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Ka-boom! How Germany's 'Mr Thrift' Scholz came to splash the cash 17 Jun 2020 - 10:21 am
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz arrives for a Reuters interview in his office in Berlin, Germany, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo
Facebook hopes to help millions of Americans register to vote 17 Jun 2020 - 09:59 am
 In this illustration photo, the logo of Facebook is displayed on a smartphone as Wikipedia logo at the background in Ankara, Turkey on June 16, 2020. ( Evrim Ayd?n - Anadolu Agency )
North Korea threatens to beef up military presence around DMZ 17 Jun 2020 - 09:59 am
North Korean border county of Kaepoong is seen from a South Korean observation post in the border city of Paju on June 17, 2020.  AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Taiwan to ease virus border controls to let in some business people 17 Jun 2020 - 09:55 am
A tour guide adjust her face mask to protect herself from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in an empty Taipei Sightseeing bus in Taipei, Taiwan, May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
Beijing extends movement curbs to contain resurgent coronavirus 17 Jun 2020 - 09:52 am
People wearing protective gear are pictured inside the terminal at Beijing's international airport on June 17, 2020. AFP / STR
Singapore scientists to start human trials of COVID-19 vaccine in August 17 Jun 2020 - 12:42 am
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Brazil Has Record Daily Coronavirus Cases as Disease Spreads 17 Jun 2020 - 12:29 am
A man walks in front of a graffiti of a boy wearing a face mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Rio de Janeiro, June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
U.S. airlines threaten to ban passengers who refuse to wear masks 17 Jun 2020 - 12:20 am
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Russia's Putin protected from coronavirus by disinfection tunnel -RIA 16 Jun 2020 - 11:53 pm
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Police fire tear gas as thousands join French healthcare protest 16 Jun 2020 - 11:17 pm
PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 16: Protesters take part in a demonstration to demand better working conditions for health workers, in Paris, France on June 16, 2020. ( GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT - Anadolu Agency )
St. Louis removes Columbus statue, latest monument after racial protests 16 Jun 2020 - 11:12 pm
Christopher Columbus statue is being removed in Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., June 16, 2020. in this picture obtained from social media. DOYLE MURPHY / RIVERFRONT TIMES via REUTERS
COVID-19 spikes in Arizona, Texas and Florida; church linked to Oregon outbreak 16 Jun 2020 - 11:00 pm
FLORIDA, USA - JUNE 10: A sign with COVID-19 safety measures is seen on the beach as Miami reopens beaches after measures against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) began to be lifted in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on June 10, 2020. ( Eva Marie Uzca
Chile says accounting errors led to omission of 31,000 coronavirus cases 16 Jun 2020 - 10:34 pm
People enter the El Pino hospital to undergo COVID-19 tests, in Santiago, on June 15, 2020, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Chile renewed for three months the
Eiffel Tower to reopen after longest closure since WWII 16 Jun 2020 - 09:41 pm
Sanitary instructions are seen on the waiting line to the Eiffel Tower, on June 15, 2020 in Paris, ahead of the partial reopening of the monument to the public as France eases lockdown measures taken to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic (novel coro
Trump signs police reform order to end 'patterns of failure' 16 Jun 2020 - 09:09 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump is applauded by law enforcement leaders surrounding him as he holds up an executive order on police reform after signing it during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Leah
India says 20 soldiers killed in clash with Chinese troops 16 Jun 2020 - 08:58 pm
Indian army soldiers walk past their parked trucks at a makeshift transit camp before heading to Ladakh, near Baltal, southeast of Srinagar, June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
Pakistan moves to seal off high-risk areas 16 Jun 2020 - 08:03 pm
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Steroid drug hailed as "breakthrough" in COVID-19 as trial shows it saves lives 16 Jun 2020 - 07:52 pm
A pharmacist displays a box of Dexamethasone at the Erasme Hospital amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium, June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman