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Singapore welcomes more travellers under quarantine-free programme 20 Oct 2021 - 10:25 am
Passengers from Amsterdam arrive at Changi Airport under Singapore’s expanded Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) quarantine-free travel scheme, as the city-state opens its borders to more countries amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Singapor
Delta subvariant won't change COVID picture, Oxford vaccine chief says 20 Oct 2021 - 10:22 am
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At the edge: UK health service facing growing winter pressures 20 Oct 2021 - 10:10 am
NHS workers are seen next to a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mobile testing unit in Tower Hamlets, London, Britain, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Singapore’s Covid record sparks warning on hospital strain 20 Oct 2021 - 10:06 am
Passengers from Amsterdam arrive at Changi Airport under Singapore’s expanded Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) quarantine-free travel scheme in Singapore October 20, 2021. Reuters/Edgar Su
Gates Foundation allots $120 mln for poor nations to get COVID-19 drug 20 Oct 2021 - 10:02 am
A person passes by on a scooter in front of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, Washington, U.S. May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Floods, landslides kill at least 43 people in Nepal 20 Oct 2021 - 09:38 am
 A man carrying a basket walks along the paddy fields early in the morning in Bhaktapur, Nepal, October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Monika Deupala/File Photo
Grapefruit-sized hail hits Australia's east coast 20 Oct 2021 - 09:25 am
Hailstones in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia October 19, 2021, in this still image obtained from video. Courtesy of Greg Hateley / Social Media via Reuters
Roadside bomb attack kills 13 Syrian military personnel in Damascus: State TV 20 Oct 2021 - 09:13 am
Military police inspect the site of an explosion in central Damascus, Syria October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi
Police answering 4-year-old's call confirm his toys are cool 20 Oct 2021 - 08:49 am
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Japanese volcano spews plumes of ash, people warned away 20 Oct 2021 - 08:36 am
Smoke and ash are seen during an eruption on Mount Aso, a volcano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan October 20, 2021, in this still image obtained from video. Courtesy of Twitter @ NINJA250_NBYK / Social Media via Reuters
US workers face layoffs as US Covid-19 vaccine mandates kick in 19 Oct 2021 - 11:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: Boeing employees and others line the street with signs and American flags as they protest the company's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandate, outside the Boeing facility in Everett, Washington, October 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasso
Evacuation at UK's Manchester Airport after suspicious package reported -spokesperson 19 Oct 2021 - 09:40 pm
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Top Mexican official defends metro rail role as deadly collapse probe moves forward 19 Oct 2021 - 08:59 pm
Workers move a train car from a site where an overpass for a metro partially collapsed with train cars on it at Olivos station in Mexico City, Mexico May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Romero
Italy's Chinese feel penalised by COVID Green Pass rules 19 Oct 2021 - 08:38 pm
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Days after lawmaker's murder prompted fears, UK minister accosted by crowd 19 Oct 2021 - 08:26 pm
Britain's Housing Secretary Michael Gove walks outside Downing Street, following the death of British MP David Amess who was stabbed to death during a meeting with constituents, in London, Britain, October 18, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
US expected to authorize mix and match COVID booster shots 19 Oct 2021 - 07:44 pm
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One does not feel old, says 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth 19 Oct 2021 - 04:21 pm
Britain's Queen Elizabeth leaves after a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey, London, Britain October 12, 2021. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Floods force Indian couple to float to their wedding - in a cooking pot 19 Oct 2021 - 03:04 pm
Bride and groom float to a temple in a cooking vessel on a flooded road for their wedding ceremony in this screengrab taken from video, in Alappuzha, Kerala, India, October 18, 2021. REUTERS TV/via REUTERS