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Philippines to authorize Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in 12-15 year olds 26 May 2021 - 08:48 pm
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Pakistan opens coronavirus vaccination drive to all adults 26 May 2021 - 02:26 pm
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India evacuates 2 million as storm slams coast 26 May 2021 - 02:04 pm
Men remove bamboo rooftop of a stall damaged by heavy winds at a shore ahead of Cyclone Yaas in Bichitrapur in Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha India, May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
Australia's mice plague overwhelms farmer in New South Wales 26 May 2021 - 01:26 pm
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Hong Kong debates what to do with pile of unused Covid shots 26 May 2021 - 12:26 pm
A boat crosses Victoria Harbour in front of a skyline of buildings during sunset. Hong Kong. Reuters/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
South Koreans no longer need masks outdoors if vaccinated against Covid-19 26 May 2021 - 11:02 am
A couple wearing masks to avoid contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) take a walk at a park in Seoul, South Korea, May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Taiwan says China blocked deal with BioNTech for Covid-19 shots 26 May 2021 - 10:44 am
A closed food court is seen as the country banned indoor dining following a recent rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Taipei, Taiwan May 25, 2021. Reuters/Ann Wang
Australian state has biggest one-day rise in Covid-19 cases in 7 months 26 May 2021 - 10:28 am
A healthcare worker speaks with a member of the public waiting in line to get tested for the coronavirus disease outside a walk-in testing facility in Melbourne, Australia, May 26, 2021. AAP Image/James Ross via Reuters
WhatsApp sues India govt, says new rules mean end to privacy: Sources 26 May 2021 - 09:12 am
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1.1 million evacuated before cyclone hits India's east coast 26 May 2021 - 08:52 am
A general view shows flooding as Cyclone Yaas approaches Bhadrak, Odisha, India, May 26, 2021, in this still image taken from video obtained from social media. Ahmer Jawed via Reuters
Renault-Nissan to shut south India plant until May 30 25 May 2021 - 09:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: A worker walks past parked Renault cars at its stockyard on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad June 11, 2013. Car sales in India fell an annual 12.3 percent in May, an industry body said on Tuesday, dropping for the seventh
Russia ships remdesivir drug to India as part of humanitarian aid 25 May 2021 - 05:23 pm
A patient suffering from coronavirus disease rests inside a classroom turned Covid-19 care facility on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, May 24, 2021. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
Crew evacuated after explosion on container ship off Colombo 25 May 2021 - 05:09 pm
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Record-breaking Sherpa says mountain goddess warned him from 26th Everest ascent 25 May 2021 - 02:12 pm
Kami Rita Sherpa, 51, a Nepali mountaineer, walks from a vehicle upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for the 25th time, creating a record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 25, 2021. Reuters/Navesh Chit
India police visit Twitter office after it tagged pro-Modi posts 25 May 2021 - 12:07 pm
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Malaysian train collision injures more than 200 people 25 May 2021 - 11:00 am
A view of the station of two metro light rail trains that collided in an underground tunnel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Melbourne COVID outbreak sends a chill through Australian leagues 25 May 2021 - 10:35 am
Melbourne reintroduces masks, restrictions due to new Covid-19 outbreak, Picture from February 13, 2021. Reuters/Sandra Sanders
Thousands evacuated in India as strong cyclone inches closer 25 May 2021 - 09:13 am
People who were stranded at sea aboard Barge P305 due to Cyclone Tauktae exit the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kochi after they were rescued by the Indian Navy, at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, India, May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas