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16 killed in Pakistan chemical factory fire 27 Aug 2021 - 04:35 pm
Members of the scout emergency response team, survey amid the burned wreckage, after a fire broke out at a multi-story chemical factory, in Karachi, Pakistan, August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
China swoops on algorithms in latest tech clampdown 27 Aug 2021 - 03:38 pm
A man looking at a phone is seen through a digitally decorated glass during the World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
China's Zhifei says unit's COVID shot shows 81.76% efficacy in late-stage trial 27 Aug 2021 - 03:18 pm
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US on alert for more ISIS attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage 27 Aug 2021 - 01:25 pm
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Thailand eases curbs on retail and restaurants to spur economy 27 Aug 2021 - 12:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask enters a taxi in Chinatown, after the government started opening some restaurants outside shopping malls, parks, and barbershops during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, Ma
Contaminant in Moderna vaccines suspected to be metallic particles -NHK 27 Aug 2021 - 12:42 pm
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New Zealand eases nationwide lockdown but Auckland shut off 27 Aug 2021 - 12:36 pm
People jog past a social distancing sign on the first day of New Zealand's new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety measure that mandates wearing of a mask on public transport, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall/File Photo
Sydney cases dip as Australia debates COVID-19 reopening plans 27 Aug 2021 - 12:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wait in line outside a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination clinic in the Bankstown suburb during a lockdown to curb an outbreak of cases in Sydney, Australia, August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
India asks two states to consider night curfew as COVID-19 cases rise 27 Aug 2021 - 11:21 am
A man looks out from a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ward in the Government Medical College Hospital in Manjeri, in the Malappuram district of the southern state of Kerala, India. August 18, 2021. Picture taken August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Krishna N. Das
Sinopharm, Sinovac shots remained protective in Guangdong outbreak, Chinese researchers say 27 Aug 2021 - 11:04 am
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The Afghan minister who became a bicycle courier in Germany 27 Aug 2021 - 09:04 am
Former Afghan Communication Minister Sayed Sadaat sits with his gear as he works for the food delivery service Lieferando in Leipzig, Germany, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
India allows Boeing 737 MAX planes to fly ending an over 2-year ban 26 Aug 2021 - 07:52 pm
A Boeing 737 MAX airplane lands after a test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Karen Ducey/File Photo
Pentagon: Blast outside Kabul airport, no word on casualties 26 Aug 2021 - 05:18 pm
File Photo: Australian citizens and visa holders queue up to board the Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, as Australian Army infantry personnel provide security, at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 22
Afghans told to leave Kabul airport over 'very credible' Islamic State threat 26 Aug 2021 - 02:50 pm
Crowds of people wait outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 25, 2021 in this picture obtained from social media. Twitter/DAVID_MARTINON via REUTERS
Japan suspends 1.6 mln doses of Moderna shot days after contamination reports 26 Aug 2021 - 01:20 pm
A man receives the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building in Tokyo, Japan June 25, 2021. Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
China criticises US 'scapegoating' as COVID origin report to be released 25 Aug 2021 - 10:04 pm
Fu Cong, the director-general of the arms control department of Chinese foreign ministry, speaks at a news conference on COVID-19 origin-tracking related issues, in Beijing, China August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Pakistan sees surging infections, deaths 25 Aug 2021 - 09:32 pm
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Bangladeshi women try on rare leadership roles for a fairer fashion future 25 Aug 2021 - 02:04 pm
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