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Pakistan's largest city to undergo partial lockdown to curb virus spread 30 Jul 2021 - 04:59 pm
A resident receives a vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a drive-through vaccination facility in Karachi, Pakistan July 29, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
Vietnam taps private hospitals as Delta-driven COVID-19 infections rise 30 Jul 2021 - 03:36 pm
Military personnel spray disinfectant on the streets during a lockdown designed to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Hanoi, Vietnam, on July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Australia PM wants 80% of adults vaccinated before border opening 30 Jul 2021 - 12:26 pm
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India's Serum Institute ties up with industry in push to vaccinate rural areas 30 Jul 2021 - 12:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: Healthcare worker Jankhana Prajapati gives a dose of the domestically manufactured COVISHIELD vaccine to villager Amiyaben Dabhi during a door-to-door vaccination drive in Banaskantha district in the western state of Gujarat, India, July 23, 2
Japan expands state of emergency as COVID-19 surge shadows Olympics 30 Jul 2021 - 12:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: People sit in a restaurant using plexiglass separators to protect customers from coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in the Shibuya area of Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2021. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo
Philippines to place Manila area in lockdown to curb Delta variant 30 Jul 2021 - 11:52 am
A man wearing a face mask and a face shield as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) passes by a mural dedicated to frontline workers, in Manila, Philippines, January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
India's Kerala state orders lockdown as COVID-19 infections rise 29 Jul 2021 - 08:01 pm
People are seen at a crowded market amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Phuket restricts travel from other Thai regions as COVID-19 cases surge 29 Jul 2021 - 07:46 pm
Hotel drivers wait for passengers at the airport, as Phuket reopens to overseas tourists, allowing foreigners fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to visit the resort island without quarantine, in Phuket, Thailand July 1, 2021. REUT
Australian military to help enforce Sydney COVID-19 lockdown as cases rise 29 Jul 2021 - 06:02 pm
People with protective face masks walk through the quiet city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
S.Korea experts call for more COVID curbs as easygoing young fuel surge 29 Jul 2021 - 05:21 pm
People wearing masks walk in a shopping district amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2021. REUTERS/ Heo Ran/File Photo
Vietnam accelerates vaccinations in COVID-19 epicentre 29 Jul 2021 - 05:08 pm
A man buys goods at a shop covered with plastic amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 31. REUTERS/Thanh Hue/File Photo
Pakistan to ban public sector, education, malls, air travel for unvaccinated 29 Jul 2021 - 03:46 pm
FILE PHOTO:A man wears a protective face mask as he walks among other people along a street, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Thailand warns COVID-19 surge pushing hospitals to the brink 29 Jul 2021 - 02:24 pm
Beds are seen as the Thai government prepares to convert an air cargo warehouse into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) field hospital at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
Vaccinate anyone who wants a COVID shot, says Philippines' Duterte 28 Jul 2021 - 09:54 pm
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Legal wrangles hold up US vaccine donations to India 28 Jul 2021 - 08:25 pm
A healthcare worker holding a rose is vaccinated against COVID-19 at a medical centre in Mumbai, India, January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Olympic host Tokyo's daily coronavirus cases hit new record 28 Jul 2021 - 07:13 pm
Commuters wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak make their way at Shinagawa station in Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
CanSinoBIO's inhaled COVID vaccine candidate triggers immune response-early trial 28 Jul 2021 - 07:03 pm
A logo of China's vaccine specialist CanSino Biologics Inc is pictured on the company's headquarters in Tianjin, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), China August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
Philippines' Diaz returns to hero's welcome after winning historic gold 28 Jul 2021 - 06:20 pm
Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, the Philippines' first Olympic Gold medalist, arrives home from Tokyo, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Pasay City, Philippines, July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Europe

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File photo of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Spain PM Sanchez to attend World Cup final: govt
File photo Spain back on wildfire alert as blaze burns 4,500 hectares
Agrilus planipennis (ash beetle)in the territory of the Slovak Republic. PICS:ÚKSÚP Devastating Asian beetle detected in EU for first time

Africa

A medical worker performs disinfection before burying a deceased person infected with the Ebola virus in Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 9, 2026. (Xinhua) Africa CDC commends China for support in Ebola response
File photo Ebola spreading in DRC 'faster than any previous outbreak': WHO chief
File photo Uganda discharges last Ebola patient: minister
Police officers stand guard at the entrance of an orphanage following a fire in the Mohammadia suburb of Algiers on July 16, 2026 (Photo by AFP) Orphanage fire kills 11 as Algeria struggles in heatwave

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US President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Saul Loeb / Pool / AFP) Trump revives election fraud claims ahead of US midterms
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