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Wayward whale that swam 400km upriver to Montreal found dead 10 Jun 2020 - 09:57 am
The body of a young humpback whale is lifted out of the water during the evening of June 9, 2020 in Sorel (90 km east of Montreal), Quebec, where it was towed after being found east of Montreal in the morning hours. AFP / Eric THOMAS
Japan MPs pass record coronavirus budget 10 Jun 2020 - 09:48 am
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Finance Minister Taro Aso (2nd R) wearing face masks amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) bow during a budget committee session in the lower house at parliament in Tokyo on June 10, 2020. AFP /
UN sends 58 truckloads of aid to Idlib, Syria 09 Jun 2020 - 04:23 pm
A displaced Syrian man drives his agricultural vehicle loaded with belongings as he flees along the M4 highway, in Ariha in the rebel-held northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, on June 8, 2020, heading north. / AFP / Abdulaziz KETAZ
Fuel from Russian Arctic spill reaches large lake, says governor 09 Jun 2020 - 02:50 pm
The spill of over 20,000 tonnes of diesel fuel took place on May 29, 2020./ AFP / Marine Rescue Service / Handout /
What are antibody therapies and who is developing them for COVID-19? 09 Jun 2020 - 02:32 pm
A paramedic takes a blood sample from a medical worker, during an antibody testing program at the Hollymoor Ambulance Hub of the West Midlands Ambulance Service, operated by the West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, in Birmingham, Britain
New York starts reopening as WHO says virus 'worsening' worldwide 09 Jun 2020 - 02:13 pm
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 08: People wait for the train at Times Square during rush hour on the first day of phase one of the reopening after the coronavirus lockdown on June 8, 2020 in New York City. New York City enters phase one one hundred days after the fi
WHO says pandemic 'far from over' as daily cases hit record high 09 Jun 2020 - 01:46 pm
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'We'll be back': Italy prison escapees promise to return 09 Jun 2020 - 01:34 pm
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Kobe Bryant honoured in Bosnia with giant mural on school wall 09 Jun 2020 - 01:21 pm
Artist Deni Bozic (27) paints the last details on his tribute mural honoring former Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant on a school building wall in Gradiska, Bosnia and Herzegovina June 8, 2020. Picture taken June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Virus spreaders who never show symptoms ‘very rare,’ WHO says 09 Jun 2020 - 12:40 pm
Technical Lead for the World Health Organization (WHO) Maria Van Kerkhove attends a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus (COVID-2019), in Geneva, Switzerland, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Cathay Pacific unveils US$5 billion bailout plan 09 Jun 2020 - 12:19 pm
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan (L), wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, attends a news conference on the bailout of Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong, China June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Laurel Chor
UK COVID-19 death toll nears 52,000, Reuters tally shows 09 Jun 2020 - 12:11 pm
A sign tells passengers to 'wear a face covering' at Waterloo train station in central London , on June 8, 2020, as the UK government's planned 14-day quarantine for international arrivals to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 begins. / AF
Moscow's lockdown ends as coronavirus cases in Russia pass 485,000 09 Jun 2020 - 12:02 pm
People wearing masks as a precaution against coronavirus (Covid-19) wait in a queue as lockdown was lifted in Moscow, Russia on June 9, 2020. ( Sefa Karacan - Anadolu Agency )
Iran says it will execute informant who led CIA to Soleimani 09 Jun 2020 - 11:41 am
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London's statues from 'bygone' imperial past to be reviewed, mayor says 09 Jun 2020 - 11:14 am
The area where the statue of Edward Colston stood is seen, after protesters pulled it down and pushed into the docks, following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, Bristol, Britain, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Matthew Childs
China warns students to think twice before choosing Australia due to racist incidents 09 Jun 2020 - 11:10 am
FILE PHOTO: People are seen on the nearly deserted steps of the Sydney Opera House, in the wake of New South Wales implementing measures shutting down non-essential businesses and moving toward harsh penalties to enforce self-isolation as the spread of co
Novel coronavirus may have been spreading in China in August, Harvard research indicates 09 Jun 2020 - 11:02 am
TOPSHOT - This photo taken on June 3, 2020 shows people visiting a night market in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. China OUT / AFP / STR
How Covid upended 20 million lives in India’s finance hub 09 Jun 2020 - 10:43 am
People walk at the sea front after the government eased a lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Mumbai on June 8, 2020.  AFP / Punit PARANJPE