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Sydney suffers deadliest day of pandemic as lockdown nears seventh week 05 Aug 2021 - 10:53 am
A lone man wearing a protective face mask crosses an empty street during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
S.Korea's Moon pledges $1.92 bln by 2025 to boost COVID-19 vaccine production 05 Aug 2021 - 10:41 am
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Expats wait anxiously as Singapore weighs COVID-19 reopening 05 Aug 2021 - 10:25 am
The seating area at a food centre is cordoned off to restrict dining-in as part of the latest measures to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia/File Photo
Greece battles wildfires for third day, site of ancient Olympics saved 05 Aug 2021 - 10:12 am
A view of smoke rising from a wildfire is seen from Kifisia, northern suburb of Athens, Greece, August 3, 2021. Fotis Chormovitis via Reuters
China imposes restrictions as delta reaches nearly half the country 05 Aug 2021 - 09:31 am
Residents line up at a nucleic acid testing site during a citywide mass testing following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, August 3, 2021. Reuters/Stringer
Britain rows back on France quarantine, opens to more countries 05 Aug 2021 - 12:25 am
Arriving passengers queue at UK Border Control at the Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
Pfizer to require US workers receive COVID-19 vaccine or regular tests 05 Aug 2021 - 12:14 am
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US developing plan to require foreign visitors to be vaccinated -official 04 Aug 2021 - 11:53 pm
FILE PHOTO: Passengers walk through Terminal 1, after further cases of coronavirus were confirmed in New York, at JFK International Airport in New York, U.S., March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Turkish wildfires are worst ever, Erdogan says, as power plant breached 04 Aug 2021 - 11:29 pm
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Delays in deliveries of Russia's Sputnik V shot to be resolved this month -RDIF 04 Aug 2021 - 09:12 pm
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Spain allows 40% maximum occupancy in outdoor sports events in August 04 Aug 2021 - 09:06 pm
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Dubai airport expects passenger surge as UAE eases travel curbs 04 Aug 2021 - 08:54 pm
Passengers wait before boarding at Dubai International Airport, as Emirates airline resumed limited outbound passenger flights amid outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dubai, UAE April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
English study finds 50-60% reduced risk of COVID for double-vaccinated 04 Aug 2021 - 08:45 pm
A patient receives the AstraZeneca vaccine administered by a nurse immuniser at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination clinic at the Bankstown Sports Club as the city experiences an extended lockdown, in Sydney, Australia, August 3, 2021. REUTERS/Lo
South Africa quickens vaccine drive, gets more doses from US 04 Aug 2021 - 08:01 pm
People wearing protective masks sit ahead of a vaccination, as South Africa rolls out the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the elderly at the Munsieville Care for the Aged Centre outside Johannesburg, South Africa May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe S
China's minors able to buy e-cigarettes despite ban - state media 04 Aug 2021 - 07:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pods of different flavors are seen on display at an authorized reseller store of Chinese e-cigarette company Relx in Shanghai, China July 24, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
NOAA's revised hurricane outlook sees more storms in 2021 Atlantic season 04 Aug 2021 - 07:26 pm
Waves crash the balustrades on Bayshore Boulevard during high tide after Tropical Storm Elsa churns up the Gulf coast, in Tampa, Florida, U.S., July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
Nigeria seizes record $54 million in pangolin parts, elephant tusks 04 Aug 2021 - 07:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman uses a knife to remove scales from the skin of a live pangolin at the Epe fish market in Lagos, Nigeria July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020 REUTERS/Seun Sanni/File Photo
Britain to offer COVID shots to all 16- and 17-year-olds 04 Aug 2021 - 07:17 pm
Professor Wei Shen Lim, chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, and Dr June Raine, Chief Executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agenc