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Philippines reports largest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in nearly six months 11 Mar 2021 - 03:18 pm
Passengers wearing hazmat suits for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk inside the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Pakistan to block social media app TikTok, says telecoms regulator 11 Mar 2021 - 03:16 pm
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Ten years on, Japan mourns victims of earthquake and Fukushima disaster 11 Mar 2021 - 03:14 pm
People standing near candles watch as fireworks light up the sky to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands and triggered the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in Futaba, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, March 1
Unafraid but cautious: climbers return to Everest after COVID-19 closure 11 Mar 2021 - 11:52 am
Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Monika Deupala/File Photo
South Korea extends use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to people aged 65 and over 11 Mar 2021 - 11:27 am
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Pakistan launches COVID-19 vaccination drive, staring with elderly 10 Mar 2021 - 08:08 pm
A woman receives the first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, as the government started vaccination for the general public, starting with elderly people, at a vaccination center in Karachi, Pakistan March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
S.Korean hospitals extract extra COVID vaccine doses from vials 10 Mar 2021 - 12:23 pm
Registered nurse Kim Eun-suk measures a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Australia sees no concern with pace of COVID-19 vaccination drive 10 Mar 2021 - 10:39 am
A healthcare professional administers a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to Dr. Chris Quinn as high-risk workers receive the first vaccines in the state of Victoria's rollout of the program, in Melbourne, Australia, February 22, 2
Big Indian state scales down vaccinations, citing shortage 09 Mar 2021 - 11:23 pm
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Pakistan cabinet backs draft law granting central bank autonomy - finance adviser 09 Mar 2021 - 07:48 pm
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is pictured on a reception desk at the head office in Karachi, Pakistan July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
Japan to stage Tokyo Olympics without foreign spectators, Kyodo says 09 Mar 2021 - 04:09 pm
The logo of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, is seen through a traffic sign at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/
Thai university warns foreign students they could lose visas over protests 09 Mar 2021 - 01:39 pm
Anti-government demonstrators flash the three-finger salute during a march from Kasetsart University towards Democracy monument, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 7, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
India, world's top vaccine maker, denies shortage at home 09 Mar 2021 - 12:53 pm
Officials unload boxes containing vials of AstraZeneca's Covishield, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, outside a vaccination storage centre in Ahmedabad, India, January 12, 2021. Reuters/Amit Dave/File Phot
Facebook tests feature in India to share Instagram reels on its news feed 09 Mar 2021 - 11:34 am
A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Singapore 'bubble' business hotel welcomes first guests 09 Mar 2021 - 11:25 am
A view of a meeting room outfitted with airtight glass panels at short-stay facility Connect@Changi, a complex of hotel rooms and meeting halls near the airport which will welcome business
No appetite in New Zealand to review constitutional link to royal family, PM Ardern says 08 Mar 2021 - 10:26 pm
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India's richest state has half of new, active coronavirus cases 08 Mar 2021 - 03:26 pm
A man wearing a protective mask walks past a graffiti amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on a street in Navi Mumbai, India, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Thailand to reduce quarantine period for vaccinated travellers 08 Mar 2021 - 03:00 pm
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