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UK's Prince William says great minds should focus on saving Earth not space travel 14 Oct 2021 - 12:59 pm
Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge visits to officially open The Balfour, Orkney Hospital in Kirkwall, Scotland, Britain May 25, 2021. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS
Planes, fire crews tackling wildfire near Reagan ranch in California 14 Oct 2021 - 12:48 pm
Firefighters extinguish hot spots from the Alisal fire near Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County, California, U.S., October 13, 2021. Picture taken October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci
Explosions, shooting rock Beirut as tensions over blast probe erupt 14 Oct 2021 - 12:44 pm
An army soldier takes position after gunfire erupted at a site near a protest that was getting underway against Judge Tarek Bitar, who is investigating last year's port explosion, in Beirut, Lebanon October 14, 2021. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir
Volcano lava forces more evacuations in Spain's La Palma 14 Oct 2021 - 12:16 pm
Lava flows down behind houses in Los Llanos as the Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma, as seen from Tajuya, Spain, October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
English school return spurred Covid in children, but cases fell in adults: Study 14 Oct 2021 - 12:12 pm
Students attend a lesson at Weaverham High School, as the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) lockdown begins to ease, in Cheshire, Britain, March 9, 2021. Reuters/Jason Cairnduff/File Photo
Hungary will receive technology to produce Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine -foreign minister 14 Oct 2021 - 12:03 pm
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Indonesia's Bali reopens to international tourists, but with no flights 14 Oct 2021 - 10:55 am
People are seen at Ngurah Rai International Airport ahead of the reopening of Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Thursday, in Badung, Bali, Indonesia October 13, 2021. Antara Foto/Fikri Yusuf/via Reuters
More than 40 feared dead in fire in southern Taiwan 14 Oct 2021 - 10:49 am
Jets of water are sprayed as a fire blazes at Cheng Chung Cheng building in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in this still frame obtained from social media video dated early October 14, 2021. CHANG YU CHEN /via REUTERS
Tiny Pacific nation beats the world with 99% COVID vaccination, says Red Cross 14 Oct 2021 - 10:13 am
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Danish man suspected of killing five in bow-and-arrow attack in Norway 14 Oct 2021 - 10:07 am
An arrow left in a wall is seen after several people were killed and others were injured by a man using a bow and arrows to carry out attacks, in Kongsberg, Norway, October 13, 2021. Terje Bendiksby/NTB/via REUTERS
J&J shot performs best with paired with booster dose from Moderna or Pfizer, NIH study suggests 14 Oct 2021 - 12:05 am
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FDA scientists' analysis of J&J COVID-19 booster data raises red flags 13 Oct 2021 - 11:23 pm
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WHO says approval process for Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 'still on hold' 13 Oct 2021 - 09:40 pm
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India resumes vaccine exports as domestic stocks build up - officials 13 Oct 2021 - 09:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: : A medic administers COVAXIN, an Indian government-backed experimental COVID-19 vaccine, to a health worker during its trials, at the Gujarat Medical Education & Research Society in Ahmedabad, India, November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File
Moldova to enact state of emergency due to natural gas shortage 13 Oct 2021 - 08:27 pm
FILE PHOTO: Flames from a gas burner are reflected on a cooker in a private home in Bad Honnef near Bonn, Germany, October 11, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
Covid cases dropping in North, South America, health agency says 13 Oct 2021 - 08:14 pm
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Biden's vaccine mandate for companies nears as proposed rule sent to White House 13 Oct 2021 - 07:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Mexico cheers November opening of US border, frets over WHO vaccines rules 13 Oct 2021 - 07:38 pm
Cars stand in line at the Cordova International Bridge at the Mexico-U.S. border to enter into El Paso, Texas, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico August 24, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez