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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
Japan supercomputer shows doubling masks offers little help preventing viral spread 05 Mar 2021 - 01:54 pm
FILE PHOTO: A computer simulation by Japanese scientists at research giant Riken and Kobe University, illustrates the effectiveness of different mask combinations worn to curb the spread of droplets during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, in this pres
India passes key vaccination milestone after relaxations 05 Mar 2021 - 01:43 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
World no closer to answer on COVID origins despite WHO probe - expert 05 Mar 2021 - 01:34 pm
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Drugmaker Takeda asks Japan for Moderna COVID-19 shot approval 05 Mar 2021 - 01:24 pm
A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is seen at a vaccination center in Calais as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in France, March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Philippines reports 52 more cases of South African COVID-19 variant 05 Mar 2021 - 01:20 pm
Health workers wait for the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to begin, at the Marikina Sports Center, in Marikina City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Huge quakes hit near New Zealand, Tsunami threat passes 05 Mar 2021 - 08:56 am
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Pakistan PM to seek vote of confidence on Saturday after Senate setback 05 Mar 2021 - 12:07 am
FILE PHOTO: 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
Strong quake shakes New Zealand, but no damage reported and tsunami threat eases 04 Mar 2021 - 08:21 pm
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India's COVID vaccine wins over some sceptics after promising data 04 Mar 2021 - 07:30 pm
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Efficacy data for India's own COVID-19 vaccine could boost public acceptance 04 Mar 2021 - 10:56 am
A woman poses for a picture with a cardboard cutout after receiving a dose of COVISHIELD, a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, at a vaccination centre, after second wave of vaccination started for the elderly with comorbidities, a
Cambodian PM gets AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot, defends Chinese vaccine 04 Mar 2021 - 09:01 am
Containers of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines are pictured during a handover ceremony as the country receives its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines under COVAX scheme at the Phnom Penh International Airport, Cambodia, March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Cindy Liu
Pakistan PM Khan to seek vote of confidence after election setback 03 Mar 2021 - 10:08 pm
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India's Bharat Biotech says COVID-19 vaccine shows 81% interim efficacy 03 Mar 2021 - 03:10 pm
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/Adnan Abidi/Fil
Japan PM Suga considering 2-week extension of COVID-19 state of emergency for Tokyo region 03 Mar 2021 - 01:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a meeting of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection control headquarters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Australia building world's first platypus sanctuary 03 Mar 2021 - 11:06 am
Annie the Platypus is seen during a World Wildlife Day announcement pledging to save the Australian platypus from extinction, at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, March 3, 2021. AAP Image/Dean Lewins/via REUTERS
'Pawri' power: 5-second social media clip pulls India, Pakistan closer 03 Mar 2021 - 12:05 am
Dananeer Mobeen, 19, a social media influencer who has become famous after her five-second video went viral, speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Karachi, Pakistan February 27, 2021. Picture taken February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Woman dies from brain haemorrhage in Japan days after vaccine, but link uncertain 02 Mar 2021 - 08:47 pm
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File photo of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Spain PM Sanchez to attend World Cup final: govt
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

Africa

A medical worker performs disinfection before burying a deceased person infected with the Ebola virus in Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 9, 2026. (Xinhua) Africa CDC commends China for support in Ebola response
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

Americas

Peninsula UN voices concern over US-Iran escalation, urges diplomatic solution
US President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Saul Loeb / Pool / AFP) Trump revives election fraud claims ahead of US midterms
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