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Work begins on black boxes from Ukrainian jet downed by Iran 20 Jul 2020 - 12:14 pm
 A file photo taken on January 08, 2020 shows people and rescue teams are pictured amid the wreckage after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning. AFP / ISNA / ISNA /
Britain secures 90 million possible COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer/BioNTech, Valneva 20 Jul 2020 - 11:55 am
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Insults, slammed fists: EU virus summit goes into 4th day 20 Jul 2020 - 11:49 am
French President Emmanuel Macron, center, leaves the European Council building in the early morning during an EU summit in Brussels, on July 20, 2020. AFP / POOL / Olivier Matthys
New Zealand economy doing better than expected, finmin says 20 Jul 2020 - 08:40 am
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Masks made mandatory in Australia’s 2nd-biggest metropolis 19 Jul 2020 - 11:15 pm
People walk along Albert Park lake in Melbourne on July 13, 2020, as five million people in Australia's second-biggest city began a new lockdown following a resurgence of coronavirus cases. / AFP / William WEST
Trump not ready to commit to election results if he loses 19 Jul 2020 - 11:00 pm
The American flag is lowered to half-staff following the death of Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), as U.S. President Donald Trump arrives after playing golf at his club in Sterling, Virginia, at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 18, 2020. REUTERS/Al
Blood test to detect Covid-19 result in 20 mins: Study 19 Jul 2020 - 10:26 pm
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Hagia Sophia mosaics will be covered with curtains during prayers -Turkish presidential spokesman 19 Jul 2020 - 10:19 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visits the Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii in Istanbul, Turkey, July 19, 2020. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Handout via REUTERS
Sun-seekers crowd Barcelona beaches, defying coronavirus stay-at-home advice 19 Jul 2020 - 08:53 pm
People swim and sunbathe at the Bogatell beach in BARCELONA, one of the several sands of the city that have been closed on July 19, 2020 due to reaching the allowed capacity. / AFP / Josep LAGO
Floods in India, Nepal displace nearly 4 million people, at least 189 dead 19 Jul 2020 - 08:15 pm
TOPSHOT - In this aerial photo inundated houses are seen in Sunamgong on July 14, 2020. Almost four million people have been hit by monsoon floods in South Asia, officials said July 14, with a third of Bangladesh already underwater from some of the heavie
Beijing eases virus response level after 2 weeks of no new cases 19 Jul 2020 - 08:03 pm
People observe social distancing as they wait for the opening of the new Apple flagship store following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sanlitun in Beijing, China, July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Russia's UK envoy rejects Covid-19 vaccine hacking allegations 19 Jul 2020 - 07:52 pm
A medical person wearing protective equipment marks a swab sample at a medical facility in Moscow on July 16, 2020, on the first day the Russian capital started providing free testing for the coronavirus disease to its residents. / AFP / Kirill KUDRYAVTSE
Cubans celebrate no local transmission of COVID-19 for first time in four months 19 Jul 2020 - 07:46 pm
Afro-Cubans wear face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, as they walk past a graffiti reading
Florida COVID cases surge for fifth day as Trump pledges outbreak coming under control 19 Jul 2020 - 07:18 pm
A sign warning about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. July 14, 2020. Picture taken July 14, 2020. REUTERS/Zachary Fagenson
France introduces fine for failure to wear mask in public indoors 19 Jul 2020 - 07:15 pm
A man and a woman wearing protective face masks due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, walk past a mandatory wearing mask sign, in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on July 18, 2020. / AFP / Philippe LOPEZ
Germany's Bavaria plans free coronavirus tests at airports 19 Jul 2020 - 07:11 pm
FILE PHOTO:Staff walks through an empty departure lounge at the Berlin Schoenefeld airport, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Schoenefeld, Germany, May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Nigerian Foreign Minister Onyeama tests positive for coronavirus 19 Jul 2020 - 06:11 pm
Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama briefs diplomats on the country's measures to tackle the coronavirus in Abuja, Nigeria March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo
Greek National Opera finds post-lockdown voice 19 Jul 2020 - 05:58 pm
Members of the orchestra of the Greek National Opera prepares for a concert at the ancient Roman Agora in Athens on July 18, 2020. / AFP / Aris MESSINIS