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China censors Covid-related content online as New Year's Eve prompts reflection by some 31 Dec 2022 - 11:31 am
Vehicles queue outside a funeral home, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China in this still image taken from a social media video released December 29, 2022. Video Obtained By Reuters
France to impose mandatory Covid tests for travellers from China 30 Dec 2022 - 10:51 pm
In this file photo taken on February 1, 2021, travellers queue at the immigration desk of Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle international airport in Paris, France, as new Covid-19 border restrictions come into effect. (Photo by Christophe Archambault / AFP)
Brazil's Bolsonaro bids followers a tearful farewell 30 Dec 2022 - 10:03 pm
Supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro react in front of the the Army Headquarters during a protest in Brasilia, Brazil, December 29, 2022. (REUTERS/Adriano Machado)
Peru court orders demolition of 'Wall of Shame' dividing rich and poor 30 Dec 2022 - 09:45 pm
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China appoints 'wolf warrior' as new foreign minister 30 Dec 2022 - 09:29 pm
Chinese Ambassador to the US Qin Gang (left) and General Motors President Mark Reuss during a media day of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, US, September 14, 2022. (REUTERS/Rebecca Cook)
Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi jailed for total of 33 years 30 Dec 2022 - 07:35 pm
In this file photo taken on March 13, 2021, a protester holds a poster with an image of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a candlelight vigil to honour those who have died during demonstrations against the military coup in Yangon. (AFP)
Belarus official: 'Unlikely' downed Ukrainian missile entered by accident 30 Dec 2022 - 06:21 pm
A view shows a fragment of a munition, what Belarus' defence ministry said was part of a Ukrainian S-300 missile downed by Belarusian air defences outside the village of Harbacha in the Grodno region, Belarus, December 29, 2022. (Vadzim Yakubionak/BelTA/Handout via REUTERS)
Death toll from Cambodia casino fire reaches 26 as search called off 30 Dec 2022 - 06:11 pm
Cambodian soldiers patrol the destroyed part of the Grand Diamond City hotel-casino after a fire in Poipet on December 30, 2022. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)
US House committee releases Trump tax returns, capping years-long battle 30 Dec 2022 - 05:27 pm
Donald Trump departs Trump Tower two days after FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago Palm Beach home, in New York City, New york, US, August 10, 2022. (REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado)
Putin tells Xi he wants to ramp up military cooperation 30 Dec 2022 - 04:36 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping via a video link at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 30, 2022. (Photo by Mikhail Klimentyev / SPUTNIK / AFP)
South Africa fuel tanker blast death toll climbs to 34 30 Dec 2022 - 04:04 pm
People gather near a burnt out truck at the entrance of the damaged bridge where a gas tanker exploded in Boksburg near Johannesburg, South Africa, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham/File Photo
China to stop testing chilled, frozen foods for COVID from Jan. 8 30 Dec 2022 - 03:03 pm
People wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak shop for vegetables near an image of Beijing Communist Party Secretary Cai Qi at a market in Beijing, China January 15, 2021. Picture taken January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
Indian maker of cough syrup linked to Uzbekistan deaths halts production 30 Dec 2022 - 02:06 pm
Logo of Marion Biotech, a healthcare and pharmaceutical company is seen on a gate outside their office in Noida, India, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Malaysia to screen inbound travellers, including from China, for fever 30 Dec 2022 - 12:54 pm
Travellers disembark from an airplane from Jakarta, Indonesia at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2), as the country reopens its borders fully to allow entry without quarantine for visitors vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia, April 1, 2022. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain
Few tourists, deserted streets in Macau after reopening 30 Dec 2022 - 12:46 pm
People wearing face masks walk in front of the ruins of Saint Paul's during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Spain to require travellers from China test negative for COVID or be fully vaccinated 30 Dec 2022 - 12:34 pm
Travellers wait with their luggage at Beijing Capital International Airport, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Brazil in mourning for 'King of Football' Pele 30 Dec 2022 - 12:08 pm
People pose in front of a mural of Brazilian soccer legend Pele while people mourn his death in Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Indonesia lifts remaining COVID restrictions 30 Dec 2022 - 11:18 am
People wearing protective masks enjoy a pedestrian bridge during the dusk amid of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan