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Ten dead whales found on Indonesian beach, one saved by locals 30 Jul 2020 - 03:04 pm
This handout picture taken and released on July 30, 2020 by Indonesian nature conservation agency (BKSDA) shows villagers looking at a dead whale at Lie Jaka beach in Sabu Raijua, East Nusa Tenggara. Ten whales covered in deep cuts were found dead on an I
After 99 days of success, virus returns to haunt Vietnam 30 Jul 2020 - 02:23 pm
Health workers wearing protective clothes pose for a photo at a temporary testing centre for the COVID-19 coronavirus in Hanoi on July 30, 2020. Until the weekend it appeared that Vietnam had managed to stub out the virus -- and with lockdowns lifted sinc
EU warns of risk of syringe shortages for possible COVID-19 vaccine 30 Jul 2020 - 01:44 pm
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J&J vaccine protects monkeys from Covid with single shot 30 Jul 2020 - 01:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Johnson & Johnson is displayed on a screen to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the company's listing at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
UK to change self-isolation rules to prevent Covid spread 30 Jul 2020 - 11:21 am
People walk down a street following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ilford, London, Britain July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Herd immunity may be developing in Mumbai’s poorest areas 30 Jul 2020 - 10:20 am
FILE PHOTO: A worker from Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana, a non-governmental organization, wearing a
UK worried about second wave in Europe, won't hesitate to act on quarantine 30 Jul 2020 - 09:25 am
FILE PHOTO Britain's Secretary of State of Health Matt Hancock arrives in Downing Street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 2, 2020. Reuters/Toby Melville/File Picture
Hong Kong opens dining in shelters as residents struggle with restaurant ban 30 Jul 2020 - 09:18 am
Kong, who works in construction, eats his takeaway lunch on a pavement in Hong Kong on July 29, 2020, after new social distancing measures came into effect which include restaurants only being allowed to serve takeaway meals, to combat a new wave of coron
Algeria's president sacks labour minister 30 Jul 2020 - 12:40 am
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Trump touts US energy might in Texas, raises money for campaign 30 Jul 2020 - 12:34 am
U.S. President Donald Trump is applauded as he displays a presidential permit for energy development that he signed during a tour of the Double Eagle Energy Oil Rig in Midland, Texas, U.S., July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Argentina starts trials on hyperimmune equine serum to treat COVID-19 30 Jul 2020 - 12:19 am
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Facebook, Google absorb U.S. lawmakers' jabs in rare Big Tech hearing 29 Jul 2020 - 11:17 pm
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on July 07, 2020 shows (L-R) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Paris on May 23, 2018, Google CEO Sundar Pichai Berlin on January 22, 2019, Apple CEO Tim Cook on October 28, 2019 in New York and Amazon Founder and
Dutch government will not advise public to wear masks - minister 29 Jul 2020 - 10:35 pm
Tourists walk at Kalverstraat, a shopping street in AMSTERDAM on July 25, 2020 as the municipality has stricter supervision over the weekend and one-way traffic was set up for pedestrians on a certain section of the street due to the increasing number of
Pakistan's de facto health minister resigns amid pandemic 29 Jul 2020 - 09:18 pm
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Child dies, over 800 sick in Jordan food poisoning 29 Jul 2020 - 08:41 pm
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India reopens further as virus cases hit 1.5 million 29 Jul 2020 - 08:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting on the sideline of the 11th edition of the BRICS Summit, in Brasilia, Brazil November 13, 2019. Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
London expects only half of bankers back at their desks this year 29 Jul 2020 - 07:53 pm
A pedestrian wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walks past a branch of a Barclays bank in central London on July 29, 2020./ AFP / Tolga AKMEN
Seven babies stillborn in one night at Zimbabwe hospital as nurses strike 29 Jul 2020 - 07:42 pm
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