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Tesla takes another step on road to launch in India 12 Jan 2021 - 07:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk dances onstage during a delivery event for Tesla China-made Model 3 cars in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Philippines' Duterte stops mining on 'devastated' southern island 12 Jan 2021 - 04:57 pm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his fourth State of the Nation address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Indonesia retrieves 'black box' from crashed Sriwijaya Air plane: Official 12 Jan 2021 - 03:42 pm
A National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) official holds a part of the retrieved black box of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, which crashed into the sea at the weekend off the Jakarta coast, in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dina
Indonesia retrieves crashed Sriwijaya Air plane's flight data recorder 12 Jan 2021 - 03:33 pm
Indonesian navy divers stand on a rubber boat during the search and rescue operation for the Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, at the sea off the Jakarta coast, Indonesia, January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
India's top court suspends implementation of new farm laws 12 Jan 2021 - 12:30 pm
Police officers detain an activist of the youth wing of India's main opposition Congress party during a protest against new farm laws in New Delhi, India January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Another Chinese city goes into lockdown amid new Covid-19 threat 12 Jan 2021 - 11:22 am
Volunteers stand at a checkpoint on a road leading into their village, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, on the outskirts of Beijing near the provincial border with Hebei province, China January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Taiwan reports two new domestically transmitted Covid-19 cases 12 Jan 2021 - 10:23 am
A customer wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, waits for his order at a market in Taipei, Taiwan, January 6, 2021. Reuters/Ann Wang/File Photo
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine found safe in India mid-stage trial -Dr.Reddy's 11 Jan 2021 - 07:09 pm
A vial of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is pictured in Belgrade, Serbia, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Fedja Grulovic
Malaysia imposes 2-week lockdown as virus spread strains hospitals 11 Jan 2021 - 02:54 pm
A street cleaner works in front of Petronas Twin Towers, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
China says WHO team to probe COVID-19 origins will arrive Thursday 11 Jan 2021 - 02:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo/File Photo
India signs purchase order with Serum for AstraZeneca vaccine: Source 11 Jan 2021 - 02:05 pm
A paramedic fills a syringe with a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) before administering it to a health worker during its trials at Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, India, January 5, 2021. Reuters/Amit Dave
Japan preparing to expand coronavirus emergency 11 Jan 2021 - 01:49 pm
Pedestrians wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, make their way at Ginza shopping district which closed to cars on Sunday in Tokyo, Japan, January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Indonesia approves China's Sinovac vaccine, says 65.3% effective in trial 11 Jan 2021 - 12:51 pm
A worker performs a quality check in the packaging facility of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, September 24, 2020. REUTER
China reports biggest daily COVID-19 case jump in over 5 months 11 Jan 2021 - 10:25 am
People wearing face masks walk along a street, following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, in Beijing, China January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
New coronavirus cases in China double, mainly in Hebei province 10 Jan 2021 - 08:19 pm
People line up to receive the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a makeshift vaccination site inside a sports centre in Beijing's Haidian district, China January 8, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Philippines signs deal to secure 30 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine Covovax - distributor 10 Jan 2021 - 07:18 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks and face shields as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) queue at a bus stop, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 23, 2020. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo
Japan says it found new Coronavirus variant similar to UK strain 10 Jan 2021 - 03:12 pm
Pedestrians wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, make their way at Ginza shopping district which closed to cars on Sunday in Tokyo, Japan, January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Minister: Massive power outage leaves Pakistan in the dark 10 Jan 2021 - 02:00 pm
A general view of a residential area is seen during a power breakdown in Karachi, Pakistan, January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

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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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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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