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Iran launches satellite "Khayyam" into space 09 Aug 2022 - 02:57 pm
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with the Iranian satellite
Italy’s Right-Wing Coalition gains ground after Center-Left spat 09 Aug 2022 - 02:42 pm
Attendees applaud Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi as he arrives to address the lower house of parliament ahead of a vote of confidence for the government after he tendered his resignation last week in the wake of a mutiny by a coalition partner, in Rome, Italy July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
EU regulator begins review of Pfizer-BioNTech's variant-adapted COVID shot 09 Aug 2022 - 02:31 pm
Doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are pictured at a booster clinic for 12 to 17-year-olds in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S., January 9, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/File Photo
Marape returns as Papua New Guinea prime minister after poll 09 Aug 2022 - 02:01 pm
File photo: Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape speaks at the UN General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 24, 2021. Peter Foley/Pool via Reuters
Flight bookings to Hong Kong surge 249% after quarantine cut 09 Aug 2022 - 12:42 pm
A Cathay Pacific aircraft takes off at the airport, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, March 31, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD
30 Palestinians wounded by Israeli Forces' fire in West Bank 09 Aug 2022 - 12:04 pm
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Searing temperatures across Europe trigger weather warnings 09 Aug 2022 - 11:36 am
Kayaks, pedal boats and paddle boards are seen on the dried bed of the drought-affected Doubs River on the border with France in Les Brenets, Switzerland, August 8, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Escaping Shanghai's COVID lockdown only to get trapped in Hainan 09 Aug 2022 - 11:07 am
People line up at a nucleic acid testing site amid lockdown measures to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sanya, Hainan province, China August 6, 2022. China Daily via REUTERS
FBI searches Trump's Florida home as part of presidential records probe 09 Aug 2022 - 11:02 am
Secret service members stand guard outside former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home after Trump said that FBI agents raided it, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., August 8, 2022. Reuters/Marco Bello
Beluga whale stuck in River Seine to be moved to saltwater tank on Tuesday 09 Aug 2022 - 10:42 am
Pic: Twitter / Sea Shepherd France
Pandemic fuels sports biking boom in cycling nation China 09 Aug 2022 - 10:13 am
Reuters file photo
Chinese cities in Tibet begin mass Covid testing, Hainan cluster grows 09 Aug 2022 - 10:10 am
A sanitation worker drives past an intersection amid lockdown measures to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sanya, Hainan province, China August 6, 2022. cnsphoto via Reuters
US state department commends Chadian parties signing of Doha peace agreement 09 Aug 2022 - 09:49 am
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Kenyan presidential election winner to be announced by Aug. 16 09 Aug 2022 - 09:33 am
Workers from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) prepare a polling centre ahead of the opening of the general election in Nairobi, Kenya August 9, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
Worst Seoul storm in 80 years kills eight, floods capital 09 Aug 2022 - 08:05 am
Abandoned vehicles fill the road in flooded area during heavy rain in Seoul, South Korea, August 8, 2022. Yonhap via Reuters
We will link security belt zones in northern Syria soon: Erdogan 08 Aug 2022 - 11:34 pm
File Photo / Reuters
Biden surveys flood damage in Kentucky, pledges more US help 08 Aug 2022 - 11:15 pm
US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walks through debris while viewing flood damage and response efforts in Lost Creek, Kentucky, US, August 8, 2022. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Fire at Cuba oil facility spreads as 3rd tank ignites 08 Aug 2022 - 11:07 pm
People watch smoke over fuel storage tanks that exploded near Cuba's supertanker port in Matanzas, Cuba, August 8, 2022. (REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini)