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Shanghai reports more symptomatic Covid cases as more lockdowns imposed 16 Apr 2022 - 01:53 pm
Workers carry a fence as they set up barriers to seal off an area during a lockdown in Shanghai, China, April 16, 2022. Reuters/Aly Song
Sri Lanka stock exchange to halt for five days from April 18 16 Apr 2022 - 01:06 pm
A demonstrator holding the Sri Lankan national flag is silhouetted during the protest against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 15, 2022. Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar
Singapore's Lee says Finance Minister Wong to succeed him as PM 16 Apr 2022 - 12:26 pm
Singapore Minister Lawrence Wong seen in this picture at the Southeast Asian Games in 2015. Singapore SEA Games Organising Committee via Reuters/File Photo
Taiwan reports record cases as Covid-free status crumbles 15 Apr 2022 - 08:13 pm
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Pakistan's new govt may have to roll back fuel, power subsidies 15 Apr 2022 - 08:09 pm
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China's Xian imposes temporary, partial lockdown to fight Omicron flare-up 15 Apr 2022 - 07:55 pm
Workers in protective suits are seen at a residential area under lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
3 months after volcanic eruption, Tonga slowly rebuilds 15 Apr 2022 - 06:54 pm
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Chinese truckers left stranded for days at highway exit by hardline COVID curbs 15 Apr 2022 - 06:44 pm
A police officer in a protective suit checks the information of a truck driver at a toll gate of a highway following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Fuxin, Liaoning province, China April 15, 2022. cnsphoto via REUTERS
S. Korea to remove most virus restrictions as omicron slows 15 Apr 2022 - 05:14 pm
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China says will help key industries resume work in locked-down Shanghai 15 Apr 2022 - 03:19 pm
Workers in protective suits ride bicycles of bike-sharing service on a street during lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
In latest gaming crackdown, China bans livestreaming of unauthorised titles 15 Apr 2022 - 02:32 pm
A man plays online game on a computer at an internet cafe in Beijing, China August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Florence Lo
Search is on for 103 missing after Philippine storm kills at least 138 14 Apr 2022 - 05:38 pm
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Pakistan's new govt may have to roll back fuel, power subsidies 14 Apr 2022 - 05:25 pm
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gestures during the guard of honour ceremony at the Prime Minister house in Islamabad, Pakistan April 12, 2022. Press Information Department (PID) Handout via REUTERS
Singaporeans need $73,549 just for right to buy a car 14 Apr 2022 - 03:15 pm
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Philippine storm death toll climbs to 123 as army aids search 14 Apr 2022 - 12:35 pm
A rescuer carries a dog amidst flooding, after the tropical storm Megi hit, in Capiz, Philippines April 12, 2022. Picture taken April 12, 2022. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via Reuters
India likely to get average monsoon rains in 2022 14 Apr 2022 - 11:51 am
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Shanghai cases hit peak as Xi reiterates urgency of Covid curbs 14 Apr 2022 - 10:24 am
A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a resident at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site inside a residential compound under lockdown in Shanghai, China April 14, 2022. Reuters/Xihao Jiang
Sri Lankan protesters mark new year near president's office 14 Apr 2022 - 10:15 am
Demonstrators take part in a ritual of boiling milk to mark the Shinala and Tamil new year during their protest against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in front of the Presidential secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte