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China's Covid-hit Xian city reports rise in infections 25 Dec 2021 - 10:58 am
Police and staff members wearing protective gear inspect the documents of a traveller at an entrance to a railway station, in Xian, Shaanxi province, China December 23, 2021. China Daily via Reuters
Indians flood markets, tourist spots despite Omicron concerns 24 Dec 2021 - 06:16 pm
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Chinese officials punished over COVID outbreak that led to Xian lockdown 24 Dec 2021 - 04:46 pm
Medical workers in protective suits work inside a makeshift nucleic acid testing laboratory set up at a convention centre following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Xian, Shaanxi province, China December 22, 2021. Picture taken December 22, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Bhutan starts giving COVID-19 booster shots 24 Dec 2021 - 03:29 pm
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Japan health panel approves Merck's oral COVID-19 treatment 24 Dec 2021 - 01:20 pm
A view of the Merck & Co. campus in Linden, New Jersey March 9, 2009. REUTERS/Jeff Zelevansky
Hong Kong to widen booster access to all adults from Jan. 1 24 Dec 2021 - 12:02 pm
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Elephant Santas pass out face masks, hand gel in Thai school tradition 24 Dec 2021 - 11:57 am
Students receive gifts from an elephant during a the visit of five elephants in Santa Claus costumes with giant face masks delivering hand sanitizers and promoting a
Ferry fire kills at least 37 in southern Bangladesh 24 Dec 2021 - 10:54 am
The burnt passenger ferry is seen anchored on the bank of Sugandha River which caught on a fire that killed several dozens in Jhalalathi, Bangladesh, December 24, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Ecuador makes COVID-19 vaccination obligatory 24 Dec 2021 - 10:47 am
A woman reacts as she receives the first dose of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a mass vaccination program for the elderly, at the Bolivarian Technology Institute in Guayaquil, Ecuador April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos
Thailand reports first Omicron cluster, cancels some New Year events 24 Dec 2021 - 10:42 am
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Australia shortens booster wait as Omicron explosion turns holidays into chaos 24 Dec 2021 - 10:37 am
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Vietnam aims to vaccinate adult population with booster by end-March 24 Dec 2021 - 09:58 am
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India's Modi tells states to beef up health facilities as Omicron cases rise 23 Dec 2021 - 07:44 pm
People shop at a crowded market ahead of Christmas, during the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in New Delhi, December 23, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
China's Xian locks down its 13 mln residents as Covid-19 cases rise 23 Dec 2021 - 02:33 pm
Medical workers in protective suits work inside a makeshift nucleic acid testing laboratory set up at a convention centre following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Xian, Shaanxi province, China December 22, 2021. cnsphoto via Reuters
China's Sinovac COVID-19 booster weaker against Omicron- Hong Kong study 23 Dec 2021 - 01:35 pm
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Australian states reinstate COVID-19 curbs as Omicron cases jump 23 Dec 2021 - 10:57 am
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Japan rules out changes to COVID-19 curbs despite Omicron 23 Dec 2021 - 10:11 am
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China orders lockdown of up to 13 million people in Xi'an 22 Dec 2021 - 07:45 pm
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Europe

Representational photo Man charged with attempted murder over N.Ireland car bomb attack
(Files) A picture taken on January 17, 2016, shows the logo at the entrance of the US Air base in Ramstein. (Photo by Jean-Christophe Verhaegen / AFP) NATO seeks details as US says it will pull about 5,000 troops from Germany
(Files) Former driver and paracyclist Alex Zanardi celebrates as he crosses the fininsh line of the 20th Marathon of Rome on March 23, 2014. (Photo by Tiziana Fabi / AFP) Ex-F1 driver turned Paralympic legend Zanardi dies
(Files) Aerial photo taken on April 29, 2026, shows the rescued humpback whale in a special barge along the Danish coastline enroute back to the North Sea after it beached on a sandbank near the city of Luebeck, in late March. (Photo by Philip Dulian / dpa / AFP) / Humpback whale stranded in Germany released into North Sea: media

Africa

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Christopher Okello Onyum, suspected in the killing of four toddlers at a daycare in Ggaba, stands in the dock during his trial at the Ggaba Community Church Grounds in Kampala on April 13, 2026. Photo by Stuart Tibaweswa / AFP Uganda kindergarten murderer sentenced to death
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A customer shops at the Audible Story House in New York, on April 30, 2026. The pop-up store labeled as a 'Bookless bookstore': audio-only book shop opens in New York
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