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India's expert panel advises full approval for Covishield, Covaxin 19 Jan 2022 - 09:47 pm
Peninsula
Water crisis looms as residents tackle debris in tsunami-hit Tonga 19 Jan 2022 - 08:10 pm
HMNZS Wellington departs with naval divers, hydrographers and a helicopter on board to assist with delivering supplies to Tonga after a volcanic eruption and tsunami, from Devonport Naval Base in Auckland, New Zealand January 18, 2022 according to a statement by New Zealand Defence Force. Courtesy of NZDF/Handout via REUTERS
Vietnam detects first Omicron cases in the community -state media 19 Jan 2022 - 03:35 pm
Peninsula
Phones reconnected in Tonga, internet will have to wait a month 19 Jan 2022 - 03:16 pm
A general view from a New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance flight shows heavy ash fall over Nomuka in Tonga after the Pacific island nation was hit by a tsunami triggered by an undersea volcanic eruption January 17, 2022. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via REUTERS
India's new COVID-19 cases hit eight-month high, full impact weeks away 19 Jan 2022 - 12:19 pm
A healthcare worker collects a test swab sample from a woman amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a testing centre inside a hospital in New Delhi, India, January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
Philippines sees first deaths from Omicron COVID-19 variant 19 Jan 2022 - 12:12 pm
A woman receives a booster shot of Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at Manila Zoo, in Manila, Philippines, January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Japan set to widen COVID-19 curbs as Omicron drives record infections 19 Jan 2022 - 11:54 am
People wearing protective face masks walk on a pedestrian crossing, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Water crisis looms for tsunami-hit Tonga; New Zealand help on the way 19 Jan 2022 - 08:51 am
HMAS Adelaide departs Fleet Base East at Garden Island, Sydney, Australia, for Brisbane in preparation to provide disaster relief and assistance to Tonga, January 17, 2022. Australian Department of Defence/Handout via Reuters
Cathay Pacific offers pilots $3,700 bonuses to keep flying 19 Jan 2022 - 08:49 am
Peninsula
Nepal says COVID-19 cases may double as daily infections hit record level 18 Jan 2022 - 04:04 pm
A healthcare worker draws a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) into a syringe at Nepal Disabled Association Khagendra New Life Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal, July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Beijing faces twin variant threat as cases rise before games 18 Jan 2022 - 03:19 pm
People wearing protective masks walk by an area decorated with lanterns ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year festivity at Yu Garden, following new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Shanghai, China January 18, 2022. Reuters/Aly Song
Tongans fear never seeing loved ones again amid communications void 18 Jan 2022 - 02:34 pm
A general view from a New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance flight shows heavy ash fall over Nomuka in Tonga. Picture taken January 17, 2022. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via Reuters
Thailand to lower COVID-19 alert, ease curbs as infections slow 18 Jan 2022 - 01:52 pm
A health worker from Zendai organisation handles rapid antigen tests, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 8, 2022. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
Hong Kong to cull 2,000 animals as some test Covid-positive 18 Jan 2022 - 01:04 pm
People stand in front of a temporarily closed pet shop after the government announced to euthanize around 2,000 hamsters in Hong Kong, China, January 18, 2022. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
China urges caution opening overseas mail after Omicron case 18 Jan 2022 - 12:26 pm
 A delivery driver sorts parcels as he sits in the trunk of his electric tricycle following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
Japan ready to expand COVID restrictions as infections surge 18 Jan 2022 - 10:44 am
People wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, stand in front of a show window of a department store at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, January 18, 2022. 2022 is the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Indonesia passes law to relocate capital to remote Borneo 18 Jan 2022 - 10:10 am
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Tsunami-hit Tonga islands suffered 'catastrophic' damage-reports 18 Jan 2022 - 07:59 am
A general view from a New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance flight shows ash covered homes and vegetation over an area in Tonga. Picture taken January 17, 2022. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via Reuters