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Melbourne lockdown lifted after zero new virus cases recorded 26 Oct 2020 - 10:23 am
Police patrol on horseback along the St Kilda Esplanade in Melbourne on October 26, 2020 as Australian health officials reported no new coronavirus cases or deaths in Victoria state, which has spent months under onerous restrictions after becoming the epi
Typhoon Molave lashes main Philippine island, 12 fishermen missing 26 Oct 2020 - 08:52 am
Residents evacuate from their home in the coastal area of Legaspi City, Albay province south of Manila on October 25, 2020, ahead of tropical storm Molave's expected landfall. AFP / Charism SAYAT
More mass testing in China after 137 virus cases in Xinjiang 25 Oct 2020 - 06:35 pm
A man wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus walks along a pedestrian street in Shanghai on October 23, 2020. / AFP / Hector RETAMAL
Nearly 9,000 flee homes in Philippines as Molave intensifies into typhoon 25 Oct 2020 - 03:15 pm
A resident holds onto his umbrella in strong wind as others stand by their wooden boats along the coastal area of Legaspi City, Albay province south of Manila on october 25, 2020, ahead of tropical storm Molave's expected landfall. / AFP / Charism SAYAT
Japan's unorthodox household goods champion rides a pandemic boom 25 Oct 2020 - 11:21 am
Iris Ohyama's rice cookers are displayed at a store in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, September 3, 2020. Picture taken September 3, 2020. REUTERS/Sam Nussey
Mainland China reports 15 new coronavirus cases vs 28 previous day 25 Oct 2020 - 11:06 am
A woman (C) wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus waits to cross a street during rush hour in Beijing on October 21, 2020. AFP / Nicolas Asfouri
Key Al-Qaeda leader killed in Afghanistan 25 Oct 2020 - 10:37 am
A tweet from NDS Afghanistan saying that they have killed Abu Muhsin Al-Masri in operations, accompanied by three profile photos of Al-Masri, is seen on NDS Afghanistan's Twitter account October 24, 2020. NDS Afghanistan via Twitter/via Reuters
Australia's COVID-19 epicentre delays decision on lifting lockdown restrictions 25 Oct 2020 - 10:21 am
Men queue for a haircut outside a barber shop in Melbourne on October 19, 2020, as some of the city's three-month-old stay-at-home restrictions due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak were further eased on falling infection rates. / AFP / William WEST
Philippines evacuates nearly 1,800 as tropical storm Molave approaches 25 Oct 2020 - 10:03 am
An evacuating family waits for instructions from village officials in the coastal area of Legaspi City, Albay province south of Manila on october 25, 2020, ahead of tropical storm Molave's expected landfall. / AFP / Charism SAYAT
Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee, head of S.Korea's biggest conglomerate, dies at 78 25 Oct 2020 - 08:13 am
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee meets with reporters after touring the Samsung booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 12, 2012. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
Big suicide bombing in Kabul kills 18, including children 24 Oct 2020 - 07:13 pm
Residents gather at a site following a suicide bomber blew himself up in an education centre, in Kabul on October 24, 2020. A suicide bomber struck near an education centre in the Afghan capital on October 24, killing at least 18 people in the latest atta
North Korea says China dust could spread COVID-19, warns people to stay inside 24 Oct 2020 - 12:32 pm
A weather caster of North Korea's state-run television KRT appears on screen in Pyongyang, North Korea October 21, 2020, in this still image taken from video. KRT/Reuters TV via REUTERS NORTH KOREA
Afghan road bomb kills nine civilians: officials 24 Oct 2020 - 11:51 am
Peninsula
Philippines' Duterte promises payment as Red Cross stops COVID-19 tests 23 Oct 2020 - 04:50 pm
President Rodrigo Duterte speaks after his arrival, from a visit in Israel and Jordan at Davao International airport in Davao City in southern Philippines, September 8, 2018. REUTERS/Lean Daval Jr./File Photo
Philippines to allow foreign investors to enter country 23 Oct 2020 - 02:06 pm
Peninsula
Malaysian PM to ask king to declare state of emergency - sources 23 Oct 2020 - 02:00 pm
TOPSHOT - A health worker gives a thumbs-up as she stands in a non-contact chamber called the
India PM Modi holds first election rally since COVID-19 outbreak 23 Oct 2020 - 01:53 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses an election rally in Rohtas district of Bihar state, on October 23, 2020. / AFP / Sachin KUMAR
South Korea finds no link between flu shot, boy's death as toll rises 23 Oct 2020 - 12:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man gets an influenza vaccine at a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo