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Indonesia to resume use of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine 19 Mar 2021 - 01:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man reacts while receiving his first dose of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during the mass vaccination program for elderly people at Indonesia's health ministry in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 2, 2021. R
Japan's malls and restaurants brace for Olympics without foreigners 19 Mar 2021 - 01:21 pm
Vegan izakaya restaurant Masaka's manager Yuta Namekawa works in the kitchen as the restaurant is empty during the dinner hour in Tokyo, Japan, March 2, 2021. Picture taken March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Pakistan backtracks on uncapped prices for privately imported COVID shots 18 Mar 2021 - 07:56 pm
FILE PHOTO: A paramedic prepares a dose of Sinopharm's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine before administering it to a health worker at... AKHTAR SOOMRO March 18, 2021
Taiwan clears AstraZeneca vaccines, shots may start next week 18 Mar 2021 - 01:10 pm
Empty vials of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine are pictured amid a vaccination campaign in Bierset, Belgium March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Japan to lift Tokyo area state of emergency as planned on Sunday 18 Mar 2021 - 10:58 am
Pedestrians wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, make their way in Tokyo, Japan, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
India's richest state suffers surge in COVID-19 cases 18 Mar 2021 - 10:34 am
A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a woman during a rapid antigen testing campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a railway station platform in Mumbai, India, March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Masc
'Super Mario' leaps into real world in Universal Studios park launch 18 Mar 2021 - 01:03 am
General view shows Yoshi's Adventure attraction inside Super Nintendo World, a new attraction area featuring the popular video game character Mario which is set to open to public on March 18, during a press preview at the Universal Studios Japan theme par
New Zealand says deal is close for Australia travel corridor 18 Mar 2021 - 12:38 am
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India frets over wastage of 'elixir-like' COVID-19 vaccines 17 Mar 2021 - 06:37 pm
A woman watches as a healthcare worker fills a syringe with a dose of COVISHIELD, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, at Max Super Speciality Hospital, in New Delhi, India, March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abi
Pakistan receives 500,000 vaccine doses from China, doubling available supply 17 Mar 2021 - 06:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: A health worker counts used vials of Sinopharm's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at a vaccination centre in Karachi, Pakistan February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
Japan PM Suga signals intention to end COVID-19 curbs as scheduled 17 Mar 2021 - 02:57 pm
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga delivers a policy speech at the opening of the Lower House parliamentary session in Tokyo, Japan January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Malaysia announces $4.9 bln in fresh stimulus to aid coronavirus recovery 17 Mar 2021 - 01:55 pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin gestures during virtual APEC Economic Leaders Meeting 2020, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
COVID 'tornado' hitting Papua New Guinea's fragile hospitals, say health workers 17 Mar 2021 - 11:35 am
A woman washes clothes on a wooden path between stilt houses at Hanuabada Village, located in Port Moresby Harbour, Papua New Guinea, November 19, 2018. Picture taken November 19, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
India's coronavirus infections rise by highest in three months 17 Mar 2021 - 11:29 am
A health worker checks the temperature of a passenger, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a railway station in Mumbai, India, March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Philippines says wider lockdown possible as coronavirus infections spike 17 Mar 2021 - 10:38 am
Local officials wearing face masks and face shields as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) stand near a community quarantine checkpoint in a village under local lockdown, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 25, 2021. REUTERS/Li
World's top vaccine maker India criticised at home for exports as infections rise 17 Mar 2021 - 12:33 am
FILE PHOTO: Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan holds a dose of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine called COVAXIN, during a vaccination campaign at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi, India, January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Adn
New Delhi is world's most polluted capital for third straight year - IQAir study 16 Mar 2021 - 11:25 pm
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Seven coal miners killed in Pakistan in second incident in one week 16 Mar 2021 - 09:02 pm
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File photo Spain back on wildfire alert as blaze burns 4,500 hectares
Agrilus planipennis (ash beetle)in the territory of the Slovak Republic. PICS:ÚKSÚP Devastating Asian beetle detected in EU for first time
File photo Macron pledges 'zero tolerance' for arson after spate of fires in France
Peninsula Regulator backs extension of Spain's largest nuclear plant

Africa

File photo Ebola spreading in DRC 'faster than any previous outbreak': WHO chief
File photo Uganda discharges last Ebola patient: minister
Police officers stand guard at the entrance of an orphanage following a fire in the Mohammadia suburb of Algiers on July 16, 2026 (Photo by AFP) Orphanage fire kills 11 as Algeria struggles in heatwave
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Americas

File photo United States limits stays of students, journalists
File photo US unveils new 25 percent tariff on certain imports from Brazil
File photo Uber to gobble up Delivery Hero in latest food delivery deal
Wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario fills the sky in Toronto, Canada, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua) Toronto air ranked among world's worst as wildfire smoke billows south

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