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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
India's capital chokes on 'severe' smog as farm fires soar 23 Oct 2020 - 11:58 am
Traffic moves on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
India's richest state invites Tesla after Musk hints entry into country 22 Oct 2020 - 10:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: The Tesla logo is seen on a car in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
South Korea sticks to flu vaccine plan despite safety fears after 25 die 22 Oct 2020 - 09:23 pm
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Doctors in Delhi see jump in breathing issues amid COVID-19, pollution 22 Oct 2020 - 03:36 pm
People walk near India Gate on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
India has set aside $7 billion to vaccinate the world’s second biggest population 22 Oct 2020 - 03:28 pm
Women wearing protective face masks commute in a suburban train after authorities resumed the train services for women passengers during non-peak hours, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Mumbai, India, October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Nihari
No timetable yet for Boeing 737 MAX's return to service in China 22 Oct 2020 - 01:53 pm
Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked in an aerial photo at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. July 1, 2019.REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Afghan air strike hits religious school as Taliban mount attacks, officials say 22 Oct 2020 - 11:55 am
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Top meteorologist ‘ashamed’ of Hong Kong climate plans 22 Oct 2020 - 10:21 am
A general view of skyline buildings in Hong Kong, China May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Thai PM revokes emergency measures after week of protests 22 Oct 2020 - 09:45 am
Food carts are seen on the street during an anti-government protest in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Japan's plan to build missile defence system at sea faces mounting costs - source 22 Oct 2020 - 08:47 am
File photo: A facility of Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex is pictured in Kauai, Hawaii, U.S in this photo taken by Kyodo January 18, 2019. Picture taken on January 18, 2019. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via Reuters
US's Pompeo to visit India next week for strategic talks 21 Oct 2020 - 06:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department, in Washington, DC, U.S., October 14, 2020. Manuel Balce Ceneta/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Thailand welcomes first tourists since March 21 Oct 2020 - 12:25 pm
This handout photo taken on October 20, 2020 and released on October 21 by the Airports of Thailand company shows members of a group of 39 Chinese visitors with special tourist visas going through arrival measures to halt the spread of the COVID-19 corona
Philippines allowing foreign travel to resume 21 Oct 2020 - 11:07 am
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Asia's biggest film fest opens as a shadow of its usual self 21 Oct 2020 - 10:40 am
Signs of the Busan International Film Festival are seen at an entrance of the Busan Cinema Center in Busan on October 21, 2020. Asia's biggest annual film festival started in South Korea October 21 at a fraction of its usual scale, but some movie fans wil
Fortunes of China's internet tycoons soar amid pandemic 21 Oct 2020 - 10:21 am
This file photo taken on January 9, 2018 shows Alibaba's chairman Jack Ma attending the first meeting of the French-Chinese business council in Beijing. China's wealthiest people became a record 1.5 trillion USD richer in 2020 despite the economic blow de

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