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Haiti quake death toll should be far below 2010 disaster: USAID 17 Aug 2021 - 08:06 pm
A satellite image shows the Saint Antoine Hospital in Jeremie, after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, August 15, 2021. SATELLITE IMAGE 2021 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Handout via REUTERS
Taliban say will not seek retribution against former soldiers, contractors 17 Aug 2021 - 06:56 pm
Members of Taliban forces sit at a checkpost in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. REUTERS
UN aid chief in Afghanistan warns of hunger caused by drought 17 Aug 2021 - 06:20 pm
People wait outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. REUTERS
Taliban spokesman promise a secure Afghanistan 17 Aug 2021 - 06:10 pm
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UK health regulator approves Moderna COVID-19 shot for 12- to 17-year-olds 17 Aug 2021 - 04:08 pm
An employee shows the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Northwell Health's Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital in New York, U.S., December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Over 600 Afghans cram into US cargo plane in desperate flight from Kabul 17 Aug 2021 - 04:06 pm
Evacuees crowd the interior of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft. Picture taken August 15, 2021. Courtesy of Defense One/Handout via Reuters
Germany's Merkel condemns Belarus' treatment of refugees 17 Aug 2021 - 03:05 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a protective mask during a news conference on the current developments in Afghanistan, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany August 16, 2021 Odd Andersen/REUTERS
Seven injured as car collides with pedestrians in England school car park 17 Aug 2021 - 02:38 pm
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Afghans scramble to delete digital history, evade biometrics 17 Aug 2021 - 02:31 pm
People gather outside Kabul airport, Afghanistan August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from a video. Reuters TV/via Reuters
Eco-friendly vehicles offer quieter, cleaner safaris in Kenyan reserve 17 Aug 2021 - 01:18 pm
Gladys Kisemei, a tour guide at the Emboo River Camp drives tourists from the Ol Kiombo airstrip using an electric-powered safari vehicle at the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok County, Kenya July 16, 2021. Picture taken July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Monica
Winds drive nation's largest wildfire toward California city 17 Aug 2021 - 12:53 pm
A firefighter continues to hold the line of the Dixie Fire near Taylorsville, California, U.S., August 10, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
Greece says cannot become gateway to EU for fleeing Afghans 17 Aug 2021 - 12:46 pm
People gather outside Kabul airport, Afghanistan August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from a video.  REUTERS
Gunmen kill seven at Nigerian gas project site 17 Aug 2021 - 12:29 pm
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China blames US over Afghanistan, but says will work with it 17 Aug 2021 - 12:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Taliban fighter holding an M16 assault rifle stands outside the Interior Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 16, 2021.REUTERS/Stringer
Hopes for quake survivors dwindle as storm lashes Haiti 17 Aug 2021 - 12:11 pm
Two fishermen secure a fishing net on land, as Tropical Depression Grace approaches, after Saturday's 7.2 magnitude quake, in Les Cayes, Haiti August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
French firefighters battle wildfire in southern Var region 17 Aug 2021 - 11:56 am
A firefighter works near at the site of a wildfire that broke out in the Var region of southern France, August 17, 2021 Communication SDIS19/Handout via REUTERS
US declares first Western reservoir water shortage, triggering cuts 17 Aug 2021 - 10:43 am
An aerial view shows the Hemenway Harbor boat launch area on Lake Mead and Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, U.S. May 18, 2020. SATELLITE IMAGE 2021 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Handout via REUTERS
New Zealand's Ardern locks down nation over single COVID-19 case 17 Aug 2021 - 10:32 am
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern participates in a televised debate with National leader Judith Collins at TVNZ in Auckland, New Zealand, September 22, 2020. Fiona Goodall/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo