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India records world's biggest single-day rise in COVID cases 22 Apr 2021 - 12:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: People walk at a crowded market amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the old quarters of Delhi, India, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
Australia to cut flights from India to contain virus risk 22 Apr 2021 - 11:19 am
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Australia states investigate COVID-19 spread in quarantine hotels 22 Apr 2021 - 10:49 am
A worker disposes of waste outside a quarantine hotel where returning travelers are kept in isolation for a period to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Search for missing Indonesian submarine enters second day as neighbours offer help 22 Apr 2021 - 10:43 am
Indonesian Navy personnel are seen on the Submarine KRI Nanggala-402 as they arrive in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia, February 6, 2012. Picture taken February 6, 2012. M Risyal Hidayat/Antara Foto via REUTERS
Singapore quarantines hundreds after dorm workers infected 22 Apr 2021 - 10:06 am
Personnel in protective garment usher a group of migrant workers to take a bus to a government quarantine facility after workers were tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Westlite Woodlands dormitory in Singapore April 22, 2021. REUTE
Thailand sticks with Sinovac vaccine after cases of 'stroke-like' side effects 21 Apr 2021 - 06:06 pm
A healthcare worker prepares a syringe with a dose of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine at the Bang Khun Thian Geriatric Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
Australian academics enlist amateur scientists to study microplastics 21 Apr 2021 - 04:25 pm
Assorted microplastics are seen in a container at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, April 15, 2021. Picture taken April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jill Gralow
Indonesia searches for missing submarine with 53 on board 21 Apr 2021 - 03:48 pm
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Some parts of China battle tight supply of COVID-19 vaccines -state media 21 Apr 2021 - 12:48 pm
A woman enters a booth to get a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination center, during a government-organized visit, in Beijing, China, April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Japan PM cancels trip to India, Philippines amid rising COVID-19 cases 21 Apr 2021 - 12:23 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga wearing a face mask meets COP26 President Alok Sharma at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan April 19, 2021. Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool via REUTERS
Return the favour: South Korea looks to US for COVID-19 vaccine aid 21 Apr 2021 - 12:04 pm
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Four crew dead, 9 missing after cargo ship runs aground in Philippines 21 Apr 2021 - 11:14 am
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Sri Lanka reports six cases of blood clots among AstraZeneca vaccine recipients, 3 dead 21 Apr 2021 - 11:10 am
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Japan eyes state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka regions amid virus surge 21 Apr 2021 - 10:41 am
File photo: A man wearing a protective mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak cycles past Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, April 8, 2021. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Thailand floats hydro-solar projects for its dams as fossil fuel supplement 20 Apr 2021 - 05:15 pm
Workers walk between solar cell panels over the water surface of Sirindhorn Dam in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand April 8, 2021. Picture taken April 8, 2021 with a drone. REUTERS/Prapan Chankaew
Thailand seeks 5-10 mln doses of Pfizer vaccines 20 Apr 2021 - 04:52 pm
A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample from a child for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test, as the country deals with a fresh wave of infections after tackling earlier outbreaks, in Bangkok, Thailand April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/F
Philippines to start clinical trials on ivermectin, other drugs for COVID-19 20 Apr 2021 - 04:45 pm
A health worker in personal protective equipment walks inside a covered court used as a quarantine facility for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in Manila, Philippines, April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
India's Maharashtra to impose stringent lockdown this week 20 Apr 2021 - 04:17 pm
Notices about the shortage of COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, are seen outside a COVID-19 vaccination centre in Mumbai, India, April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

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File photo Spain back on wildfire alert as blaze burns 4,500 hectares
Agrilus planipennis (ash beetle)in the territory of the Slovak Republic. PICS:ÚKSÚP Devastating Asian beetle detected in EU for first time
File photo Macron pledges 'zero tolerance' for arson after spate of fires in France
Peninsula Regulator backs extension of Spain's largest nuclear plant

Africa

File photo Ebola spreading in DRC 'faster than any previous outbreak': WHO chief
File photo Uganda discharges last Ebola patient: minister
Police officers stand guard at the entrance of an orphanage following a fire in the Mohammadia suburb of Algiers on July 16, 2026 (Photo by AFP) Orphanage fire kills 11 as Algeria struggles in heatwave
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Americas

File photo United States limits stays of students, journalists
File photo US unveils new 25 percent tariff on certain imports from Brazil
File photo Uber to gobble up Delivery Hero in latest food delivery deal
Wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario fills the sky in Toronto, Canada, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua) Toronto air ranked among world's worst as wildfire smoke billows south

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