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Hoping to boost the economy, UK PM Johnson unveils new planning rules 30 Jun 2020 - 01:56 pm
Workers are seen at a construction site, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain June 30, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
PM Johnson demands Britain "Build, build, build" to beat COVID-19 slump 30 Jun 2020 - 01:43 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a speech during his visit to Dudley College of Technology in Dudley, Britain, June 30, 2020. Paul Ellis/Pool via Reuters
Leaders of Russia, Turkey, Iran to discuss Syria on Wednesday: Kremlin 30 Jun 2020 - 12:16 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin.  AFP / Sputnik / Alexey NIKOLSKY
Australia's second largest city orders 36 suburbs locked down to stop virus spike 30 Jun 2020 - 11:14 am
A medical professional administers a test to a member of the public at a pop-up coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing facility, as the state of Victoria experiences a spike in cases, in Melbourne, Australia, June 26, 2020. AAP Image/James Ross via REUTER
Kuwait to resume commercial flights, doesn't see full capacity until Aug. 2021 30 Jun 2020 - 10:18 am
The sun sets behind the skyline of Kuwait City on June 25, 2020. AFP / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT
Philippine doctors shield families with "quarantent", safe spaces 30 Jun 2020 - 10:06 am
Jan Claire Dorado, 30, a doctor assigned to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Emergency Room of East Avenue Medical Center, bonds with her family's cat from behind the small plastic window on her makeshift isolation room to protect her family from potent
China passes feared Hong Kong security law 30 Jun 2020 - 09:07 am
Pro-China supporters display Chinese and Hong Kong flags as they raise a toast with champagne during a rally near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on June 30, 2020, as China passed a sweeping national security law for the city.   AFP / Anthony WAL
UK imposes lockdown on city of Leicester to curb COVID-19 outbreak 30 Jun 2020 - 12:05 am
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Brazil's Sao Paulo sees China coronavirus vaccine trial approval soon 29 Jun 2020 - 11:53 pm
file photo/ AFP / Douglas MAGNO
Iran records highest daily death toll from COVID-19 29 Jun 2020 - 11:20 pm
Pedestrians, wearing protective masks due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, walk past shops in the Iranian capital Tehran on June 28, 2020.  / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Judge in Floyd case warns of a change of venue, gag order 29 Jun 2020 - 11:13 pm
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Boeing begins crucial certification test flights for grounded 737 MAX 29 Jun 2020 - 10:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are parked in a parking lot at Boeing Field in this aerial photo over Seattle, Washington, U.S., June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
WHO sending team to China to investigate origins of coronavirus 29 Jun 2020 - 09:15 pm
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Broadway theaters to remain closed through early January 2021 29 Jun 2020 - 09:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: A row of closed theaters are seen in the Broadway district due the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Canada over worst of coronavirus outbreak, U.S. spike a cause for concern -Trudeau 29 Jun 2020 - 08:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: Cars bound for the United States from Canada pass the Peace Arch border monument in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
'Wear a mask!' Republicans change tune as COVID-19 surges 29 Jun 2020 - 07:19 pm
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Pandemic 'is not even close to being over', WHO chief says 29 Jun 2020 - 07:10 pm
 World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus  / REUTERS
U.S. envoy in Lebanon says "page turned" after interview ban 29 Jun 2020 - 05:15 pm
U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea speaks during a news conference after meeting with Lebanon's Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut, Lebanon June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir