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Sri Lanka seeks UN help in assessing damage from ship fire 15 Jun 2021 - 05:24 pm
A Sri Lankan navy member throws a dead fish back to water while cleaning the debris washed to a beach from the MV X-Press Pearl container ship which caught fire and sank off the Colombo Harbour, in Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawat
Pakistan allows AstraZeneca shot for under 40s to help its expatriates 15 Jun 2021 - 02:48 pm
File photo: Vials labelled
India's top court ends proceedings against Italian marines 15 Jun 2021 - 11:56 am
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China says radiation levels normal around Taishan reactor 15 Jun 2021 - 11:37 am
File photo: An artist impression of Taishan Nuclear Power Plant is displayed on a viewing platform overlooking the construction site in Taishan, Guangdong province, October 17, 2013. Reuters/Bobby Yip/File Photo
Japan to ship 1 mln COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam on Wednesday 15 Jun 2021 - 10:35 am
A medical worker administers a dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for a man during a vaccination session for elderly people over 85 years old, at a school in Taipei, Taiwan June 15, 2021. Reuters/Ann Wang
Delhi defies social distancing norms, doctors say brace for COVID-19 'explosion' 15 Jun 2021 - 09:54 am
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Philippines prolongs COVID-19 curbs in capital, more areas under strict quarantine 15 Jun 2021 - 12:25 am
FILE PHOTO: Corazon Abaya receives her first dose of Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a house to house vaccination, in Manila, Philippines, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi goes on trial 14 Jun 2021 - 06:11 pm
Aung San Suu Kyi. (Reuters/File Photo)
Man with 39 wives, head of 'world's largest family', dies in India 14 Jun 2021 - 02:45 pm
File photo: Ziona, 67, poses for a picture at the construction site of a church in Baktawng village in the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram October 5, 2011. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
India gingerly eases coronavirus rules as new cases dip to two-month low 14 Jun 2021 - 11:34 am
Vehicles are pictured on a road, after authorities eased lockdown restrictions that were imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in New Delhi, India, June 8, 2021. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Gas explosion in central China kills at least 12 13 Jun 2021 - 02:59 pm
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COVID-19 shots to the people: Indonesia city revs up vaccine buses 13 Jun 2021 - 12:28 pm
People wearing protective masks sit as they wait for their turn to receive vaccine in Jakarta, Indonesia June 11, 2021. Antara Foto/Sigid Kurniawan via Reuters
India cuts taxes on medicines and equipment to treat Covid-19 12 Jun 2021 - 03:01 pm
File photo: People wearing protective face masks wait to receive a dose of COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, at a vaccination centre in New Delhi, India, May 4, 2021. Reuters/Adnan Abidi/File Ph
Blasts in western Kabul kill at least 5 - officials 12 Jun 2021 - 02:20 pm
File photo: A NATO helicopter flies over the city of Kabul, Afghanistan June 29. 2020. Reuters/Omar Sobhani/File Photo
China, US diplomats clash over human rights, pandemic origin 12 Jun 2021 - 09:57 am
Chinese national flag is seen behind water-filled barriers outside the Chinese Liaison Office, in Hong Kong, China June 12, 2021. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow released from prison 12 Jun 2021 - 09:54 am
Pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow releases from prison after serving nearly seven months for her role in an unauthorised assembly during the city's 2019 anti-government protests, in Hong Kong, China June 12, 2021. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
Thailand books 20 mln doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines 11 Jun 2021 - 07:44 pm
A vial labelled with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Sri Lanka testing for oil in waters near stricken cargo ship 11 Jun 2021 - 07:01 pm
The Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl, which caught fire and later sank, is seen mid-sea off the Colombo Harbour in Sri Lanka, June 7, 2021, in this satellite image supplied by Planet Labs Inc. Planet Labs Inc./Handout via REUTERS