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Russia hits new record for COVID-19 deaths, resists lockdown 12 Oct 2021 - 09:18 pm
A view shows a street in central Belgorod, Russia August 10, 2021. Picture taken August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Polina Nikolskaya
US FDA staff says Moderna did not meet all criteria for COVID-19 boosters 12 Oct 2021 - 08:45 pm
Vials of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna are seen in the town of Ricany near Prague, Czech Republic, February 25, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo
Vaccines could have saved 22,000 lives in Texas and Florida, researchers say 12 Oct 2021 - 08:37 pm
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Hundreds evacuated as red-hot lava threatens homes in Spain's La Palma 12 Oct 2021 - 07:47 pm
Residents carry belongins as they prepare to evacuate the area in prevention of the arrival of lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Laguna, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Southwest Airlines sees mostly normal operations Tuesday 12 Oct 2021 - 07:25 pm
Passengers check in for a Southwest Airlines flight at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida, U.S., October 11, 2021. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
Billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma reappears in Hong Kong - sources 12 Oct 2021 - 07:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba Group. Reuters/Charles Platiau/File Photo
Typhoon barrels towards Hong Kong and south China coast 12 Oct 2021 - 05:50 pm
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India asks utilities to import coal, warns states not to sell power on exchanges 12 Oct 2021 - 03:47 pm
Workers unload coal from a supply truck at a yard on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India October 12, 2021. Reuters/Amit Dave
CureVac to drop COVID-19 vaccine candidate, focus on next-gen shot 12 Oct 2021 - 03:17 pm
A volunteer receives a dose of CureVac vaccine or a placebo during a study by the German biotech firm CureVac as part of a testing for a new vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Brussels, Belgium March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File P
Lockdown ends for 3,000 La Palma residents as volcano cloud passes 12 Oct 2021 - 01:59 pm
The Cumbre Vieja volcano spews lava and smoke as it continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma, as seen from Tacande, Spain, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
India recommends emergency use of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 shot in kids 12 Oct 2021 - 12:52 pm
Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan holds a dose of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine called COVAXIN, during a vaccination campaign at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi, India, January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Bali surf school owner eagerly awaiting imminent return of foreign tourists 12 Oct 2021 - 12:08 pm
A surfing business owner, 38-year-old, Halfia Lando poses holding a surfboard at a Kuta beach as Indonesia opens up the tourist island of Bali to some countries. Reuters/Sultan Anshori
Japan working on starting COVID-19 booster shots by year-end 12 Oct 2021 - 11:31 am
Medical staff prepare Moderna coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to be administered at newly-opened mass vaccination centre in Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2021. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS
Beirut blast judge issues arrest warrant for ex finance minister Khalil 12 Oct 2021 - 11:23 am
File photo: Lebanon's Finance Minister Youssef Khalil is pictured at the Ministry of Finance in Beirut, Lebanon October 1, 2021. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
UN panel says it can't rule on climate case brought by Thunberg 12 Oct 2021 - 10:36 am
Climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks as she joins students holding a Fridays for Future climate strike while environment ministers meet ahead of Glasgow's COP26 meeting, in Milan, Italy, October 1, 2021. Reuters/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo
Japan's ruling party unveils manifesto with focus on coronavirus, defence 12 Oct 2021 - 10:08 am
Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, October 4, 2021. Toru Hanai/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
Cyclone Kompasu strikes Philippines, kills 9 12 Oct 2021 - 09:40 am
People cross floodwaters caused by tropical cyclone Kompasu during an evacuation assisted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) at Brooke's Point, Palawan, in the Philippines, Ocotober 12, 2021, in this image obtained via social media. Philippine Coast Guar
Small plane crash near San Diego leaves at least two dead, damages homes 12 Oct 2021 - 09:30 am
Smoke billows after a plane crash in Santee, California, U.S., October 11, 2021. Courtesy of Ryan Graves/Handout via REUTERS