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Indonesia cuts quarantine to five days as borders reopen further 11 Oct 2021 - 12:27 pm
People wearing protective face masks walk at the Pondok Indah shopping mall, as the Indonesian capital reopens shopping malls with a new policy requiring shoppers to show a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination certificate, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug
'Freedom Day': Sydney reopens as Australia looks to live with Covid-19 11 Oct 2021 - 09:24 am
Diners sit to eat at a city centre food court on the first day of eased restrictions for vaccinated patrons in Sydney, Australia, October 11, 2021. Reuters/Loren Elliott
Pakistan nuclear scientist AQ Khan, at centre of proliferation scandal, dies 10 Oct 2021 - 11:27 am
Pakistan nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan waves to journalists from the front door of his house in Islamabad, August 28, 2009. Reuters/Mian Khursheed/File Photo
Police arrest Indian minister's son in killing of farmers 10 Oct 2021 - 10:47 am
Protestors burn an effigy of Yogi Adityanath, CM of Uttar Pradesh, during a protest after people were killed when a car linked to a federal minister ran over farmers protesting against controversial farm laws in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, in Kolkata, India,
Malaysia lifts travel restrictions for fully-vaccinated people 10 Oct 2021 - 10:46 am
A tourist scans a QR code to check in upon arriving at the airport as Langkawi reopens to domestic tourists, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Malaysia September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Australia mulls measures making social media giants responsible for defamatory postings 10 Oct 2021 - 10:21 am
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Qatar strongly condemns explosion targeting a mosque in Afghanistan 09 Oct 2021 - 03:19 pm
A view shows a mosque after a blast, in Kunduz, Afghanistan October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
China's Xi vows 'reunification' with Taiwan, but holds off threatening force 09 Oct 2021 - 01:40 pm
Two navy soldiers stand next to a Taiwanese flag as they welcome members of the public during a visit on the French-built ROCS Wu Chang (PFG-1207) frigate ahead of the National Day celebration in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, October 9, 2021. Reuters/Ann Wang
India tweaks policy to use biomass pellets in coal-fired power plants 09 Oct 2021 - 10:50 am
File photo: Workers drill at an open cast coal field at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand September 18, 2012. Reuters/Ahmad Masood/File Photo
Singapore opens quarantine-free entry from US, UK, others 09 Oct 2021 - 09:36 am
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Singapore plans to expand quarantine-free travel with S. Korea, US 08 Oct 2021 - 07:31 pm
People, some of them wearing protective face masks, walk at Singapore's Changi Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Philippines' registration for president closes without Duterte's daughter 08 Oct 2021 - 05:15 pm
Sara Duterte, Davao City Mayor and daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, delivers a speech during a senatorial campaign caravan for Hugpong Ng Pagbabago (HNP) in Davao City, southern Philippines on May 9, 2019. REUTERS/Lean Daval Jr Photo/File
More than 100 killed and wounded in mosque blast in northeastern Afghanistan - UN 08 Oct 2021 - 05:04 pm
A view from a hilltop in Kabul, Afghanistan October 7, 2021. Picture taken October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
As Sydney readies to exit lockdown, doctors fret re-opening is moving too fast 08 Oct 2021 - 04:50 pm
A person in protective face mask walks along the harbour waterfront across from the Sydney Opera House during a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
S.Korea to raise emissions reduction goal to 40% by 2030 08 Oct 2021 - 04:29 pm
Vehicles move on a road on a polluted day in Seoul, South Korea, March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji
Tata wins bid to take over troubled state-run Air India 08 Oct 2021 - 03:15 pm
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Explosion in Afghan mosque leaves casualties, witnesses say 08 Oct 2021 - 01:02 pm
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Hong Kong airport worker is first local Covid case in 2 months 08 Oct 2021 - 12:25 pm
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