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Philippines evacuates a million people ahead of super typhoon 31 Oct 2020 - 04:11 pm
Residents wade in a flooded bridge over a swollen river due to heavy rains in Ilagan town, Isabela province north of Manila on October 31, 2020, ahead of Typhoon Goni's landfall in the Philippines. / AFP / Villamor Visaya
Typhoon Goni gains strength, to hit Philippines early sunday 31 Oct 2020 - 12:04 pm
A handout photo taken on October 31, 2020 from the Facebook page of Philippine Coast Guard, shows personnels from the coast guard evacuating residents from the coastal villages of Buhi town, Camarines Sur province, south of Manila, to a safer place, ahead
Ardern makes room for Greens in New Zealand's Labour government 31 Oct 2020 - 11:31 am
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Vietnam tackles typhoon's tragic aftermath as new storm threatens region 30 Oct 2020 - 04:01 pm
A man cleans up mud inside his house after waters receded in the old city of Hoi An, a UNESCO world heritage site, on October 30, 2020, in the aftermath of Typhoon Molave. / AFP / Manan VATSYAYANA
Latest travel restrictions for inbound and outbound passengers in the Philippines 30 Oct 2020 - 03:49 pm
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Japan tests virus measures at near-full baseball stadium 30 Oct 2020 - 01:19 pm
Workers take cleaning seats of the Yokohama Stadium, which will host baseball and softball games during the Tokyo Olympics, prior to a professional baseball game in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture on October 30, 2020. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
Australia needs national response to 'alarming' disaster future - enquiry 30 Oct 2020 - 12:03 pm
(FILES) A file photo was taken on November 12, 2019 shows locals watching as bushfires impact on farmland near the small town of Nana Glen, some 600kms north of Sydney. / AFP / William WEST
Pakistan imposes mask order, curfew as coronavirus cases rise 29 Oct 2020 - 08:38 pm
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India's coronavirus cases cross 8 million, behind US 29 Oct 2020 - 01:33 pm
A health worker wearing protective gear prepares to conduct swab tests on people at a mobile Covid-19 coronavirus testing clinic at a bus stand in Bangalore on October 29, 2020. / AFP / Manjunath Kiran
Japan's Shionogi readies COVID-19 vaccine for December trial- CEO 29 Oct 2020 - 12:44 pm
Isao Teshirogi, President and CEO at Shionogi & Co Ltd, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Singapore firm invents coronavirus breathalyser with results in seconds 29 Oct 2020 - 12:41 pm
A staff member demonstrates the usage of Breathonix breathalyzer test kit developed by Breathonix, a start-up by the National University of Singapore, able to detect the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) within a minute according to the company, at their lab
The two-week season: coronavirus shrinks Philippines football league 29 Oct 2020 - 12:25 pm
This handout photo taken on October 28, 2020 and received on October 29 from the Philippine Football League (PFL) shows Jason Panhay (C) of Kaya FC-Iloilo being tackled by players from Maharlika Manila FC during their Philippine Football League football m
China's Kangtai starts mid-stage trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate 29 Oct 2020 - 12:20 pm
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Pollution hangs over Indian capital as farm stubble fires rage 29 Oct 2020 - 12:08 pm
A couple has their pictures taken on the banks of the Yamuna River during a smoggy morning at sunrise in New Delhi on October 29, 2020. AFP / Jewel Samad
Taiwan marks 200 days without domestic COVID-19 infection 29 Oct 2020 - 10:46 am
Passengers wearing masks practice social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as they wait to board a flight at Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport, in Taiwan, October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ben Blanchard
Australian scientists find huge new healthy coral reef off northern coast 29 Oct 2020 - 10:03 am
New Black Coral species Umbellapathes litocrada is seen in this handout photo from 2015 obtained by Reuters on October 28, 2020. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration/Handout via REUTERS
India trials of Russian Sputnik-V vaccine may end as early as March - Dr Reddy's 28 Oct 2020 - 11:02 pm
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South Korea's Moon targets carbon neutrality by 2050 28 Oct 2020 - 01:39 pm
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, October 28, 2020. Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool via REUTERS