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Japan to extend COVID-19 emergency lockdown as cases surge 17 Aug 2021 - 10:12 am
A woman wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, stands in the rain in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
India COVID-19 vaccinations near record, new infections at five-month low 17 Aug 2021 - 09:57 am
Commuters wearing protective face masks wait to board a suburban train after authorities resumed train services for vaccinated passengers amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Mumbai, India, August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Pentagon says U.S. and international forces working to clear Kabul airport 16 Aug 2021 - 05:30 pm
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India's harsh anti-terror law comes under rare scrutiny 16 Aug 2021 - 03:57 pm
File picture of Indian Supreme Court
Workers try to flee Vietnam's biggest city as coronavirus crisis worsens 16 Aug 2021 - 03:52 pm
A man living in an area under lockdown receives food through a barricade during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Indonesia animal-lovers help pets left behind by coronavirus 16 Aug 2021 - 02:54 pm
Volunteers of the Animal Defenders feed rescued dogs at their shelter in Parung, Bogor, West Java province, Indonesia, August 9, 2021. Picture taken August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Adi Kurniawan
UK plans to evacuate hundreds from Afghanistan each day 16 Aug 2021 - 02:12 pm
People try to get into Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021. REUTERS
Afghanistan aviation authority advises transit aircraft to reroute 16 Aug 2021 - 11:13 am
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Hong Kong reclassifies 15 countries as 'high risk' for COVID-19 16 Aug 2021 - 11:13 am
Passengers wearing protective suits (PPE) line up to board their plane for an international flight at Hong Kong airport amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), China July 9, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
Japan to extend COVID-19 "state of emergency" lockdown through mid-Sept -report 16 Aug 2021 - 11:00 am
People wait for consultation after receiving the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Tokyo Dome, the home ground of the Japanese professional baseball team Yomiuri Giants which is being used as a large-scale COVID-19 vaccination center, in Tokyo
China's new local COVID-19 infections fall for sixth day 16 Aug 2021 - 10:38 am
Employees dine at tables with partitions during dinner time at the canteen of a Lenovo factory following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei province, China August 13, 2021. Picture taken August 13, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS
Sydney records deadliest day of COVID-19 pandemic, Melbourne lockdown extended 16 Aug 2021 - 10:15 am
People wait in line outside a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre at Sydney Olympic Park during a lockdown to curb the spread of an outbreak in Sydney, Australia, August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Tokyo Paralympics opens wheelchair, limb repair centre in Games village 16 Aug 2021 - 09:45 am
The logo of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games is displayed amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan, August 16, 2021. Reuters/Issei Kato
Lava streams from Indonesia's Mount Merapi in new eruption 16 Aug 2021 - 09:39 am
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Malaysia PM's cabinet resigns - science minister 16 Aug 2021 - 09:02 am
A convoy with Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin arrives at the National Palace for his meeting with the king, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 16, 2021. Reuters/Lim Huey Teng
Shops close, security guards flee in Afghan capital 16 Aug 2021 - 08:53 am
A horde of people run towards the Kabul Airport Terminal, after Taliban insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul, August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from video obtained from social media. Jawad Sukhanyar/via Reuters
President Ashraf Ghani leaves Afghanistan.. Taliban enter Kabul 15 Aug 2021 - 08:44 pm
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani addresses the nation in a message in Kabul, Afghanistan August 14, 2021. Afghan Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS
Australia purchases Pfizer vaccines from Poland as COVID-19 infections spike 15 Aug 2021 - 08:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: A small shopping basket filled with vials labeled