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Hong Kong reports record daily COVID cases and 83 deaths 27 Feb 2022 - 02:21 pm
People walk at the entrance of a hospital, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File Photo
North Korea resumes missile tests as Ukraine tensions mount 27 Feb 2022 - 12:37 pm
People watch a TV broadcasting file footage of a news report on North Korea firing what appeared to be a ballistic missile, in Seoul, South Korea, February 27, 2022. Yonhap via Reuters
At least 10 dead in Indonesia earthquake as search continues 27 Feb 2022 - 11:00 am
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'Rain bomb' hits Australia's northeast, killing seven in floods 27 Feb 2022 - 10:12 am
Flooded scenes at Rocklea on Brisbane's Southside, Queensland, Australia, February 27, 2022. AAP Image/Jason O'Brien via REUTERS
Hong Kong allows COVID home testing as daily cases soar 26 Feb 2022 - 02:21 pm
People walk at the entrance of a hospital, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China February 11, 2022. Reuters/Lam Yik/File Photo
Hong Kong families despair as COVID rules may separate them from children 25 Feb 2022 - 07:08 pm
A parent wearing a face mask brings a kid to a community vaccination centre to receive a dose of Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China, February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Quake rattles Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing at least 7 people 25 Feb 2022 - 04:00 pm
A man checks the damage of the destroyed Raya Kajai mosque after an earthquake in Kecamatan Talamau on Sumatra Island, Indonesia, February 25, 2022. Antara Foto/Altas Maulana via REUTERS
Chinese firm to build COVID facilities as Hong Kong infections spiral 25 Feb 2022 - 12:53 pm
People queue up at a community testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hong Kong, China February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
India seeks evacuation of thousands of nationals from Ukraine as Modi calls Putin 24 Feb 2022 - 09:14 pm
People gather at a bus station as they try to leave the city of Kyiv, Ukraine February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Volodymyr Petrov
Pakistan's first deaf-staffed food truck empowers hearing impaired 24 Feb 2022 - 09:09 pm
People communicate using sign language outside Pakistan's first mobile restaurant, staffed entirely by deaf workers, in Islamabad, Pakistan February 23, 2022. Picture taken February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Salahuddin NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Singapore halts easing of virus restrictions as Covid cases surge 24 Feb 2022 - 03:58 pm
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Hong Kong starts vaccine requirement for restaurants, stores 24 Feb 2022 - 01:48 pm
People are seen wearing face masks at the first day of a vaccine passport roll out, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Cambodia vaccinates children aged three to five against COVID 23 Feb 2022 - 02:36 pm
A child receives a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a health center as Cambodia begins to vaccinate children aged 3 to 5 years old, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Cindy Liu
S. Korea approves Pfizer's COVID vaccine for ages 5-11 23 Feb 2022 - 01:08 pm
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Hong Kong COVID cases hit record as compulsory testing looms 23 Feb 2022 - 12:54 pm
People wearing face masks line up at a testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong, China February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
Trolley school helps Philippine children keep studies on track 23 Feb 2022 - 12:05 pm
Student volunteers ride on their makeshift trolley which serves as a mobile library for children, in Tagkawayan, Quezon Province, Philippines, February 15, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Musk's Starlink connects remote Tonga villages still cut off after tsunami 23 Feb 2022 - 11:50 am
A general view shows damaged buildings and landscape covered with ash following the volcanic eruption and tsunami in Kanokupolu, Tonga, January 23,2022. Picture taken January 23, 2022. Tonga Red Cross Society/Handout via REUTERS
Thailand eases rules for foreign visitors to reboot tourism 23 Feb 2022 - 11:37 am
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A woman takes a photo toward St. Paul's from the south side of the River Thames in central London on June 28, 2026, as people come out to take advantage of cooler temperatures following days of extreme heat. The UK broke the record for a June temperature for the third day in a row on June 26, the Met Office weather agency said, as a sweltering heatwave strained schools and hospitals and drove down business. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP) Latest developments in Europe's heatwave
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This photograph shows the wreckage of a Pilatus PC-6 light aircraft after it crashed at Tomblaine, on the outskirts of Nancy, eastern France on June 28, 2026. Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP Skydiving plane crash kills 11 in France
An employee prepares a booth at the EUROBIKE 2026 fair of the international bicycle industry in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP) Cycling industry bets on smart bikes to boost sales

Africa

(Files) Muhoozi Kainerugaba (C), son of Yoweri Museveni and Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, inspects a military parade on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP) Uganda army chief shuts down leading independent media group
A South African fan cheers for her team during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match in Guadalupe, Mexico, on June 24, 2026. (Photo by Julio Cesar Aguilar / AFP) South Africans celebrate in the streets after World Cup advance
Healthcare workers carry on a stretcher a patient suffering from the Ebola virus disease from an ambulance at the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benediction MURHABAZI / AFP) Global Ebola risk 'remains low', WHO chief says
Members of specialized response teams enter the morgue of the Evangelical Medical Center of Nyankunde (CME) with the body of a person who died from Ebola virus disease to allow relatives to pay their last respects after washing, disinfection and safe body-wrapping procedures in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 cases, kills 254

Americas

The turtles were tied in knotted socks when US officials found them (Photo from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) $1.4m turtle sock smuggling operation earns Chinese man a 2-year prison sentence
People cool off with the water of a fountain in Berlin on June 28, 2026. (Photo by Ralf Hirschberger / AFP) Take brutally hot weather seriously, heatstroke survivor warns
This aerial view shows collapsed buildings in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 27, 2026, following earthquakes that struck the region. Nearly 1,000 people have been killed and more than 50,000 remain missing after two consecutive earthquakes in Venezuela, where growing anger has been reported over the lack of official aid to swiftly rescue survivors. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) Venezuela quake toll rises to 1,430: national assembly chief
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