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Argentine court orders city schools in Buenos Aires to open despite Covid-19 surge 19 Apr 2021 - 11:16 am
Children walk past placards during a protest outside the Olivos Presidential residence against new restrictions and the closure of schools imposed in the city and Buenos Aires' province amid a rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Buenos Aires,
US must halve emissions to galvanize global climate action - UN chief 19 Apr 2021 - 10:55 am
File photo: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 14, 2020. Reuters/Mike Segar/File Photo
Australia-New Zealand travel bubble opens with joy, tears 19 Apr 2021 - 10:52 am
Families and loved ones embrace after arriving on the first Air New Zealand flight to land as quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand begins, in Wellington, New Zealand, April 19, 2021. AAP Image/Ben McKay/via Reuters
India's Delhi to lock down for six days as COVID-19 outbreak worsens 19 Apr 2021 - 10:44 am
File photo: A man rides a rickshaw on a deserted street during a curfew to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, April 6, 2021. Reuters/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Five critically injured in drive-by shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana - KSLA 19 Apr 2021 - 08:40 am
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Canada to set aside C$12 bln to extend main pandemic supports in budget - newspaper 18 Apr 2021 - 08:35 pm
A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Table Mountain wildfire threatens University of Cape Town 18 Apr 2021 - 08:24 pm
A helicopter drops water as the library at the University of Cape Town burns after a bushfire broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
Britain is investigating variant originating in India 18 Apr 2021 - 05:53 pm
People are seen in a crowded marketplace amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the old quarters of Delhi, India, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Taiwan rattled by quakes, no immediate reports of damage - weather bureau 18 Apr 2021 - 05:47 pm
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Cambodia uses wedding halls for COVID patients as cases surge 18 Apr 2021 - 04:50 pm
A view of a closed market, during a 14-day citywide lockdown, implemented due to a rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2021. REUTERS/Cindy Liu/File Photo
Dr. Fauci predicts resumption of J&J COVID-19 vaccine use 18 Apr 2021 - 04:22 pm
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases testifies before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis on the Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 15, 2021. Amr Alfiky/Pool via REUTERS/File Pho
Several people hurt after train derails in Egypt 18 Apr 2021 - 03:57 pm
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Delights of Ramadan disappear for Syrian refugees in Lebanon 18 Apr 2021 - 03:16 pm
People shop for vegetables at a souk in Beirut, Lebanon April 12, 2021. Picture taken April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah
Germany will not abandon Afghan staff, minister says 18 Apr 2021 - 03:13 pm
An Afghan man holds an umbrella as he walks on a rainy day on a hilltop overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan, April 15, 2021. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail
AstraZeneca could have Covid-19 vaccine against variant by end-2021: Austrian newspaper 18 Apr 2021 - 03:05 pm
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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits southern Iran 18 Apr 2021 - 02:43 pm
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Germany remembers nearly 80,000 dead in COVID pandemic 18 Apr 2021 - 02:04 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at Gendarmenmarkt square for a memorial ceremony for the victims of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Mang
Parliament speaker: Syria presidential election May 26 18 Apr 2021 - 01:31 pm
Syria's parliament convenes to discuss upcoming presidential election in Damascus, Syria April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Yamam al Shaar