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Police patrol a running track as people exercise ahead of an anti-lockdown rally in Melbourne, as the city continues to enforce strict lockdown measure to battle a second wave of COVID-19 coronavirus infections. (AFP)

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Australia's Victoria reports lowest COVID-19 cases since June

Residents in the state can now have outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people, and cafes will be able to seat up to 50...

17 Sept 2020 10:43 AM IST

A Russian medical worker adminsters a shot of Russias experimental Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Moscow, Russia. Russian health authorities have launched advanced trials of the vaccine among 40,000 volunteers, a randomized, placebo-controlled study. (AP)

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Russia seals deal to supply and test its coronavirus vaccine in India

Dr Reddy's, one of India's top pharmaceutical companies, will carry out Phase III clinical trials of Sputnik-V in India,...

17 Sept 2020 10:15 AM IST

Britains Queen Elizabeth II speaks to guests in the garden of Buckingham Palace in London as up to 8,000 guests attend the first royal garden party of the year on May 10, 2016. - Barbados has announced its intention to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and become a republic by November next year, as the Caribbean island nation seeks to move fully beyond its colonial past. (AFP)

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Barbados makes new push to become republic, leave colonial past behind

The Caribbean island nation said it wants to remove Britain's Queen Elizabeth as its head of state

17 Sept 2020 9:23 AM IST

$A man stands on the broken dock to check his boat during Hurricane Sally in downtown Pensacola, Florida on September 16, 2020. - Hurricane Sally barrelled into the US Gulf Coast early Wednesday, with forecasts of drenching rains that could provoke \historic\ and potentially deadly flash floods.The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the Category 2 storm hit Gulf Shores, Alabama at about 4:45 am (0945 GMT), bringing maximum sustained winds of about 105 miles (165 kilometers) per hour. (AFP)$ World