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Japan seeks mid-February Pfizer vaccine approval, minister says 15 Jan 2021 - 12:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading,
Indonesia quake kills at least 35, injures hundreds 15 Jan 2021 - 12:13 pm
Members of a search and rescue agency team dig through rubble after an earthquake, in Mamuju, West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia January 15, 2021. Basarnas Sulbar/via REUTERS
WHO-led team in China will start meetings online from quarantine 15 Jan 2021 - 11:56 am
FILE PHOTO: Experts from China and the World Health Organization (WHO) joint team wearing face masks visit Wuhan Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hubei province, China February 23, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS
China denied two WHO members entry after failed Covid-19 tests: Report 14 Jan 2021 - 09:04 pm
Members of the World Health Organisation (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic arrive at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, January 14, 2021, in this still image ta
WhatsApp faces first legal challenge in India over privacy 14 Jan 2021 - 08:47 pm
A WhatsApp advertisement is seen on the front pages of newspapers at a stall in Mumbai, India, January 13, 2021. Picture taken January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Indonesia health workers urge public to get vaccinated at campaign launch 14 Jan 2021 - 04:50 pm
A doctor receives a dose of the Sinovac's vaccine as Indonesia begins mass vaccination for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a hospital in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, January 14, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Nova Wahy
Indonesia resumes search for victims, black box of crashed Sriwijaya jet 14 Jan 2021 - 04:17 pm
An Indonesian Military aircraft CN-235 is seen during the search and rescue operation for the Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, at the sea off the Jakarta coast, Indonesia, January 14, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/M Risyal Hidayat/ via
Japan halts entry of nonresident foreign nationals to curb Covid-19 spread 14 Jan 2021 - 01:00 pm
Men sit on a rock as they look at the giant Olympic rings, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, January 13, 2021. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Philippines’ FDA approves Pfizer vaccine for emergency use 14 Jan 2021 - 08:45 am
A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is seen at a coronavirus disease vaccination center. Reuters/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
Philippines to get 20 million additional AstraZeneca doses 13 Jan 2021 - 03:14 pm
A woman wearing a face mask as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walks past a mural dedicated to frontline workers, in Manila, Philippines, January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Japan widens virus emergency for 7 more areas as cases surge 13 Jan 2021 - 02:28 pm
Two women walk on an unusually empty street during a state of emergency due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kyoto, Japan January 13, 2021.
Malaysia to study Sinovac clinical trial data before approving vaccine 13 Jan 2021 - 12:26 pm
A police officer stops a rider at a roadblock as he enforces a lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia January 13, 2021. Reuters/Lim Huey Teng
China's Sinovac to double annual COVID-19 vaccine capacity to 1 bln doses 13 Jan 2021 - 12:13 pm
An employee inspects vials containing CoronaVac, Sinovac Biotech's vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Butantan biomedical center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo
Taiwan confirms first case of S.African Covid-19 variant 13 Jan 2021 - 11:41 am
Staff members, wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, clean at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan, January 7, 2021. Reuters/Ann Wang
Indian farmers to torch laws on bonfires in show of defiance 13 Jan 2021 - 10:01 am
Farmers walk outside their tents at the site of a protest against new farm laws, at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border in Ghaziabad, India, January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Australians head to sea cliffs for adrenalin-pumping sport 13 Jan 2021 - 09:18 am
Adventure sport enthusiast Daisy Allen leaps from a cliff edge over the ocean while rope jumping near Currarong, Australia, January 9, 2021. Reuters/Loren Elliott
North Korea ends party meeting with calls for nuclear might 13 Jan 2021 - 08:34 am
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo supplied by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 13, 2021. KCNA/via REUTERS
Indonesia to launch vaccination drive as COVID-19 deaths hit record 12 Jan 2021 - 08:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: A nurse holds a dose of China's CoronaVac, a potential vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before administering it to a volunteer at Emilio Ribas Institute in Sao Paulo, Brazil July 30, 2020. Picture taken July 30, 2020. REUTERS

Europe

Smoke from a wildfire is seen near the town of Albendiego, in the Guadalajara province north of Madrid, on July 22, 2026. A wildfire that broke out on July 16 in La Mierla area, near Guadalajar has devastated 32,000 hectares and caused the evacuation of several hundred people. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP) Evacuees from Spain's wildfire struggle with scale of devastation
File photo Louvre heist gallery reopens to public, but with nothing to steal
A photograph taken on July 22, 2026 shows the site of an accident involving two trams that collided on the Erasmus Bridge, in Rotterdam, injuring 18 people including two in serious conditions. (Photo by Mitchell de Kwant / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT Trams collide on iconic Rotterdam bridge, 15 hurt
This aerial view shows the Hanklit cliff overlooking Limfjord on the Danish island of Mors, Denmark on July 9, 2026. (Photo by James Brooks / AFP) Danish fish fossil cliffs set to gain UNESCO status

Africa

A wildfire rages in a mountainous area near the town of Al Hachimia, Bouira Province, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Over 100 hospitalised, 150 homes damaged in Algeria blazes
File photo Ebola death toll in Africa outbreak surpasses 1,000
This photo shows a view of a power station in Mateur on July 21, 2026. Tunisia has been experiencing a heatwave for a week, with temperatures exceeding 48 degrees celsius as people endure the ordeal of daily water and electricity cuts. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP) Extreme heatwave grips Tunisia as wide power cuts fuel frustration
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Americas

Representational file photo US oil inventories at lowest level since 1984
(FILES) An elderly woman walks in a street of Havana, on June 3, 2025. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) Cuba's population slide continued in 2025 to 9.4 mn
File photo Venezuela's ousted leader Maduro back in US court
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) US President pledges assistance to Lebanon

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