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Malaysia's medical glove makers struggle to meet demand due to labour shortage 18 Sep 2020 - 01:48 pm
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China lab leak infects thousands with bacterial disease 18 Sep 2020 - 11:28 am
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Coronavirus epicentre Wuhan re-opens for international flights 17 Sep 2020 - 03:35 pm
In this photo taken on September 16, 2020, a Boeing 737-800 operated by South Korean carrier T'way taxis after landing at Wuhan's Tianhe International Airport in China's central Hubei province. China's Wuhan, ground zero for the coronavirus outbreak which
Aussie angler rushed to hospital after catch bites back 17 Sep 2020 - 01:24 pm
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Pakistan opens criminal probes into 50 pilots, 5 civil aviation officials -sources 16 Sep 2020 - 09:35 pm
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Sri Lanka seeks at least $1.9 mln damage from owner of fire-hit tanker 16 Sep 2020 - 07:18 pm
This handout picture was taken on September 10, 2020, and released on September 11, 2020 by Sri Lanka Navy shows international salvage experts boarding the fire-stricken tanker, New Diamond, in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka's eastern coast./ AFP / Sri La
Serum Institute gets approval to resume India trial of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine: Source 16 Sep 2020 - 01:42 pm
FILE PHOTO: A test tube labelled with the Vaccine is seen in front of Covid-19 and stock graph logo in this illustration taken, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Mitra the robot helps COVID patients in India speak to loved ones 16 Sep 2020 - 12:04 pm
A robot named 'Mitra', which is used by the patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to communicate with their relatives, is seen inside a lift of the Yatharth Super Speciality Hospital in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Sep
Yoshihide Suga named Japan's new prime minister 16 Sep 2020 - 11:41 am
Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (L) arrives at his office in Tokyo on September 16, 2020. AFP / Kazuhiro Nogi
India surpasses 5 million coronavirus cases 16 Sep 2020 - 10:33 am
A commuter wearing a facemask as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus walks out of a metro station in New Delhi on September 16, 2020. India's total coronavirus cases passed five million on September 16, health ministry data showed, as th
Novavax aims for 2 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses with expanded India deal 15 Sep 2020 - 10:44 pm
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A.I. robot serves customers at Seoul restaurant 15 Sep 2020 - 01:42 pm
An artificial intelligence serving robot moves during a demonstration at a restaurant in Seoul, South Korea, September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
China coronavirus vaccine may be ready for public in November: Official 15 Sep 2020 - 11:46 am
A booth displaying a coronavirus vaccine candidate from China National Biotec Group (CNBG), a unit of state-owned pharmaceutical giant China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), is seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIF
Former Ghosn aide Greg Kelly pleads not guilty as trial opens 15 Sep 2020 - 10:55 am
Greg Kelly, former representative director of Nissan Motor Co. arrives for the first trial hearing at the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo, Japan, on September 15, 2020. ( Bloomberg/Kiyoshi Ota - Anadolu Agency )
Philippines to prioritise coronavirus vaccine supply from Russia or China 14 Sep 2020 - 08:58 pm
A nurse prepares to inoculate volunteer Ilya Dubrovin, 36, with Russia's new coronavirus vaccine in a post-registration trials at a clinic in Moscow on September 10, 2020. Russia announced last month that its vaccine, named
Pakistan to reopen schools, universities on Tuesday 14 Sep 2020 - 08:28 pm
A worker wearing a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit (C) sprays disinfectant while other workers tag cross signs on chairs for social distancing at the Capital University of Science and Technology in Islamabad on September 10, 2020, following the g
Women grieve stillborn babies as COVID-19 hits maternity care in rural India 14 Sep 2020 - 02:43 pm
A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a woman amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi, India, September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Search resumes in villages hit by Nepal landslide, 11 dead 14 Sep 2020 - 12:11 pm
Residents and rescue workers search for bodies of landslides victims, following heavy rains in Bahrabise municipality of Sindhupalchok district, some 90 km northeast of Kathmandu on September 13, 2020. / AFP / NIROJ CHAOULAGAIN