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Streams of acid from abandoned Russian mine burn mountains yellow and red 23 Jul 2020 - 07:01 pm
An aerial view shows an acid spill in an area around the Levikhinsky mine in Sverdlovsk region, Russia, July 17, 2020, in this still image taken from video. REUTERS TV/via REUTERS
Wear a mask even at home, Madrid region says 23 Jul 2020 - 06:39 pm
Protective masks are displayed in a store, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Madrid, Spain, June 30, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo
Guarding the face: ex-boxer Haye launches mask to fight COVID-19 23 Jul 2020 - 05:49 pm
Former boxing heavyweight world champion David Haye poses for a photograph following the launch of his premium range of high-tech face masks, ahead of the British Government's law on wearing face masks in shops coming into effect on Friday 24th July, amid
Belgium tightens COVID measures as infections spike 23 Jul 2020 - 03:48 pm
People sit on a terrace as restaurants and bars reopen after weeks of lockdown restrictions amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Donated bikes help ease difficulties through pandemic 23 Jul 2020 - 03:35 pm
Passengers wearing face masks for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) queue to ride a bus in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Paris sewage reveals Covid still not flushed away 23 Jul 2020 - 03:19 pm
A water quality scientist, conducts tests on a water sample at the Eau de Paris research and analysis laboratories in Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris, France, July 22, 2020. / REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
French hospital tests new breathalyser machine to detect Covid-19 23 Jul 2020 - 02:35 pm
Christian George, Director of Research at the National Centre of Scientific Research, helps a patient suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to use the COVID-19 'Breathalyzer' test machine at the La Croix-Rousse Hospital in Lyon, France, July 22, 2
China threatens to stop recognising BNO passports of Hong Kong residents 23 Jul 2020 - 02:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: Hong Kong and Chinese national flags are flown behind a pair of surveillance cameras outside the Central Government Offices in Hong Kong, China July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
France's Le Drian in crisis-hit Lebanon to urge reforms 23 Jul 2020 - 12:25 pm
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (C) wears a face mask with the Lebanese and French flags as he arrives at the governmental palace in Beirut for a meeting with the Lebanese prime minister, on July 23, 2020. AFP / JOSEPH EID
Airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 45 civilians and Taliban members: Officials 23 Jul 2020 - 12:20 pm
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Amir of Kuwait leaves for USA to complete post-surgery treatment 23 Jul 2020 - 09:00 am
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Canada finance minister apologizes over expenses paid by charity for foreign travel 23 Jul 2020 - 12:12 am
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Minister of Finance Bill Morneau answers a question in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo
Men's rights lawyer who killed judge's son suspected of other murder 22 Jul 2020 - 11:59 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 12, 2019 Police tape secures a crime scene outside a club after a shooting in Brooklyn . \/ AFP / Johannes EISELE
Brazil's Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus, again 22 Jul 2020 - 10:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gestures during a ceremony to lower the Brazilian National flag down for the night, at the Alvorada Palace, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei
Russian lawmakers approve legal status for cryptocurrencies, but ban use as payment 22 Jul 2020 - 10:11 pm
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United CEO says mask wearing will help demand, calls planes 'uniquely safe' 22 Jul 2020 - 09:20 pm
FILE PHOTO: A united airlines passenger jet takes off with New York City as a backdrop, at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, U.S. December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Female leaders doing 'better job' in virus crisis, says Lagarde 22 Jul 2020 - 09:16 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on January 23, 2020 shows Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), addressing a news conference following the meeting of the governing council of the ECB in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. / AFP /
South African anti-apartheid icon Andrew Mlangeni dies 22 Jul 2020 - 09:09 pm
In this file photo taken on March 14, 2018 Former apartheid struggle stalwart and one of the last two surviving Rivonia triallists Andrew Mlangeni looks on at the inaugural George Bizos Human Rights Award in Johannesburg. Andrew Mlangeni, a former aparthe