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Harry and Meghan make final split with British royal family 19 Feb 2021 - 03:45 pm
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive at Fua'amotu airport on the main island Tongatapu in Tonga October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
Germany sees drop in virus cases flatten as variant surges 19 Feb 2021 - 03:37 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn addresses the media during a news conference in Berlin, Germany February 19, 2021. Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS
S.Korea PM vouches for AstraZeneca vaccine safety ahead of first shipments 19 Feb 2021 - 03:30 pm
People enjoy a moment, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Dozens of whales die on Indonesian beach, rescuers save three 19 Feb 2021 - 03:08 pm
Youths push a short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus), one of fifty-two which got stranded at a beach in Bangkalan near Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia, February 19, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Zabur Karuru/
Poland entering third wave of COVID-19, health ministry says 19 Feb 2021 - 02:28 pm
People walk in a street after the loosening of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in the resort town of Zakopane, Poland February 12, 2021. Picture taken February 12, 2021. Marek Podmokly /Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS
India virus infections at 3-wk high, Mumbai hires marshals to enforce mask-wearing 19 Feb 2021 - 01:24 pm
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Gunfire erupts in Mogadishu as Somali government forces seal off streets 19 Feb 2021 - 01:21 pm
An armoured personnel carrier (APC) drives on a sealed off street to prevent a protest over delayed elections in Mogadishu, Somalia February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
New Zealand vaccinators receive COVID-19 jab ahead of formal rollout 19 Feb 2021 - 12:54 pm
New Zealand's first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines is unloaded from a plane after arriving in Auckland, New Zealand, February 15, 2021. Ministry of Health, New Zealand Government/Handout via REUTERS
Biden to visit Pfizer factory as Americans clamor for more COVID-19 vaccine supply 19 Feb 2021 - 12:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Japan finds new COVID-19 strain, while immigration centre reports infections 19 Feb 2021 - 12:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing protective masks, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, make their way during commuting hour at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK A
Fauci hopes for return to normal by Christmas, in line with Biden target 19 Feb 2021 - 12:24 am
FILE PHOTO: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci addresses the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Harris taps growing political power of women lawmakers to promote COVID-19 relief 18 Feb 2021 - 10:28 pm
Vice President Kamala Harris hosts a virtual town hall on provisions of the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan targeting aid to women and families, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Buiilding at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 18,
Canada fines two air passengers for false COVID-19 tests 18 Feb 2021 - 10:11 pm
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White House says severe winter storm likely due to climate change 18 Feb 2021 - 09:40 pm
A thin coating of snow and ice covers the lawn in front of the White House in Washington, U.S. February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Biden to focus on COVID-19, China at G7's Friday meeting: White House 18 Feb 2021 - 09:35 pm
U.S. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Air pollution led to around 54,000 premature deaths in New Delhi in 2020 -study 18 Feb 2021 - 08:48 pm
FILE PHOTO: A residential area is seen shrouded in smog in New Delhi, India, November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo
Pfizer study another worry for South Africa's vaccine rollout 18 Feb 2021 - 08:20 pm
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen during a mass vaccination rollout in Ronda, Spain February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Pakistan to receive 2.8 mln doses of AstraZeneca vaccine under COVAX scheme on March 2 18 Feb 2021 - 08:08 pm
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