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White House rushes to booster doses as CDC advisers bide time 29 Aug 2021 - 09:40 pm
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New Orleans homeless shelters scramble to bring in residents, facing storm and Covid surge 29 Aug 2021 - 08:09 pm
A man pulling a cart with his belongings walks past a billboard outside the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center ahead of Hurricane Ida, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. August 29, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Fauci backs COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US school children 29 Aug 2021 - 07:59 pm
Alessandro Roque, 12, receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination as part of a vaccine drive by the Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians in Arleta, Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Hurricane Nora pounds Mexico coast with heavy rains, strong winds 29 Aug 2021 - 07:17 pm
A fallen tree and electricity pole are pictured as Hurricane Nora approaches Manzanillo, in Colima state, Mexico August 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jesus Lozoya
Biden to receive bodies of US troops killed in Afghanistan: White House 29 Aug 2021 - 03:03 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual briefing with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on preparations for Hurricane Ida at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 28, 2021. Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz
Crews battle to protect Lake Tahoe region from wildfire 29 Aug 2021 - 01:16 pm
A firefighter battles flames to protect structures from Caldor Fire, in Strawberry, California, U.S., August 28, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
Louisiana braces for powerful hurricane as COVID-19 taxes hospitals 29 Aug 2021 - 09:34 am
A man looks at sandbags at the entrance of a store in preparation for Hurricane Ida, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. August 28, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Residents warned as Louisiana braces for Hurricane Ida 28 Aug 2021 - 08:22 pm
Waves splash at the seafront while Hurricane Ida approaches the island, in Havana, Cuba, August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
Spotted: Cow at a McDonald's drive-through in Wisconsin 28 Aug 2021 - 03:49 pm
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US coronavirus hospitalizations hit eight-month high over 100,000 27 Aug 2021 - 09:34 pm
People line up at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing at a mobile testing van in New York City, U.S., August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Official guidance for COVID booster shot remains eight months -White House 27 Aug 2021 - 09:15 pm
A person receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a mobile inoculation site in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, U.S., August 18, 2021. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo
Half of US youth over 12 got at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose -White House 27 Aug 2021 - 07:50 pm
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Tropical Storm Ida could hit the US Gulf Coast as a Hurricane Sunday 27 Aug 2021 - 06:45 pm
A satellite image shows Tropical Storm Ida after forming in the Caribbean, about 75 miles (125 kilometers) north-northwest of Grand Cayman, August 27, 2021. NOAA/Handout via REUTERS
From dried fruit to bike repair, Cuban entrepreneurs prepare for a more open economy 27 Aug 2021 - 06:37 pm
Nayvis Dias (C), founder of Velo Cuba, speaks to employees at her bicycle repair and rental company in Havana, Cuba, August 25, 2021. Picture taken on August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
Paraguay grains ships cut loads, face delays as river levels drop 27 Aug 2021 - 06:18 pm
Boats are pictured on the shore of the Rio Paraguay (Paraguay River), which flows down to the Parana River, as the lack of rain in Brazil, where the river originates, has brought water levels down, forcing cargo ships to reduce the amount of grains that a
Vaccinated Chileans shout and dance for study to see if the show can go on for concerts 27 Aug 2021 - 06:01 pm
Vaccinated Chileans enjoy the Chancho en Piedra band during a concert as part of a study of the Hospital Clinico de la Universidad de Chile (Clinical Hospital of the University of Chile) for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Santiago, Chile,
Mexican researchers say they created facemask that neutralizes COVID-19 27 Aug 2021 - 11:55 am
The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Cont
California winds shifting as wildfire battles go on 27 Aug 2021 - 12:03 am
A satellite picture of Caldor Fire raging across California, U.S., August 17, 2021, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on August 25, 2021. Courtesy of European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 Imagery/Processed By DG DEFIS/Handout via REUTERS

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A view of destroyed buildings is pictured at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Habbouch on May 7, 2026. (Photo by Abbas Fakih / AFP) More than half of Lebanon population depends on aid: EU official
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Peninsula Some 1,500 ships trapped in Gulf due to Iran conflict: IMO
Displaced Sudanese students attend a class at an elementary school, south of Port Sudan, on April 26, 2026. Photo by Khaled Desouki / AFP Sudanese schoolchildren race to make up for years lost to war

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A technician checks the quality of mobile robots at Youibot Robotics Co., Ltd. in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province (Xinhua/Zhang Duan) China unveils guidelines to regulate, boost innovative development of AI agents
This handout photo taken and released on May 7, 2026 by Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) shows Myanmar president Min Aung Hlaing (R) holding an 11,000-carat ruby in Naypyidaw, after it was found at a gem tract in Mogok in Mandalay Region. (Photo by Handout / Myanmar Radio and Television / AFP) / Myanmar says massive 11,000-carat ruby discovered in Mandalay
Indonesian police display evidence before authorities held a press conference following the arrest of dozens of suspects in an online fraud case in Surabaya (Photo by Juni Kriswanto / AFP) Indonesia detains over 200 foreigners over trading scam
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