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Lebanon's crisis caused by feud over power, says EU envoy 20 Jun 2021 - 06:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell meets with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon June 19, 2021. Dalati Nohra
Covid counting enters new era as threat shifts away from cases 20 Jun 2021 - 02:33 pm
A healthcare worker takes inventory of doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Buenos Aires, Argentina June 4, 2021. Reuters/Matias Baglietto/File Photo
Vietnam receives 500,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses donation from China 20 Jun 2021 - 02:16 pm
Doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen at the Biblioteka kod Milutina restaurant in Kragujevac, Serbia, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo
Swedish Left Party reject housing compromise, PM Lofven set for no-confidence vote 20 Jun 2021 - 02:05 pm
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven leaves a meeting at the EU summit, in Brussels, Belgium, July 21, 2020. Reuters/Johanna Geron/Pool/File Photo
UN office says Sri Lanka ship fire causes significant damage 20 Jun 2021 - 12:58 pm
Sea water splashes behind a Sri Lankan navy member as he cleans the debris washed to a beach from the MV X-Press Pearl container ship, which caught fire and sank off the Colombo Harbour, in Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Afghan president replaces two top ministers, army chief as violence grows 20 Jun 2021 - 12:43 pm
NATO soldiers inspect near the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan March 25, 2020. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail/File Photo
Diplomats to meet in Vienna for more Iran nuclear talks 20 Jun 2021 - 12:20 pm
File photo: Police stand outside a hotel where a meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran nuclear deal, is held in Vienna, Austria, April 20, 2021. Reuters/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Small COVID-19 outbreaks keep plaguing Australia 20 Jun 2021 - 11:39 am
Medical workers administer tests at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre in the wake of new positive cases in Sydney, Australia, June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Bidens announce death of 'first dog' Champ 20 Jun 2021 - 11:20 am
U.S. First Lady Jill Biden pets one of the family dogs, Champ, after his arrival from Delaware at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 24, 2021. Adam Schultz/White House/Handout via REUTERS
South Korea to loosen social distancing rules on July 1 20 Jun 2021 - 11:20 am
A woman wearing a mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic takes photographs of her boyfriend at a Han river park in Seoul, South Korea, May 24, 2021. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Dubai to allow vaccinated Indians with residence visa 20 Jun 2021 - 10:30 am
The corporate logo of Dubai Airports is seen at terminal three of Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates, December 26, 2018. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
Cuba encouraged by early efficacy results of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine 20 Jun 2021 - 10:08 am
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Philippines signs deal for 40 mln Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 doses 20 Jun 2021 - 09:55 am
Corazon Abaya receives her first dose of Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) during a house to house vaccination, in Manila, Philippines, May 21, 2021. Reuters/Lisa Marie David/File Photo
France elects regional leaders, preps for presidential vote 20 Jun 2021 - 09:29 am
File photo: France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen delivers a speech for the next year's municipal elections in an end-summer annual address to partisans in Frejus, France September 15, 2019. Reuters/Jean-Paul Pelissier/File Photo
Iran officially announces Ebrahim Raisi as new president 19 Jun 2021 - 09:57 pm
Iran's outgoing President Hassan Rouhani and Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi speak to the media after their meeting in Tehran, Iran June 19, 2021. (Official Presidential website/Handout via REUTERS)
Mexico City shuts down classes again, enters higher COVID-19 risk tier 19 Jun 2021 - 09:16 pm
A child receives hand sanitizer while arriving at the Ignacio Zaragoza elementary school. (Reuters/Luis Cortes/File Photo)
Afghanistan running out of oxygen as COVID surge worsens 19 Jun 2021 - 05:39 pm
A woman waits outside a factory to get her oxygen cylinder refilled, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kabul, Afghanistan on June 15, 2021. (REUTERS)
Oman announces new restrictions on movement and commercial activities 19 Jun 2021 - 05:01 pm
 General view of old Muscat., Oman. (REUTERS/Christopher Pike/File Photo)