valley, California shows highest global temperature in over 100 years 17 Aug 2020 - 02:52 pm
A sign warns of extreme heat as tourists enter Death Valley National Park in California June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
China grants country's first Covid-19 vaccine patent to CanSino: State media 17 Aug 2020 - 02:26 pm
A logo of China's vaccine specialist CanSino Biologics Inc is pictured on the company's headquarters in Tianjin, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), China August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Southeast Asia detects mutated virus strain sweeping the world 17 Aug 2020 - 02:16 pm
A police officer checks a bicycle rider's quarantine pass at a checkpoint placed amid the reimposed strict lockdown to curb coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Manila, Philippines, August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
UK 'does not accept' results of Belarus election: foreign secretary 17 Aug 2020 - 11:22 am
People holding Belarussian flags take part in a demostration in support of protests against the results of the Belarusian presidential election, on August 16, 2020 in Prague, Czech Republic. / AFP / Michal Cizek
Study reveals how social distancing slowed Covid-19 spread 16 Aug 2020 - 11:33 pm
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Jordan to isolate city near Syria after coronavirus spike 16 Aug 2020 - 11:22 pm
FILE PHOTO: People enjoy drinks at a cafe which reopened to the public for the first time since the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Amman, Jordan June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed/File Photo
Hundreds protest in Madrid against virus restrictions 16 Aug 2020 - 11:04 pm
People take part in a protest against the use of protective masks during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Madrid, Spain August 16, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina
Irish health chiefs to consider if more COVID-19 restrictions needed 16 Aug 2020 - 10:41 pm
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