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Philippines to ramp up coronavirus testing as Duterte warns of arrests 21 Jul 2020 - 03:25 pm
Passengers wearing face masks for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) maintain social distancing while queuing to ride a train in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Armed man takes 'around 20' hostages on bus in Ukraine 21 Jul 2020 - 02:55 pm
A view shows a passenger bus, which was seized by an unidentified person in the city of Lutsk, Ukraine July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mykola Martyniuk
Indonesia to start vaccine trial from next month as virus spikes 21 Jul 2020 - 02:35 pm
An Indonesian firefighter sprays disinfectant as a precautionary measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Surabaya on July 21, 2020. / AFP / Juni Kriswanto
Kanye West posts series of rambling late night tweets 21 Jul 2020 - 01:46 pm
Rapper Kanye West holds his first rally in support of his presidential bid in North Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. July 19, 2020. REUTERS/Randall Hill
Oman to implement night curfew, travel bans for Eid period to stem coronavirus: ONA 21 Jul 2020 - 12:30 pm
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Delhi virus cases dip but more Indian states lock down 21 Jul 2020 - 12:17 pm
People are seen inside a care centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients at an indoor sports complex in New Delhi, India, July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Greta Thunberg donates million-euro rights prize to green groups 21 Jul 2020 - 11:51 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 6, 2020 Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg speaks during a
Caged like a 'canary', Vivienne Westwood protests for Assange in London 21 Jul 2020 - 11:42 am
Vivienne Westwood uses a bullhorn as she demonstrates outside the Old Bailey in support of Julian Assange, in London, Britain, July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Possible but not certain COVID-19 vaccine rolled out this year: Oxford developer 21 Jul 2020 - 11:24 am
A sign is pictured outside the AstraZeneca factory in Liverpool north west England on July 20, 2020. Britain's government has already said it would purchase 100 million doses of a vaccine currently being trialed by Oxford University in partnership with As
Australia extends stimulus spending as 'COVID recession' looms 21 Jul 2020 - 09:32 am
A worker stands besides a road sign in Melbourne on July 21, 2020. AFP / William West
UK music magazine Q to close after 34 years, hurt by coronavirus pandemic 21 Jul 2020 - 12:38 am
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Data analysis on downed Ukraine jet starts Tuesday; Canada sceptical about Iran explanation 20 Jul 2020 - 11:59 pm
A view of the flight recorder from the Iranian missile-downed Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Flight PS752 Boeing 737 jet, as work begins at the BEA investigation bureau in Le Bourget, France July 20, 2020 in this image obtained from social media. Tw
US governor calls for plasma donors as virus rages 20 Jul 2020 - 11:54 pm
FILE PHOTO: A person donates blood plasma, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Sanquin blood bank in Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
COVID-19 shows a downward trend in Pakistan - govt official 20 Jul 2020 - 11:45 pm
A paramedic wearing protective gear instructs a man while taking nasal swab sample at a glass booth, to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Karachi, Pakistan July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Spain's coronavirus rate triples in three weeks after lockdown easing 20 Jul 2020 - 10:55 pm
A general view of a state tribute ceremony in memory of Spain's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims, at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain July 16, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Pelosi says Trump will be 'fumigated out' if he refuses to leave after White House loss 20 Jul 2020 - 10:28 pm
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 20, 2020. / AFP / JIM WATSON
Finnish prodigy Makela takes classical music by storm 20 Jul 2020 - 10:01 pm
In this file photo taken on July 7, 2020, Finnish conductor Klaus Makela conducts the Paris' Orchestra during a rehearsal at The Philharmonie de Paris concert hall in Paris. He is the new wunderkind of classical music. At only 24, the young Finn Klaus Mak
Suspect in slaying of federal judge's son found dead -media 20 Jul 2020 - 09:01 pm
A man walks outside the home of federal judge Esther Salas, where her son was shot and killed and her defense attorney husband was critically injured, in North Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz