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Philippine health ministry says no conditions set to access US vaccines 11 Sep 2020 - 11:56 am
A passenger wears a face mask and face shield on board a bus, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
South Korea sees uptick in COVID-19 cases as new cluster infections continue 11 Sep 2020 - 11:52 am
People wearing face masks cross a road in Seoul on September 11, 2020. South Korea largely overcame an early COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak with extensive tracing and testing, but is now battling several outbreaks. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Gas explosion rips through hotel in China 11 Sep 2020 - 11:47 am
TOPSHOT - Firefighters work at the scene of an explosion in Zhuhai, in China's southern Guangdong province on September 11, 2020. At least three people were injured on September 11 when a gas pipe exploded in a store in the southern city of Zhuhai, local
Jakarta to reimpose partial lockdown as virus cases surge 10 Sep 2020 - 09:36 pm
A medical worker wearing a protective suit is pictured at Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, which is prepared for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) isolation facility, as an outbreak of the disease continues in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Se
Serum Institute pauses India trials of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine 10 Sep 2020 - 07:40 pm
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Pompeo urges Southeast Asia to shun South China Sea firms 10 Sep 2020 - 10:50 am
Vietnam's Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (L) and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (C, on screen at R) are seen on monitor screens during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-US Ministerial Meeting, held online due to the COVID-19 novel cor
Not wasted: Sewage in Nepal serves as affordable virus warning tool 10 Sep 2020 - 10:25 am
In this picture taken on August 7, 2020, a researcher wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) processes a sample collected from a sewage in Balakumari area of Lalitpur near Kathmandu. / AFP / Prakash MATHEMA
CanSino Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial in Pakistan expected to begin this month 09 Sep 2020 - 09:31 pm
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Australia revokes visas of two Chinese scholars 09 Sep 2020 - 12:28 pm
FILE PHOTO: The Australian flag flutters in front of the Great Hall of the People during a welcoming ceremony for Australian Prime Minister in Beijing, China, April 14, 2016. Reuters/Jason Lee/File Photo
India syringe maker boosts production to meet virus vaccine demand 09 Sep 2020 - 11:56 am
In this photograph taken on September 2, 2020, workers pack syringes at the Hindustan Syringes factory in Faridabad. / AFP / SAJJAD HUSSAIN
Roadside bomb attack misses Afghan vice president, but kills 10 09 Sep 2020 - 11:03 am
An Afghan security forces member inspects at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
China celebrates virus success as Europe suffers 09 Sep 2020 - 12:36 am
General view of a meeting to commend role models in China's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Ships, aircraft fight new fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka 08 Sep 2020 - 03:36 pm
This handout photograph taken on September 8, 2020, and released by Sri Lanka's Air Force shows fireboats battling to extinguish a fire on the Panamanian-registered crude oil tanker New Diamond, some 60 km off Sri Lanka's eastern coast where a fire was re
Malaysia says no more 'fist bumps' as coronavirus numbers jump 08 Sep 2020 - 02:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask crosses a street in front of Petronas Twin Towers, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Thailand's oldest hippo celebrates birthday with fruit and song 08 Sep 2020 - 02:09 pm
Currently longest hippopotamus lives in the world
18 killed and more trapped in Pakistan mine rockslide 08 Sep 2020 - 12:49 pm
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Taj Mahal to reopen even as virus rages in India 08 Sep 2020 - 12:37 pm
People take pictures with their mobile phones near the Taj Mahal in Agra on September 8, 2020. AFP / Pawan Sharma
PUBG Corp says Tencent not to publish mobile game in India 08 Sep 2020 - 12:35 pm
A boy plays Tencent Holdings' PUBG videogame on his mobile phone at a cafe in New Delhi, India, September 3, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo