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Gas explosion in central China kills at least 12 13 Jun 2021 - 02:59 pm
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Moscow to give away free cars to spur people to get COVID vaccine 13 Jun 2021 - 02:52 pm
A general view of treatment blocks at a temporary hospital in the Krylatskoye Ice Palace, where patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are treated, in Moscow, Russia June 11, 2021. Denis Grishkin/Moscow News Agency
Swiss vote on whether to hike taxes to fight climate change 13 Jun 2021 - 12:44 pm
People queue to cast their votes in a series of referendums in front of a ballot station at the Stadthaus administration building in Zurich, Switzerland June 13, 2021. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann
COVID-19 shots to the people: Indonesia city revs up vaccine buses 13 Jun 2021 - 12:28 pm
People wearing protective masks sit as they wait for their turn to receive vaccine in Jakarta, Indonesia June 11, 2021. Antara Foto/Sigid Kurniawan via Reuters
G7 agrees 1 billion COVID vaccine donation: communique 13 Jun 2021 - 11:44 am
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AstraZeneca shots should be halted for over-60s too - EMA official 13 Jun 2021 - 11:17 am
File photo: A vial of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is seen at a vaccination centre in Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, February 18, 2021. Reuters/Henry Nicholls/File Phot
Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China 12 Jun 2021 - 08:20 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden reacts during a bilateral meeting with France's President Emmanuel Macron during the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, Britain, June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Switzerland plans to reopen border for vaccinated overseas travellers 12 Jun 2021 - 07:15 pm
Geneva, Switzerland, June 8, 2021. Picture taken with a drone June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Pharmacies close doors over shortages in crises-hit Lebanon 12 Jun 2021 - 07:00 pm
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Vaccine hoarding is dividing nations, says Botswana’s President 12 Jun 2021 - 06:50 pm
A health worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Noevir Stadium Kobe, in Kobe, Japan on June 12, 2021. (REUTERS/Issei Kato)
Delta-variant COVID-19 cluster detected at Strasbourg art school 12 Jun 2021 - 06:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: Strasbourg, France, November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Signs of low turnout as Algerians vote in parliamentary election 12 Jun 2021 - 06:17 pm
Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune prepares to cast his vote at a polling station during the country's parliamentary election in Bouchaoui, Algeria June 12, 2021.
Israeli guard shoots dead Palestinian woman 12 Jun 2021 - 05:38 pm
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US air travellers top 2 million for first time since pandemic 12 Jun 2021 - 05:14 pm
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Russia tests COVID-19 vaccine as nasal spray for children 12 Jun 2021 - 05:05 pm
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Nigerian police fire tear gas to break up protests over rising insecurity 12 Jun 2021 - 03:26 pm
A police officer sets to fire tear gas as he tries to disperse protesters during a June 12 Democracy Day protest at the Gani Fawehinmi Park, in Ojota, Lagos, Nigeria June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
India cuts taxes on medicines and equipment to treat Covid-19 12 Jun 2021 - 03:01 pm
File photo: People wearing protective face masks wait to receive a dose of COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, at a vaccination centre in New Delhi, India, May 4, 2021. Reuters/Adnan Abidi/File Ph
No movement: UK, EU show little sign of defusing post-Brexit row 12 Jun 2021 - 02:46 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel during the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, Britain, June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Pool