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Two die in Japan after shots from suspended Moderna vaccines: Japan govt 28 Aug 2021 - 03:18 pm
Medical staff prepares Moderna coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine to be administered at the newly-opened mass vaccination centre in Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2021. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo
Britain says its final civilian flights will soon leave Afghanistan 28 Aug 2021 - 11:55 am
Members of the British armed forces 16 Air Assault Brigade disembark a RAF Voyager aircraft after landing at Brize Norton, Britain August 28, 2021. Alastair Grant/ Pool via REUTERS
Philippines' Duterte extends coronavirus curbs as cases hit new record high 28 Aug 2021 - 11:42 am
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US launches drone strike on Islamic State after Afghan airport blast 28 Aug 2021 - 11:00 am
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China greenlights Covid-19 booster shots for high-risk residents 27 Aug 2021 - 05:07 pm
People are seen at Beijing's tech hub Zhongguancun, China August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
16 killed in Pakistan chemical factory fire 27 Aug 2021 - 04:35 pm
Members of the scout emergency response team, survey amid the burned wreckage, after a fire broke out at a multi-story chemical factory, in Karachi, Pakistan, August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
China swoops on algorithms in latest tech clampdown 27 Aug 2021 - 03:38 pm
A man looking at a phone is seen through a digitally decorated glass during the World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
China's Zhifei says unit's COVID shot shows 81.76% efficacy in late-stage trial 27 Aug 2021 - 03:18 pm
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US on alert for more ISIS attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage 27 Aug 2021 - 01:25 pm
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Thailand eases curbs on retail and restaurants to spur economy 27 Aug 2021 - 12:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask enters a taxi in Chinatown, after the government started opening some restaurants outside shopping malls, parks, and barbershops during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, Ma
Contaminant in Moderna vaccines suspected to be metallic particles -NHK 27 Aug 2021 - 12:42 pm
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New Zealand eases nationwide lockdown but Auckland shut off 27 Aug 2021 - 12:36 pm
People jog past a social distancing sign on the first day of New Zealand's new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety measure that mandates wearing of a mask on public transport, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall/File Photo
Sydney cases dip as Australia debates COVID-19 reopening plans 27 Aug 2021 - 12:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wait in line outside a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination clinic in the Bankstown suburb during a lockdown to curb an outbreak of cases in Sydney, Australia, August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
India asks two states to consider night curfew as COVID-19 cases rise 27 Aug 2021 - 11:21 am
A man looks out from a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ward in the Government Medical College Hospital in Manjeri, in the Malappuram district of the southern state of Kerala, India. August 18, 2021. Picture taken August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Krishna N. Das
Sinopharm, Sinovac shots remained protective in Guangdong outbreak, Chinese researchers say 27 Aug 2021 - 11:04 am
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The Afghan minister who became a bicycle courier in Germany 27 Aug 2021 - 09:04 am
Former Afghan Communication Minister Sayed Sadaat sits with his gear as he works for the food delivery service Lieferando in Leipzig, Germany, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
India allows Boeing 737 MAX planes to fly ending an over 2-year ban 26 Aug 2021 - 07:52 pm
A Boeing 737 MAX airplane lands after a test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Karen Ducey/File Photo
Pentagon: Blast outside Kabul airport, no word on casualties 26 Aug 2021 - 05:18 pm
File Photo: Australian citizens and visa holders queue up to board the Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, as Australian Army infantry personnel provide security, at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 22

Europe

Flames spread on the hills surrounding Cotignac, southeastern France on July 23, 2026 during a wildfire. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP) France evacuates 20,000 as fire rages in pine forest
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Africa

File photo UK cancels military training in Kenya over permit dispute
A wildfire rages in a mountainous area near the town of Al Hachimia, Bouira Province, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Over 100 hospitalised, 150 homes damaged in Algeria blazes
File photo Ebola death toll in Africa outbreak surpasses 1,000
This photo shows a view of a power station in Mateur on July 21, 2026. Tunisia has been experiencing a heatwave for a week, with temperatures exceeding 48 degrees celsius as people endure the ordeal of daily water and electricity cuts. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP) Extreme heatwave grips Tunisia as wide power cuts fuel frustration

Americas

President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge during a roundtable at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on July 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP US imposes new tariffs on 60 partners as Trump rebuilds trade agenda
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge during a roundtable at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on July 23, 2026 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) US President warns Iran of 'major military punishment' if Houthi attacks continue
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