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Source: Reuters. Packages of Bio Farma's Covid-19 vaccine are seen at Command Center and Vaccine Distribution Management System of Bio Farma in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia.

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Source: Reuters. A staff member works at the reception of the paystack online payment company in the government reserved area in Ikeja, in Lagos, Nigeria, June 21, 2018.

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Image supplied: Barrows develops new commercial business parks for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Mauritius.

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Source: Reuters. An artist paints a mural as part of the "cholera" campaign to depict the suffering of cholera patients in Sanaa, Yemen; April 25, 2019.

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Source: Reuters. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni attends a news conference.

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