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Thailand hopes to welcome tourists to Bangkok, top cities next month 09 Sep 2021 - 02:24 pm
A person wearing a face shield and protective face masks uses her phone at the shopping mall on the first day of coronavirus restrictions lift on retail and dining in Bangkok and other high-risk areas to revive the economy, as the country battles its wors
As Singapore pauses reopening, experts suggest 'bolder' COVID-19 strategy 09 Sep 2021 - 02:18 pm
Office workers spend their lunch breaks at the central business district amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Qatari official says Kabul airport 90% operational, expects gradual reopening 09 Sep 2021 - 02:11 pm
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China suspends approval for new online games - SCMP 09 Sep 2021 - 12:19 pm
A player of Rogue Warriors esports team trains for the game
New Zealand buys Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from Spain 09 Sep 2021 - 11:24 am
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South Korean researchers create chameleon-like artificial "skin" 09 Sep 2021 - 11:17 am
Ko Seung-hwan, mechanical engineering professor at Seoul National University, looks at Chameleon robot covered with artificial skin, in Seoul, South Korea, September 7, 2021. Picture taken September 4, 2021. REUTERS/Minwoo Park
Japan to extend COVID-19 emergency curbs in Tokyo, other areas 09 Sep 2021 - 10:01 am
People walk in Shibuya shopping area, during a state of emergency amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan August 29, 2021. REUTERS/Androniki?Christodoulou
China is not targeting any country with fan culture crackdown - embassy 08 Sep 2021 - 02:42 pm
Police officers remove fans standing outside the opening ceremony of the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival, June 14, 2014. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
All aboard! Thai bus brings vaccines to Bangkok's vulnerable 08 Sep 2021 - 01:42 pm
A woman receives a jab of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine inside a mobile vaccination bus set-up to serve the elderly and disabled groups in Bangkok, Thailand, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Juarawee Kittisilpa
Philippines' Duterte accepts 2022 vice presidential nomination 08 Sep 2021 - 01:18 pm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers his 6th State of the Nation Address (SONA), at the House of Representative in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo
S.Korea planning to live 'more normally' with COVID-19 after October 08 Sep 2021 - 12:30 pm
People wearing masks take a walk amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at a Hanriver Park in Seoul, South Korea, February 21, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Australia's NSW reports rise in COVID-19 cases; vaccinations accelerate 08 Sep 2021 - 11:15 am
People enjoy a sunny day next to Balmoral Beach during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Philippine senator first to declare 2022 run for presidency 08 Sep 2021 - 10:05 am
Senator Panfilo Lacson waves to reporters before the start of a news conference at the Senate headquarters in Pasay city, metro Manila March 28, 2011. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/File Photo
Japan PM contender Kishida urges new form of capitalism to end disparity, recover from pandemic 08 Sep 2021 - 08:25 am
File photo: Fumio Kishida, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmaker and former foreign minister, shows his notebook during a news conference as he announces his candidacy for the party's presidential election in Tokyo, Japan August 26, 2021.
Indonesia prison fire kills 41 drug inmates, 80 hospitalized 08 Sep 2021 - 08:12 am
An ambulance is seen at the main entrance gate of Tangerang prison following a fire overnight at an overcrowded jail in Tangerang on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, September 8, 2021. Reuters/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
Taliban name new Afghan government 07 Sep 2021 - 06:41 pm
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan September 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Chinese activist Ai Weiwei says Credit Suisse closing his foundation's bank account 07 Sep 2021 - 04:01 pm
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei poses for a portrait during a presentation of his new exhibition
Philippines defers new COVID-19 plan, maintains capital curbs 07 Sep 2021 - 03:45 pm
Health workers in hazmat suits walk outside the Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital in Manila, Philippines, September 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David