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Beijing faces twin variant threat as cases rise before games 18 Jan 2022 - 03:19 pm
People wearing protective masks walk by an area decorated with lanterns ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year festivity at Yu Garden, following new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Shanghai, China January 18, 2022. Reuters/Aly Song
Tongans fear never seeing loved ones again amid communications void 18 Jan 2022 - 02:34 pm
A general view from a New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance flight shows heavy ash fall over Nomuka in Tonga. Picture taken January 17, 2022. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via Reuters
Thailand to lower COVID-19 alert, ease curbs as infections slow 18 Jan 2022 - 01:52 pm
A health worker from Zendai organisation handles rapid antigen tests, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 8, 2022. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
Hong Kong to cull 2,000 animals as some test Covid-positive 18 Jan 2022 - 01:04 pm
People stand in front of a temporarily closed pet shop after the government announced to euthanize around 2,000 hamsters in Hong Kong, China, January 18, 2022. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
China urges caution opening overseas mail after Omicron case 18 Jan 2022 - 12:26 pm
 A delivery driver sorts parcels as he sits in the trunk of his electric tricycle following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
Japan ready to expand COVID restrictions as infections surge 18 Jan 2022 - 10:44 am
People wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, stand in front of a show window of a department store at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, January 18, 2022. 2022 is the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Indonesia passes law to relocate capital to remote Borneo 18 Jan 2022 - 10:10 am
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Tsunami-hit Tonga islands suffered 'catastrophic' damage-reports 18 Jan 2022 - 07:59 am
A general view from a New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance flight shows ash covered homes and vegetation over an area in Tonga. Picture taken January 17, 2022. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via Reuters
Australia suffers deadliest day of pandemic as Omicron drives up hospital cases 18 Jan 2022 - 07:45 am
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Pakistan says trial of Chinese traditional medicine for COVID-19 successful 17 Jan 2022 - 11:54 pm
Packs of Chinese traditional herbal medicine Jinhua Qinggan Granules (JHQG) for the treatment of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease are displayed during a ceremony after completion of clinical trial on the efficacy and safety, at the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences of Karachi University in Karachi, Pakistan January 17, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
India's Modi urges collective global effort to deal with cryptocurrencies 17 Jan 2022 - 08:11 pm
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Philippines must flatten COVID-19 curve or risk 'superspreader' election: Expert 17 Jan 2022 - 04:20 pm
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Beijing Olympics tickets will not be publicly sold due to COVID-19 17 Jan 2022 - 03:41 pm
A woman poses for pictures in front of an installation featuring National Speed Skating Oval and logos of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, China January 17, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Uzbekistan reports record COVID-19 cases as Omicron spreads 17 Jan 2022 - 01:56 pm
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Tokyo region governors to seek further measures to counter COVID-19 surge 17 Jan 2022 - 12:44 pm
Commuters wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, make their way at a train station in Tokyo, Japan, January 17 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Thailand mulls resuming quarantine-free travel program 17 Jan 2022 - 11:18 am
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India's Gennova working on Omicron-specific Covid-19 vaccine: source 17 Jan 2022 - 11:06 am
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India's main cities record sharp fall in Covid-19 infections 17 Jan 2022 - 10:45 am
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