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WHO is sending COVID-19 aid for North Korea 07 Oct 2021 - 09:39 am
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Philippines Vice President Robredo to run for president in 2022 07 Oct 2021 - 08:15 am
Philippines Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo speaks during a meeting with a drug war task force after President Rodrigo Duterte appointed her as its co-head, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, November 8, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Vietnam to welcome more vaccinated travellers from December 06 Oct 2021 - 03:12 pm
Lanterns hang on a street in Vietnam's central ancient town of Hoi An, a UNESCO heritage site June 25, 2015. Photo taken on June 25, 2015. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo
S.Korea secures 20,000 courses of Merck's COVID-19 pill, says PM 06 Oct 2021 - 01:16 pm
The Merck logo is seen at a gate to the Merck & Co campus in Rahway, New Jersey, U.S., July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Malaysia's AirAsia Group to only allow fully vaccinated passengers 06 Oct 2021 - 01:04 pm
AirAsia Airbus A320-200 planes are seen on the tarmac of Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) in Sepang, Malaysia, February 4, 2020. Reuters/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Temples underwater as floods hit historic Thai city 06 Oct 2021 - 11:41 am
A lying Buddha statue is seen during the flood at a temple in Ayutthaya, Thailand, October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
S.Korea to vaccinate pregnant women as it races to 80% target for adults 06 Oct 2021 - 08:58 am
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Merck says deal signed with Singapore on Covid-19 antiviral pill 06 Oct 2021 - 08:55 am
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India plans to allow 20% foreign investment in insurer planning nation’s biggest IPO 06 Oct 2021 - 08:43 am
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India's top court orders states to pay $672 compensation for each COVID death 05 Oct 2021 - 02:59 pm
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Australia to buy Merck's COVID-19 pill, Victoria cases hit record 05 Oct 2021 - 10:57 am
An experimental COVID-19 treatment pill called molnupiravir being developed by Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, is seen in this undated handout photo released by Merck & Co Inc and obtained by Reuters May 17, 2021. Merck & Co Inc/Handout v
Japan's dip in Covid-19 cases baffles experts; winter 'nightmare' still a risk 05 Oct 2021 - 10:06 am
File photo: Women wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, walk on a stair bearing a slogan cheering Japanese team during Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, August 7, 2021. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Son of late Philippines strongman Marcos to run for presidency - report 05 Oct 2021 - 09:57 am
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Thailand kicks off vaccinations for school students 04 Oct 2021 - 03:49 pm
A high school student receives the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ahead of schools reopening in November, at a school in Bangkok, Thailand, October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Sitting pretty? Indian shop workers win the right to a chair 04 Oct 2021 - 03:37 pm
In southern states including Tamil Nadu, big family-run chains dominate the jewellery, sari and clothing segments and hire women from lower middle-class homes to serve their mainly female clientele.
Indian town on edge after 9 die during farm protest 04 Oct 2021 - 03:28 pm
Police forces detain a man during a protest by activists of the youth wing of India's main opposition Congress party outside UP Bhawan, after people were killed when violence broke out in Uttar Pradesh state on Sunday, in New Delhi, India, October 4, 2021
Duterte's daughter rebuffs offer, but door open in Philippines presidential race 04 Oct 2021 - 02:14 pm
Sara Duterte-Carpio, Davao City Mayor and daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, delivers a speech during a senatorial campaign caravan for Hugpong Ng Pagbabago (HNP) in Davao City, southern Philippines on May 9, 2019. HNP is a regional politic
Australia sees COVID-19 outbreak levelling off 04 Oct 2021 - 01:02 pm
A lone woman, wearing a protective face mask, walks across a city centre bridge as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders/File Photo