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Vietnam's capital ramps up testing after extending COVID-19 curbs 06 Sep 2021 - 10:14 am
A health worker checks the temperture of a motorcycle driver at a check point during the first day of the extended lockdown in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Taliban claim control of Panjshir, last pocket of armed resistance 06 Sep 2021 - 09:53 am
A view of a gate of the provincial governor's office in Panjshir, in this picture uploaded to social media on September 6, 2021. Social media handout/via Reuters
'Human toll was tremendous': Ida's death count rises while 600,000 still lack power 06 Sep 2021 - 12:16 am
FILE PHOTO: Power restoration workers are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida landfall in Louisiana, in Jean Lafitte, Louisiana, U.S. September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Hurricane Ida death toll in US Northeast rises to at least 50 victims 05 Sep 2021 - 09:55 pm
A view shows debris and buildings damaged from Hurricane Ida as U.S. President Joe Biden (not pictured) inspects the damage from Hurricane Ida from aboard the Marine One helicopter during an aerial tour of communities in Laffite, Grand Isle, Port Fourchon
Maduro says Venezuela to receive first COVAX vaccines this week 05 Sep 2021 - 08:07 pm
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Pfizer on track for US vaccine boosters, Moderna lagging, Fauci says 05 Sep 2021 - 07:22 pm
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They suffered through Covid, and still don’t want the vaccine 05 Sep 2021 - 03:38 pm
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Spanish village hosts first bull running fiesta since pandemic 05 Sep 2021 - 03:11 pm
Revellers and spectators watch a steer during the first running-of-the-bull festival since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic began in Villaseca de la Sagra, central Spain, September 5, 2021. Reuters/Sergio Perez
Heavy gunfire reported near Guinea's presidential palace 05 Sep 2021 - 02:54 pm
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UK minister: no decision yet on COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children 05 Sep 2021 - 01:56 pm
Britain's COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi speaks during a media briefing on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at Downing Street in London, Britain, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson/Pool/File Photo
New Zealand reports 20 local COVID-19 cases as outbreak slows 05 Sep 2021 - 12:36 pm
A medical worker administers a COVID-19 test at a testing clinic during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Auckland, New Zealand, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall
UAE announces plan to invest billions in economy, liberalise residency for foreigners 05 Sep 2021 - 12:08 pm
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UK could introduce vaccine passports for big venues this month 05 Sep 2021 - 11:52 am
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Russia's coronavirus cases surpass 7 million mark 05 Sep 2021 - 11:24 am
A medical specialist walks by an ambulance outside a hospital for patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia June 16, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
Japan to issue digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates in December -Nikkei 05 Sep 2021 - 10:50 am
A woman wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, stands in the rain in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Divers to try to locate source of reported oil spill in Gulf after Hurricane Ida 05 Sep 2021 - 09:46 am
Oil rigs are seen in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, in Grand Isle, Louisiana, U.S. August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Bahrain approves third booster shot of Sputnik V vaccine 05 Sep 2021 - 09:16 am
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Biden to visit storm-hit new York City, New Jersey next week 04 Sep 2021 - 07:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: Cars sit in water after flooding on the Major Deegan Expressway spilled over into the neighboring street and flooded a parking lot, when the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida brought drenching rain and the threat of flash floods and tornadoes to