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Istanbul in uproar over restoration damage to iconic tower 12 Aug 2020 - 08:26 pm
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US inks $1.5 billion deal with Moderna for 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine 12 Aug 2020 - 08:01 pm
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Mauritius tourism, reeling from COVID, now hit by oil spill 12 Aug 2020 - 07:30 pm
A volunteer cleans oil spilled from the bulk carrier ship MV Wakashio, belonging to a Japanese company but Panamanian-flagged, that ran aground on a reef, at the Mahebourg Waterfront in Riviere des Creoles, Mauritius, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Ant
Train derails in Scotland, three people feared dead 12 Aug 2020 - 06:23 pm
Emergency responders gather at the scene of a derailed passenger train near Stonehaven in Scotland, Britain, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
German institute says COVID-19 vaccine could be available in autumn 12 Aug 2020 - 06:16 pm
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Philippines talking to Russian vaccine maker on trials, seeks 'complete dossier' 12 Aug 2020 - 03:43 pm
A vendor waits for customers inside a store selling medical and personal protective equipment, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Manila, Philippines August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Billionaire Sumner Redstone dies at 97 12 Aug 2020 - 03:25 pm
Sumner Redstone, executive chairman of Viacom Inc., laughs at a comment during the Business of Sports panel at the 2008 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California April 30, 2008. REUTERS/Phil McCarten/File Photo
Paris marathon cancelled as COVID-19 cases pick up in France 12 Aug 2020 - 03:18 pm
In this file photo taken on April 9, 2017 A detail of the Luxor Obelisk at the Place de la Concorde is seen as runners compete in the 41st Paris Marathon at the Champs-Elysees in Paris. The Paris marathon, scheduled for November 15, has been canceled due
Serious injuries after train derails in Scotland, first minister says 12 Aug 2020 - 02:48 pm
First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon visits West Calder High School in West Calder, Scotland amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Britain August 10, 2020. Andy Buchanan/Pool via REUTERS
Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first Black woman 12 Aug 2020 - 11:22 am
US Senator Kamala Harris (REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo)
Brussels makes face masks compulsory in all public spaces as COVID-19 cases spike 12 Aug 2020 - 10:38 am
 People wearing masks walk at a street as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have reached to 73,401 on August 09, 2020, in Brussels, Belgium.  Dursun Aydemir - Anadolu
Man shot outside White House, Trump evacuated from press conference 11 Aug 2020 - 11:28 pm
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump is being removed by a member of the secret service from the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 10, 2020. Secret Service guards shot a person, who was apparently armed, outside the White
South Korea's Daewoong Pharma gets India nod to test anti-parasite drug for COVID-19 11 Aug 2020 - 11:18 pm
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Mexico signs deals for coronavirus vaccine trials 11 Aug 2020 - 11:02 pm
Health staffers of the city government carry out Covid-19 testing at a park in the Doctores neighborhood in Mexico City on August 11, 2020. / AFP / ALFREDO ESTRELLA
Georgia district has quarantined more than 800 students 11 Aug 2020 - 09:59 pm
A TV news reporter films a hit in front of supporters of the Cherokee County School District's decision to reopen schools to students during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as they rally outside the district's headquarters, the Dr. Frank R. Pe
UK reports highest daily total COVID cases since June 21 at 1,148 11 Aug 2020 - 09:01 pm
Members of the public walk through the centre of Preston, north west England on August 8, 2020, as local lockdown restrictions are reimposed due to a spike in cases of the novel coronavirus in the city. / AFP / OLI SCARFF
One week on, Beirut marks the minute hell broke loose 11 Aug 2020 - 08:37 pm
A crowd cheers members of the Lebanese Civil Defence during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the Beirut port explosion across from the capital's harbour, on August 11, 2020. / AFP / PATRICK BAZ
Coronavirus spread may get harder to control: French PM 11 Aug 2020 - 08:23 pm
French Prime Minister Jean Castex (L) speaks a doctor during a visit at CHU hospital in Montpellier, southern France, on August 11, 2020. / AFP / POOL / Pascal GUYOT