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China maintains ban on Boeing 737 MAX flights 20 Nov 2020 - 11:48 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on March 11, 2019 shows an Air China Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane at Beijing Capital Airport. China's aviation regulator said on November 20, 2020 it will not yet allow Boeing's troubled 737 MAX jet to fly in the company's biggest
South Australia says man's 'lie' caused coronavirus lockdown as harsh curbs eased 20 Nov 2020 - 11:36 am
People queue at a supermarket after the South Australian state government announced a six-day lockdown because of the Covid-19 corona virus out break in Adelaide on November 18, 2020. / AFP / Brenton EDWARDS
Plan to raise China's retirement age sparks anger 20 Nov 2020 - 11:30 am
FILE PHOTO: An elderly villager walks along a railway line on the outskirts of Jixi, in Heilongjiang province, China, October 24, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
India's total number of coronavirus cases crosses 9 Million 20 Nov 2020 - 11:05 am
A health worker takes the temperature of shoppers at a crowded market amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad, India, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Robot reminds Japan shoppers to wear masks 19 Nov 2020 - 10:58 pm
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Delhi quadruples mask fines as virus cases soar 19 Nov 2020 - 09:42 pm
A medical worker wearing protective gear collects a nasal swab sample from a man for a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for the Covid-19 coronavirus as Noida authorities started conducting random coronavirus testing on commuters arriving from Delhi at Delhi-Uttar
Pakistan's PM Khan in 'historic' first visit to Afghanistan 19 Nov 2020 - 04:02 pm
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan (R) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani inspect a guard of honour ahead of their joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on November 19, 2020. / AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR
Philippines' Duterte agrees to pay for vaccines in advance to ensure supply 19 Nov 2020 - 03:50 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
Taiwan firm eyes wider market for its protective air travel gear 19 Nov 2020 - 01:25 pm
Z.C. Chen, chairman of BenQ, reads the duty-free magazine while wearing a protective outfit on a flight, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Taipei, Taiwan November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Japan's capital raises coronavirus alert to highest as cases set record 19 Nov 2020 - 10:20 am
Passers-by wear protective face masks on a street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Badly injured street dog swaps India for English countryside 18 Nov 2020 - 03:38 pm
Rocky, a female dog who lost her front legs in a train accident, rests at the People For Animal Trust in Faridabad on November 17, 2020. AFP / Money Sharma
South Australia plans six-day lockdown after "highly contagious" virus outbreak 18 Nov 2020 - 10:43 am
People queue at a supermarket after the South Australian state government announced a six-day lockdown because of the Covid-19 corona virus out break in Adelaide on November 18, 2020. / AFP / Brenton EDWARDS
India pins hopes on locally-tested COVID-19 vaccines given Pfizer constraints 17 Nov 2020 - 05:05 pm
A health worker conducts a rapid antigen test for Covid-19 coronavirus on a lecturer at college premises as the state government education department directed the reopening of degree colleges after several months of closure in wake of the coronavirus pand
NATO chief warns of high price if troops leave Afghanistan 17 Nov 2020 - 04:20 pm
REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
Robot enforces mask-wearing, distancing at store in Japan 17 Nov 2020 - 03:23 pm
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New Malaysia curbs to affect quarter of Top Glove workers; shares slump 17 Nov 2020 - 11:39 am
A worker inspects newly-made gloves at Top Glove factory in Shah Alam, Malaysia August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Australia scrambles to contain new COVID-19 cluster 17 Nov 2020 - 11:00 am
Medical staff members take details from people queuing at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing site as the state of South Australia experiences an outbreak, in Adelaide, Australia, November 17, 2020. AAP Image/Kelly Barnes via REUTERS
British diplomat praised for saving drowning woman in China 17 Nov 2020 - 10:03 am
Stephen Ellison, British consul-general in Chongqing, rescues a drowning student, who had fallen into a river by accident, at a scenic spot in Chongqing, China November 14, 2020, in this screengrab taken from video. Jiang Lang via British consulate in Cho