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Phuket restricts travel from other Thai regions as COVID-19 cases surge 29 Jul 2021 - 07:46 pm
Hotel drivers wait for passengers at the airport, as Phuket reopens to overseas tourists, allowing foreigners fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to visit the resort island without quarantine, in Phuket, Thailand July 1, 2021. REUT
Australian military to help enforce Sydney COVID-19 lockdown as cases rise 29 Jul 2021 - 06:02 pm
People with protective face masks walk through the quiet city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
S.Korea experts call for more COVID curbs as easygoing young fuel surge 29 Jul 2021 - 05:21 pm
People wearing masks walk in a shopping district amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2021. REUTERS/ Heo Ran/File Photo
Vietnam accelerates vaccinations in COVID-19 epicentre 29 Jul 2021 - 05:08 pm
A man buys goods at a shop covered with plastic amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 31. REUTERS/Thanh Hue/File Photo
Pakistan to ban public sector, education, malls, air travel for unvaccinated 29 Jul 2021 - 03:46 pm
FILE PHOTO:A man wears a protective face mask as he walks among other people along a street, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Thailand warns COVID-19 surge pushing hospitals to the brink 29 Jul 2021 - 02:24 pm
Beds are seen as the Thai government prepares to convert an air cargo warehouse into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) field hospital at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
Vaccinate anyone who wants a COVID shot, says Philippines' Duterte 28 Jul 2021 - 09:54 pm
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Legal wrangles hold up US vaccine donations to India 28 Jul 2021 - 08:25 pm
A healthcare worker holding a rose is vaccinated against COVID-19 at a medical centre in Mumbai, India, January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Olympic host Tokyo's daily coronavirus cases hit new record 28 Jul 2021 - 07:13 pm
Commuters wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak make their way at Shinagawa station in Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
CanSinoBIO's inhaled COVID vaccine candidate triggers immune response-early trial 28 Jul 2021 - 07:03 pm
A logo of China's vaccine specialist CanSino Biologics Inc is pictured on the company's headquarters in Tianjin, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), China August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
Philippines' Diaz returns to hero's welcome after winning historic gold 28 Jul 2021 - 06:20 pm
Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, the Philippines' first Olympic Gold medalist, arrives home from Tokyo, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Pasay City, Philippines, July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Vietnam's major cities eye tightening COVID curbs as cases keep rising 28 Jul 2021 - 05:01 pm
Men wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfect a street as the city is under lockdown, during the coronavirus disease ( COVID-19 ) outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Sydney adds four weeks to lockdown as Australia COVID-19 cases grow 28 Jul 2021 - 04:39 pm
People in protective face masks walk through the quiet city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Thailand builds COVID-19 hospital in Bangkok airport amid surge in cases 28 Jul 2021 - 03:41 pm
Beds are seen as the Thai government prepares to convert an air cargo warehouse into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) field hospital at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
S.Korea reports record daily COVID-19 cases as Moderna pledges vaccines 28 Jul 2021 - 02:14 pm
People wearing masks walk in a shopping district amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2021. REUTERS/ Heo Ran
Pakistani, 19, becomes youngest person to summit K2 27 Jul 2021 - 08:14 pm
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Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine supply outside United States to slow down 27 Jul 2021 - 07:18 pm
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Bangkok to convert disused train carriages into Covid-19 ward 27 Jul 2021 - 03:34 pm
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz walks past German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer (front L) and German Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Baerbel Bas prior to the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on July 6, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) German government approves 2027 budget, increases spending and borrowing
(FILES) Jewelery created by French glass maker Rene Lalique are seen at the Lalique museum in Wingen-sur-Moder, eastern France on June 23, 2011. The Lalique Glass Museum in Alsace announced on July 5, 2026, that it had been burgled, with the thief or thieves making off with jewellery worth Jewellery worth 4.5 million euros stolen from France's Lalique Museum
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File photo for representational purposes only. Uganda says Ebola outbreak contained, seeks lifting of travel restrictions
Protesters march during a demonstration against illegal immigration in Durban, South Africa, June 30, 2026. (Photo by Mbuthi Msweli/Xinhua) South Africa accelerates migration enforcement with new courts, repatriation measures amid tensions

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High waves crash against the coastline at a beach as the forecasted Super Typhoon Bavi approaches in Guam on July 5, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) 'Very dangerous' super typhoon nears US Pacific islands
High waves crash against the coastline at a beach as the forecasted Super Typhoon Bavi approaches in Guam on July 5, 2026.(Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) 'Very dangerous' super typhoon nears US Pacific islands

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