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WHO official leading Wuhan COVID probe says cold-chain transmission possible 09 Feb 2021 - 02:56 pm
Peter Ben Embarek, a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), holds a chart during the WHO-China joint study news conference at a hotel in Wuhan, Hubei province, China
Dozens trapped in tunnel after Himalayan glacier's collapse, scores still missing 09 Feb 2021 - 02:00 pm
Members of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) watch as a machine is used to clear a tunnel after a part of a glacier broke away, in Tapovan in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Pakistan approves Russia's Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use 09 Feb 2021 - 01:39 pm
A shipment of doses of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen after arriving at Ezeiza International Airport, in Buenos Aires, Argentina January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
WHO team to brief media on Wuhan findings on Tuesday 09 Feb 2021 - 12:23 pm
Security members keep watch outside the venue where members of the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are expected to hold a news conference, at a hotel in Wuhan, Hubei province
India orders 14.5 mln more COVID-19 vaccine doses as campaign expands 09 Feb 2021 - 11:55 am
Commuters walk on a railway platform after disembarking from a train amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
S.Korea PM pleads for COVID-19 compliance ahead of Lunar New Year 09 Feb 2021 - 11:29 am
A nurse takes part in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination mock drill at the COVID-19 vaccination center in Seoul, South Korea, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool
Australia's Blue Mountains hit by Lunar New Year slump in Asian visitors 09 Feb 2021 - 11:10 am
People look at the Blue Mountains from the Echo Point lookout in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stefica Nicole Bikes
Floods trigger power outages, evacuations in Indonesia's capital 08 Feb 2021 - 07:05 pm
Women carrying children walk along a street affected by floods in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Search on for more than 200 after India glacier fractures, sweeping away all before it 08 Feb 2021 - 06:45 pm
Rescue team members work near a tunnel after a part of a glacier broke away and caused flood in Tapovan, northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
South Korea seeks to reassure ageing residents after raising COVID-19 vaccine questions 08 Feb 2021 - 06:26 pm
Commuters cross a zebra crossing, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Indonesia's medical seniors get vaccines after regulator's green light 08 Feb 2021 - 06:07 pm
S. Parlindungan Gultom, a 76-year-old doctor, looks on as a medical worker prepares a dose of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as Indonesia approved use of the vaccine for its elderly population, in Jakarta, Indonesi
CanSinoBIO's COVID-19 dose 65.7% effective in large trial: Pakistani official 08 Feb 2021 - 05:20 pm
FILE PHOTO: 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
Australia urges calm over AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine after S.Africa suspends use 08 Feb 2021 - 02:43 pm
A vail of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is seen at Basingstoke Fire Station, in Basingstoke, Britain February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
India glacier avalanche leaves 12 dead, 170 missing 08 Feb 2021 - 09:13 am
Members of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) tend to people rescued after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away a small hydroelectric dam, in Chormi village in Tapovan in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 7, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Search underway for 3 climbers on K2 mountain in Pakistan 07 Feb 2021 - 07:11 pm
File photo used for representation. REUTERS
'The wait is over': Bangladesh begins COVID-19 vaccinations 07 Feb 2021 - 05:18 pm
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Internet access restored as Myanmar coup protests grow 07 Feb 2021 - 02:41 pm
People show the three-finger salute as they rally in a protest against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 7, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Himalayan glacier bursts in India, 100-150 feared dead 07 Feb 2021 - 11:48 am
A view of damaged dam after a Himalayan glacier broke and crashed into the dam at Raini Chak Lata village in Chamoli district in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 7, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

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Bystanders look on as fire and smoke billow across Castres-Mazamet aerodrome, near Labruguiere in south-western France on July 24, 2026. (Photo by Daniel ABELOUS / AFP) Over 98,000 hectares burned in France in 2026, marking record high
Firefighters battle a wildfire in Zarzalejo area, near El Escorial, 60 kms northwest of Madrid in the morning of July 25, 2026. Spanish firefighters hoped to get control of wildfires raging near Madrid on Saturday but an official warned that erratic winds threatened to fan the blazes further. (Photo by Oscar DEL POZO / AFP) Fires in Madrid region, Avila have burned up to 25,000 hectares: government
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Africa

A general view of a traditional gathering place where men rest and socialize in Moroni痴 historic Medina on July 18, 2026. (Photo by Shainess DAOUD / AFP) Six ancient Comoros medinas join UNESCO's heritage list
File photo UK cancels military training in Kenya over permit dispute
A wildfire rages in a mountainous area near the town of Al Hachimia, Bouira Province, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Over 100 hospitalised, 150 homes damaged in Algeria blazes
File photo Ebola death toll in Africa outbreak surpasses 1,000

Americas

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File photo US military says it disabled tanker attempting to breach Iran port blockade
Relatives light candles during a mass for the victims in Caraballeda, Venezuela, on July 24, 2026, one month after an earthquake struck the area. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) Venezuelans hold minute of silence one month after tremors
US President Donald Trump speaks during the 2026 White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) Trump returns to White House press dinner months after shooting chaos

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