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Thai volunteers provide lifeline to elderly, sick cut off by pandemic 13 Aug 2021 - 06:13 pm
Buddhist monks wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as they perform coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing in a community near their temple in Bangkok, Thailand August 4, 2021. Picture taken August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Indonesia malls reopen exclusively for vaccinated shoppers 13 Aug 2021 - 05:21 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
Spanish town takes neighbourly chats 'al fresco' to UNESCO 13 Aug 2021 - 05:15 pm
Neighbours chat outside their houses to avoid the heat at night, as a heatwave hits Spain, in Algar, August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Thailand projects doubling of daily coronavirus infections next month 13 Aug 2021 - 05:07 pm
People queue at the Central Vaccination Center as Thailand opens walk-in for first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccination scheme for elders, people with a minimum weight of 100 kilograms and pregnant women amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok,
China reports smallest number of new local COVID cases since July 13 Aug 2021 - 04:28 pm
A worker disinfects next to villagers lining up by a corn field for nucleic acid testing at Baiyangping village following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, China August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. cns
Norway ends some COVID restrictions, keeps others 13 Aug 2021 - 04:23 pm
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Philippine medical workers under strain as COVID-19 cases jump 13 Aug 2021 - 04:07 pm
A health worker vaccinates a foodpanda delivery rider with Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in a shopping mall's parking lot turned into a drive-thru vaccination site, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, August 13, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
One month after floods, Belgians try to rebuild 13 Aug 2021 - 03:49 pm
Volunteers prepare food for people affected by the floods after heavy rainfall in Jupille, Belgium, August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron
China says does not reject cooperation on COVID-19 origin tracing 13 Aug 2021 - 03:36 pm
A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a resident for nucleic acid testing following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China early August 2, 2021. cnsphoto via Reuters
Turkey combats Black Sea floods, death toll rises to 27 13 Aug 2021 - 02:10 pm
Search and Rescue team members evacuate locals during flash floods which have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region, in Bozkurt, a town in Kastamonu province, Turkey, August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. Onder Godez/Ministry of In
One dead, 15 people injured in bus blast in Russia -RIA 13 Aug 2021 - 02:07 pm
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Wildfire breaks out east of Rome, locals evacuated 13 Aug 2021 - 01:52 pm
Firefighters battle wildfires in the beach village of Porto Badisco near Otranto in the southern region of Puglia, Italy, August 13, 2021. Vigili del Fuoco/Handout via REUTERS
Health minister wants S.Africa to stay at current lockdown level 13 Aug 2021 - 01:47 pm
FILE PHOTO: Thelma Modise, a member of the South African Police Service (SAPS) receives a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as part of a vaccine rollout to over 180,000 SAPS members, in the township of Soweto, South Africa July 5, 2021. REU
Sydney daily COVID-19 cases hit record high, more troops to enforce lockdown 13 Aug 2021 - 01:42 pm
Police officers patrol through the quiet Central Station in the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
The 11-year-old British boy walking to save the earth 13 Aug 2021 - 01:34 pm
Jude Walker, 11, during his 210 miles (340 km) walk from Yorkshire to London over 21 days to raise awareness for 'the zero carbon campaign' petition, which calls for the government to implement a Carbon Tax, in Milton Keynes, Britain August 10, 2021. Pict
South Koreans told to cut holiday travel, work remotely amid rising COVID wave 13 Aug 2021 - 01:29 pm
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Japan issues highest risk alerts in Hiroshima due to torrential rains 13 Aug 2021 - 01:26 pm
A landslide in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan after heavy rains, in this August 13, 2021 photo obtained from social media. TWITTER @KAPPACHAN1115 /via REUTERS
US FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccine boosters for the immunocompromised 13 Aug 2021 - 01:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo