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Death toll in Turkey wildfires rises to eight, coastal resorts affected 01 Aug 2021 - 07:27 pm
A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire near Marmaris, Turkey, August 1, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Sydney’s Covid cases at record while infections rise in Brisbane 01 Aug 2021 - 06:46 pm
A lone bird walks past the quiet Circular Quay train station during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Fauci says he expects no new U.S. lockdowns despite surging Delta cases 01 Aug 2021 - 06:05 pm
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 20, 2021. Stefa
Russian cosmonauts give video tour of module that jolted space station 01 Aug 2021 - 05:23 pm
International Space Station (ISS) crew member, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, is seen inside the Nauka (Science) Multipurpose Laboratory Module on July 31, 2021 in this still image taken from video. Image taken July 31, 2021. Roscosmos/Handout via RE
Thailand extends pandemic measures, expands lockdown areas 01 Aug 2021 - 04:32 pm
People wearing protective masks queue outside the Central Vaccination Center as Thailand opens walk-in first dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination scheme for elders, people with a minimum weight of 100 kilograms and pregnant w
China reports 75 new COVID-19 cases as Delta cluster expands 01 Aug 2021 - 04:15 pm
People line up for nucleic acid testing at a sports centre in Gulou district, during a citywide mass testing following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China July 22, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Pfizer and Moderna raises prices for its COVID-19 vaccines in EU- FT 01 Aug 2021 - 03:04 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
Some wildfires rage on in Turkey, although most have been contained 01 Aug 2021 - 02:38 pm
Trees burn in flames during a wildfire near Marmaris, Turkey, July 31, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Myanmar army ruler takes prime minister role, again pledges elections 01 Aug 2021 - 02:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, delivers a speech at the IX Moscow conference on international security in Moscow, Russia, June 23, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
US COVID-19 eviction ban expires, leaving renters at risk 01 Aug 2021 - 12:28 pm
Vehicles are parked outside the US Capitol building the morning the Senate returned to session in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2021. Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Cambodia to mix vaccines as booster shots to fight Covid 01 Aug 2021 - 12:10 pm
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Iran denies involvement in attack on oil tanker off Oman 01 Aug 2021 - 11:25 am
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Sunak demands urgent easing of UK travel rules, Times says 01 Aug 2021 - 11:15 am
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Taliban rockets hit Kandahar airport, clashes intensify in Afghanistan 01 Aug 2021 - 11:02 am
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Wildfire in western Greece forces village, beach evacuations 31 Jul 2021 - 09:18 pm
Smoke rises over trees as a wildfire burns at the village of Labiri, near Patras, Greece, July 31, 2021. (Intimenews via REUTERS)
Turkey evacuates tourists by boat from wildfires 31 Jul 2021 - 07:55 pm
A firefighting helicopter drops water on a wildfire near Marmaris, Turkey, July 31, 2021. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)
Mask guidance divides parents heading into new school year 31 Jul 2021 - 07:33 pm
Ariel Quero (16) receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-9 vaccine at a vaccination clinic at Lehman High School in the Bronx borough of New York City, US, on July 27, 2021. Reuters/File Photo
US approval of Covid-19 shots could boost vaccination numbers, Fauci says 31 Jul 2021 - 03:28 pm
File photo: Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 20,