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Brazil's Bolsonaro says he is 'bored' by questions on COVID-19 deaths 11 Oct 2021 - 11:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gestures during the ceremony for the Modernization of Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo
Italy's mandatory health pass not boosting jabs as hoped, data shows 11 Oct 2021 - 09:51 pm
A woman shows her digital COVID-19 certificate at a train station in Milan, Italy, September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo
WHO advises additional COVID shot for immunocompromised people 11 Oct 2021 - 08:54 pm
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker prepares an injection with a dose of Astra Zeneca coronavirus vaccine, at a vaccination centre in Baitul Futuh Mosque, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nich
Lava from La Palma volcano burns cement plant, prompting lockdown 11 Oct 2021 - 08:42 pm
Lava rolls down behind a cement factory in Los Llanos as the Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Canary Island of LA PALMA, as seen from Tajuya, Spain, October 11, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
France bans plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables 11 Oct 2021 - 08:09 pm
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Coughing Putin says he's fine, tests for COVID daily 11 Oct 2021 - 07:22 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at his residence outside Moscow, Russia October 11, 2021. Sputnik/Evgeniy Paulin/Kremlin via REUTERS
Germany's largest mosque to broadcast call to prayer on Fridays 11 Oct 2021 - 03:45 pm
People queue in front of the Central Mosque in Ehrenfeld suburb, as they wait for a COVID-19 vaccination, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Cologne, Germany, May 8, 2021. Reuters/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo
Minks to get Covid jabs in Finland after Danes culled millions 11 Oct 2021 - 03:34 pm
File photo of a mink in Denmark. Reuters
4 detained during massive pro-EU protest in Poland 11 Oct 2021 - 03:19 pm
The flags of Poland and European Union are tied together during a rally in support of Poland's membership in the European Union after the country's Constitutional Tribunal ruled on the primacy of the constitution over EU law, undermining a key tenet of Eu
Britain reaffirms Asia 'tilt' as new warship makes Singapore stop 11 Oct 2021 - 03:08 pm
A view of the British Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan September 6, 2021. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via Reuters
US, EU line up over 20 more countries for global methane pact 11 Oct 2021 - 02:52 pm
Methane bubbles are seen in an area of marshland at a research post at Stordalen Mire near Abisko, Sweden, on August 1, 2019. Reuters/Hannah McKay/File Photo
Netflix hit show 'Squid Game' spurs interest in learning Korean 11 Oct 2021 - 02:14 pm
Participants from overseas take part in a Korean speech contest held by Sejong Institute Foundation in Seoul, South Korea, October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Dogyun Kim
Card, Angrist and Imbens win 2021 Nobel economics prize 11 Oct 2021 - 01:16 pm
Photographs of the 2021 Nobel economics prize winners David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens appear on a screen during the announcement of the award at a news conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, October 11, 2021.
China vows to include biodiversity in economic plans as UN talks begin 11 Oct 2021 - 12:54 pm
A giant panda rests on a tree
Fiona Hill, a nobody to Trump and Putin, saw into them both 11 Oct 2021 - 12:43 pm
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Indonesia cuts quarantine to five days as borders reopen further 11 Oct 2021 - 12:27 pm
People wearing protective face masks walk at the Pondok Indah shopping mall, as the Indonesian capital reopens shopping malls with a new policy requiring shoppers to show a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination certificate, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug
'Freedom Day': Sydney reopens as Australia looks to live with Covid-19 11 Oct 2021 - 09:24 am
Diners sit to eat at a city centre food court on the first day of eased restrictions for vaccinated patrons in Sydney, Australia, October 11, 2021. Reuters/Loren Elliott
Oil storage tank on fire in southern Lebanon, witness reports 11 Oct 2021 - 09:20 am
Water is sprayed at a fire in the Zahrani oil facility in southern Lebanon, October 11, 2021. Reuters/Ali Hankir