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Pakistan virus deaths drop, but government warns of Eid spike 26 Jul 2020 - 09:04 pm
A girl reacts while she stands with sheep outside of her family tent along a cattle market, ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Peshawar, Pakistan July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
Thai Red Bull distances itself from hit-and-run case as boycott calls grow 26 Jul 2020 - 07:41 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 3, 2012, police officers look at a Ferrari that was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run accident during their investigation at Thong Lor police station in Bangkok. / AFP /STR
Set sail and social distance: Taiwan resumes ocean cruise amid pandemic 26 Jul 2020 - 04:43 pm
Social distancing signs are seen in the restaurant to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the Explorer Dream cruise ship, in Keelung, Taiwan, July 26, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Hong Kong tightens quarantine rules for sea and flight crews 26 Jul 2020 - 04:00 pm
This aerial photo taken on July 25, 2020 shows Liberian cargo ships Rosa (R) and Alisa V (2nd R), two of six vessels under a quarantine order after some crew members tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, anchored off the shore of Hong Kong's Lamma
Baseball fans in South Korea back in stands amid Covid-19 26 Jul 2020 - 03:35 pm
A fan wearing a face mask as a measure to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cheers during a KBO baseball game between LG Twins and Doosan Bears at a baseball stadium in Seoul, South Korea, July 26, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
US consulate in China readies for closure as diplomatic row rages 25 Jul 2020 - 10:58 am
Policemen walk past the US consulate in Chengdu, in Sichuan province on July 25, 2020.  AFP / Noel Celis
Vietnam confirms its first local Covid-19 case since April 25 Jul 2020 - 09:50 am
A street vendor selling flowers crosses the street with her bicycle in the old district of Hanoi on July 20, 2020. AFP / Nhac Nguyen
Beijing partly reopens movie theaters as virus declines 24 Jul 2020 - 08:36 pm
A member of the Blue Sky Rescue team disinfects a cinema in Beijing ahead of its reopening on July 24, 2020. Cinemas in most of China began reopening on July 20 after months of closures due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, with Beijing cinemas allowed to reop
Alibaba Cloud helps Chinese students, foreign schools scale Great Firewall 24 Jul 2020 - 08:06 pm
An Alibaba Cloud sign is seen at the Alibaba Group booth during the fourth World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, December 3, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song/FIle Photo
103-year-old Pakistani man survives Covid-19 24 Jul 2020 - 07:25 pm
Abdul Alim, 103, stands with his son Suhail Aziz and staff members wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) in this group photograph taken after he recovered from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and was discharged from the Aga Khan Health Services Emerg
Controversial matchmaking show helps Netflix in battle for India 24 Jul 2020 - 02:09 pm
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Vietnam bans wildlife trade to curb risk of pandemics 24 Jul 2020 - 01:06 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken and released by Vietnam News Agency on May 23, 2019, officials sort seized pangolin scales at a port in southern Vietnam's Ba Ria Vung Tau province. . / AFP / Vietnam News Agency / -
Sea crew quarantine let-off 'may have caused Hong Kong spike' 24 Jul 2020 - 12:47 pm
People wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak walk at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, China July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik
India sees record 49,000 new coronavirus cases, drug shortages in places 24 Jul 2020 - 12:07 pm
A worker from Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana, a non-governmental organization, wearing a
China orders US to shut Chengdu consulate, retaliating for Houston 24 Jul 2020 - 11:52 am
This photo taken on July 23, 2020 shows the entrance of the US consulate in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province. AFP / STR
After backlash, Malaysia makes U-turn on licenses for social media videos 24 Jul 2020 - 11:01 am
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Australia's Tasmania opens travel bubble for COVID-free states 24 Jul 2020 - 10:49 am
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China says closure of Houston consulate has harmed relations, warns it must retaliate 23 Jul 2020 - 09:34 pm
The Chinese flag flies outside of the Chinese consulate in Houston after the US State Department ordered China to close the consulate in Houston, Texas, July 22, 2020. / AFP / AFP / Mark Felix