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In Japan, vending machines help ease access to COVID-19 tests 08 Mar 2021 - 12:42 pm
A vending machine selling a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), operated by Takenoko ENT Clinic, is installed at the entrance of a ramen noodle shop at Shibuya district in Tokyo, Japan March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Issei
Cambodia's dwindling fish stocks put spotlight on changing rivers 08 Mar 2021 - 12:35 pm
A group of fishermen boats are seen on the Mekong river in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 19, 2021. Picture taken February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Cindy Liu
Japanese smart city offers residents quake, privacy protection 08 Mar 2021 - 12:31 pm
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New Zealand to buy enough Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for entire population 08 Mar 2021 - 12:21 pm
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses supporters at a Labour Party event in Wellington, New Zealand, October 11, 2020. REUTERS/Praveen Menon/File Photo
Vietnam begins COVID-19 vaccinations after successful virus containment 08 Mar 2021 - 11:38 am
Health workers wait for their turn as Vietnam starts its official rollout of AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for health workers, at Hai Duong Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Hai Duong province, Vietnam, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Thanh Hu
Japan COVID-19 inoculations off to snail pace start due to vaccine, syringe shortages 08 Mar 2021 - 11:10 am
A medical worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as Japan launches its inoculation campaign, at Tokyo Medical Center in Tokyo, Japan February 17, 2021. Behrouz Mehri/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Malaysia to buy more Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines 08 Mar 2021 - 10:49 am
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Khan’s victory set to revive ‘Bullishness’ in Pakistan markets 07 Mar 2021 - 11:49 pm
Supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chant slogans as they celebrate after Prime Minister Imran Khan won a vote of confidence from parliament, outside National Assembly building in Islamabad, Pakistan March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Salahuddin
Protests erupt across Myanmar; Suu Kyi party official dies in custody 07 Mar 2021 - 02:38 pm
Protesters create a shield formation in Nyaung-U, Myanmar, March 7, 2021, in this still image from a video obtained from social media by Reuters.
China says it's ready to provide vaccines to overseas Chinese, Olympians 07 Mar 2021 - 01:11 pm
Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi is displayed on a screen as he attends via video link a news conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, China March 7, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
China says hopes US will remove 'unreasonable' curbs on cooperation 07 Mar 2021 - 12:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, China January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
New Zealand's Auckland emerges from lockdown, Australia starts AstraZeneca vaccinations 07 Mar 2021 - 10:25 am
People jog past a social distancing sign on the first day of New Zealand's new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety measure that mandates wearing of a mask on public transport, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall/File Photo
Indian farmers mark 100th day of protests with road blockade 06 Mar 2021 - 07:14 pm
Farmers cheer and wave flags as more tractors arrive from Punjab to participate in the ongoing farmers' protest at Singhu border, to mark 100th day of demonstrations against the farm laws, near Kundli border, in Haryana India, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Anush
India asks states to prioritise vaccinations in areas with surging Covid-19 cases 06 Mar 2021 - 03:46 pm
File photo: People wait to receive a dose of COVISHIELD, a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, in Mumbai, India, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Myanmar protesters string up women's clothes for protection 06 Mar 2021 - 03:40 pm
Traditional clothes hang on a rope as protesters holding shields stand in line in the background during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar March 6, 2021 in this still image obtained by Reuters from a video.
Malaysia's AirAsia Group plans air taxi, drone delivery service 06 Mar 2021 - 03:33 pm
An AirAsia X Airbus A340 passenger jet arrives on its inaugural flight from Kuala Lumpur to Paris Orly Airport in Feb. 14, 2011. Reuters/Charles Platiau/File Photo
Imran Khan wins Pakistan parliament vote to stay Prime Minister 06 Mar 2021 - 11:13 am
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a joint news conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (not pictured) at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan November 19, 2020. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail/File Photo
Japan extends virus emergency for 2 weeks for Tokyo area 05 Mar 2021 - 03:46 pm
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