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'Tough 24 hours ahead' as rains drench Sydney, forcing snap evacuations 08 Mar 2022 - 11:11 am
Floodwaters inundate Camden, South Western Sydney, Australia, March 8, 2022. AAP Image/Dean Lewins via REUTERS
China says Hong Kong's priority is to cut COVID infections, deaths 08 Mar 2022 - 09:56 am
Workers wear personal protective equipment (PPE) at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) isolation facility in Tsing Yi, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, China, March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Singapore joins push for disposable bag fees to reduce waste 07 Mar 2022 - 03:59 pm
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Bali welcomes first foreign tourists after COVID quarantine rule lifted 07 Mar 2022 - 02:55 pm
Foreign tourists carrying their luggage walk as they arrive at the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, as the local government kicks off the first day of the 'quarantine free' trial, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bali, Indonesia, March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sultan Anshori NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Former Pakistani President Rafiq Tarar dies at 92 07 Mar 2022 - 01:03 pm
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Hong Kong reports 25,150 new daily coronavirus infections 07 Mar 2022 - 12:57 pm
Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) stand at a clinic designated to treat patients for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hong Kong, China March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Rising prices threaten Modi’s hold on India’s most crucial state 07 Mar 2022 - 12:19 pm
People stand in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station during the last phase of state assembly election in Varanasi in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, March 7, 2022. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Indian police arrest NSE stock exchange's former head Ramkrishna -source 06 Mar 2022 - 09:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: Chitra Ramkrishna, Managing Director and CEO, National Stock Exchange (India), participates in The Future of Finance panel discussion during the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Washington, October 12, 2014. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
Covid reality arrives for kiwis as ‘fortress New Zealand’ falls 06 Mar 2022 - 07:39 pm
FPeople jog past a social distancing sign on the first day of New Zealand's new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety measure that mandates wearing of a mask on public transport, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall/File Photo
More than 100 Rohingya land on beach in Indonesia's Aceh 06 Mar 2022 - 04:30 pm
Rohingya refugees among the 114 fresh arrivals sitting in a temporary shelter in Bireuen, Aceh province, Indonesia, March 6, 2022.
Chinese city of Qingdao reports Omicron outbreak among students 06 Mar 2022 - 10:53 am
Medical workers inoculate students with the vaccine against the coronavirus disease in Qingdao. Reuters
Hong Kong official says it can still achieve Covid zero, official says 06 Mar 2022 - 10:47 am
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Death toll climbs to 63 in deadly Pakistan IS mosque attack 05 Mar 2022 - 04:37 pm
An army soldier stands amid the damages at the prayer hall after a bomb blast inside a mosque during Friday prayers in Peshawar, Pakistan, March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
Singapore sanctions Russia over 'unprovoked attack' on Ukraine 05 Mar 2022 - 03:43 pm
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Indonesia, Malaysia to ease Covid curbs on foreign visitors further 05 Mar 2022 - 12:29 pm
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Hong Kong retail chains ration staples to curb COVID panic buying 04 Mar 2022 - 06:03 pm
People wearing face masks walk on the street, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
South Korean wildfire forces thousands to flee their homes 04 Mar 2022 - 03:43 pm
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Mosque bombed in northwest Pakistan, at least 30 killed 04 Mar 2022 - 01:20 pm
A general view of the prayer hall after a bomb blast inside a mosque during Friday prayers in Peshawar, Pakistan, March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz