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Downtown Sydney, Bondi head for lockdown as Delta infections spike 25 Jun 2021 - 12:59 pm
A sign at Central Station notes the implementation of new public health regulations from the state of New South Wales, as the city grapples with an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Shorter Hong Kong quarantine sparks rush to book travel again 24 Jun 2021 - 09:32 pm
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Bhutan PM says ready to mix COVID-19 doses to deal with vaccine shortages 24 Jun 2021 - 05:50 pm
Bhutan's Prime Minister Lotay Tshering addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Sydney faces 'scariest period' in pandemic amid Delta outbreak 24 Jun 2021 - 05:32 pm
People wait in line outside a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing clinic as the city grapples with an outbreak of new cases in Sydney, Australia, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Taiwan says discussing COVID-19 vaccine passports 24 Jun 2021 - 05:10 pm
A medical worker conducts a rapid test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on a Taiwanese resident following an increasing number of locally transmitted cases at Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, June 2, 2021. Reuters/Ann Wang
Thailand approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use 24 Jun 2021 - 04:25 pm
A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Singapore accelerating COVID-19 vaccinations, aims to ease curbs 24 Jun 2021 - 04:12 pm
A woman walks into a newly set up coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination center which will be opened to the public the day after, in Singapore January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Hong Kong bans passenger flights from Indonesia over COVID-19 fears 24 Jun 2021 - 02:35 pm
A general view of the Central financial district during sunset, in Hong Kong, China March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Benigno Aquino III, who led Philippine growth spurt, dies at 61 24 Jun 2021 - 10:55 am
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Hong Kong's Apple Daily to live on in blockchain, free of censors 24 Jun 2021 - 09:30 am
Copies of the final edition of Apple Daily, published by Next Digital, are seen at a newsstand in Hong Kong, China June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lam Yik
Tesla opens first charging station in China with energy storage facilities 23 Jun 2021 - 04:09 pm
Tesla electric vehicles are charged at a Tesla Supercharger charging station in Hanam, South Korea, July 6, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Pakistan bomb blast kills four, including child 23 Jun 2021 - 01:42 pm
Members of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) survey the site after a deadly blast in residential area in Lahore, Pakistan June 23, 2021. REUERS/Mohsin Raza
Taiwan to extend COVID-19 curbs into next month 23 Jun 2021 - 12:46 pm
A man waits at the observation area after receiving the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a vaccination session for elderly people over 85 years old, at an auditorium in New Taipei City, Taiwan June 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Sydney isolated as COVID-19 clusters build; NZ tightens curbs in capital 23 Jun 2021 - 12:14 pm
A sign at Central Station notes the implementation of new public health regulations from the state of New South Wales, as the city grapples with an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Japan steps up vaccination effort to key daily rate of 1 mln 23 Jun 2021 - 11:41 am
A health worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Noevir Stadium Kobe, the home venue of Japanese professional soccer club Vissel Kobe and currently acting as a large-scale COVID-19 vaccinatio
Pakistan to receive 13 mln doses of Pfizer vaccine - minister 22 Jun 2021 - 09:11 pm
A vial labelled with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
India says new COVID variant is a concern 22 Jun 2021 - 08:36 pm
A man receives a Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine called COVAXIN, at a vaccination centre, in New Delhi, India, February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
World must declare vaccine public good, says Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina 22 Jun 2021 - 05:52 pm
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Cars by Police and rescue personnel are parked near the secondary school Schongau, in the southern German state of Bavaria, where several people have been wounded and a suspect arrested in an attack on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Christoph PETERS / DPA / AFP) Several wounded in Bavaria school attack, suspect arrested
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Workers and volunteers, rest before preparing to pack the Bayeux Tapestry in a crate for transfer to the British Museum, at the Bayeux Tapestry Museum, in Bayeux, northwestern France, on September 18, 2025. Photo by Lou Benoist / Pool / AFP Bayeux tapestry to arrive in London in secret, high-stakes operation
A picture taken on July 6, 2026 in Barcelona shows a gardener's wristband containing a sensor that detects body temperature. (Photo by Josep Lago / AFP) Sensors, early starts: how Spain keeps working when heat hits

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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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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) and US President Donald Trump meet on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP) Trump blasts Spain, targets Greenland at NATO summit

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