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Australian PM seeks quicker reopening after COVID-19 vaccine swap with Britain 03 Sep 2021 - 01:15 pm
People in protective face masks walk past the Sydney Harbour Bridge during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
New Zealand attacker shot dead after injuring people at mall 03 Sep 2021 - 09:07 am
A screen grab shows police officers working outside a shopping mall following a knife attack in Auckland, New Zealand September 3, 2021. TVNZ via Reuters TV
Philippines' Duterte says medical supplies not overpriced 02 Sep 2021 - 08:31 pm
Healthcare workers hold a protest outside the Philippines' health department, demanding better wages and benefits amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Manila, Philippines, September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Xi says China to set up stock exchange in Beijing 02 Sep 2021 - 03:15 pm
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Baby elephant rescued in China after becoming separated from herd 02 Sep 2021 - 02:44 pm
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Thailand cites positive results from Sinovac-AstraZeneca vaccine formula 02 Sep 2021 - 11:53 am
A staff member prepares to open a restaurant 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 worst coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ba
India has most COVID-19 cases in two months, worst-hit Kerala in focus 02 Sep 2021 - 11:38 am
A woman receives a dose of COVAXIN coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech, during a vaccination drive organised by SEEDS, an NGO which normally specialise in providing relief after floods and other natural disasters, at an u
Sri Lanka seizes staple stocks to rein in prices; says no food shortage 02 Sep 2021 - 10:37 am
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New Zealand says fall in COVID-19 cases shows Delta lockdown working 02 Sep 2021 - 10:00 am
People queue up for takeaway food as a nationwide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown eases in Wellington, New Zealand, September 1, 2021, REUTERS/Praveen Menon
Duterte's daughter says she has 'running mate' offers for Philippines 2022 election 02 Sep 2021 - 09:49 am
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte arrives with daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio to attend the enthronement ceremony of Japan's Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, Japan October 22, 2019. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Moderna to recall COVID-19 doses in Japan after stainless steel contaminants found 01 Sep 2021 - 07:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: Medical staff prepare Moderna coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to be administered at newly-opened mass vaccination centre in Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2021. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Hair cuts and dining in as Thai malls reopen after virus cases ease 01 Sep 2021 - 01:32 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
In Indonesia, drone deliveries provide lifeline for isolating COVID patients 01 Sep 2021 - 10:43 am
A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) takes a box of medical supplies that is being delivered with a drone on the deck of a passenger ship owned by the state-owned shipping company PT PELNI, KM Umsini, which has been modified as an
India schools cautiously reopen even as COVID warnings grow 01 Sep 2021 - 10:24 am
A teacher gives a lesson inside a classroom following the reopening of schools at 50% capacity for the students of classes 9 to 12 after months of closure due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a government school in New Delhi, India, Sept
Philippines health workers protest neglect as Covid-19 strains hospitals 01 Sep 2021 - 09:45 am
Healthcare workers hold a protest outside the Philippines' health department, demanding better wages and benefits amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Manila, Philippines, September 1, 2021. Reuters/Eloisa Lopez
Australia aims to 'live with virus' instead of eliminating it 01 Sep 2021 - 09:43 am
Medical workers speak with members of the public at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of an outbreak in Sydney, Australia, September 1, 2021. Reuters/Loren Elliott
Japan finds another Moderna vial suspected to contain foreign substance 01 Sep 2021 - 09:39 am
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Singapore reports most coronavirus cases in nearly 6 weeks 31 Aug 2021 - 03:47 pm
A man receives his vaccination at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination center in Singapore March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

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(FILES) This picture shows dry soil in a sunflower field near the Po River Delta at Scardovari, Italy, northeast Italy, on June 26, 2026. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) Italy waterways in 'critical state' from drought: authority
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A person cools off with water from an open fire hydrant during a heat wave on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, on July 2, 2026. (Photo by Octavio Jones / AFP) UN warns of strong looming El Nino

Africa

A healthcare worker takes samples from a patient suffering from Ebola virus disease at the Ebola Treatment Center of the Center Médical Évangélique (CME), in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benediction MURHABAZI / AFP) DRC Ebola claims 452 lives, says WHO
File photo DR Congo's official Ebola death toll exceeds 400
Head of Algeria's Islamist Movement of Society for Peace (MSP) Abdelaali Hassani Cherif casts his ballot during parliamentary elections in Algiers on July 2, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Algerians vote for new parliament with turnout in focus
A general view of houses damaged by landslides and flooding in the Mossikro neighbourhood of Attecoube, a suburb of Abidjan, on June 29, 2026.Photo by CHRIS BOLI / AFP Floods kill 59 in I.Coast since mid-May: government

Americas

US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota (Photo by Mandel Ngan/ AFP) US turns 250 as Trump warns of 'attack' on American identity
Peru president-elect for the Fuerza Popular party, Keiko Fujimori, waves as she gives a statement at her campaign headquarters in the San Borja district of Lima on July 3, 2026. (Photo by AFP) President-elect Fujimori hails 'new chapter' for Peru
Workers secure a gas station ahead of the arrival of the forecasted Super Typhoon Bavi in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, on July 3, 2026. (Photo by Mark Rabago / AFP) 'Super typhoon' Bavi heads for US Pacific islands
(FILES) Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures from his residence in Brasilia on September 3, 2025. (Photo by Sergio Lima / AFP) Brazil court maintains house arrest for ex-president Bolsonaro

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