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Malaysia announces $4.9 bln in fresh stimulus to aid coronavirus recovery 17 Mar 2021 - 01:55 pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin gestures during virtual APEC Economic Leaders Meeting 2020, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
COVID 'tornado' hitting Papua New Guinea's fragile hospitals, say health workers 17 Mar 2021 - 11:35 am
A woman washes clothes on a wooden path between stilt houses at Hanuabada Village, located in Port Moresby Harbour, Papua New Guinea, November 19, 2018. Picture taken November 19, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
India's coronavirus infections rise by highest in three months 17 Mar 2021 - 11:29 am
A health worker checks the temperature of a passenger, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a railway station in Mumbai, India, March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Philippines says wider lockdown possible as coronavirus infections spike 17 Mar 2021 - 10:38 am
Local officials wearing face masks and face shields as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) stand near a community quarantine checkpoint in a village under local lockdown, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 25, 2021. REUTERS/Li
World's top vaccine maker India criticised at home for exports as infections rise 17 Mar 2021 - 12:33 am
FILE PHOTO: Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan holds a dose of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine called COVAXIN, during a vaccination campaign at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi, India, January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Adn
New Delhi is world's most polluted capital for third straight year - IQAir study 16 Mar 2021 - 11:25 pm
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Seven coal miners killed in Pakistan in second incident in one week 16 Mar 2021 - 09:02 pm
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Manila orders anyone below 18 to stay indoors as virus cases surge 16 Mar 2021 - 11:47 am
A view shows a makeshift barrier set up on a street of a village under lockdown amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Manila, Philippines, March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Biden's top diplomat calls for deeper Japan ties, as China, N.Korea cast shadow 16 Mar 2021 - 11:06 am
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a joint news conference after the 2+2 Meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan, March 16,
Concerns mount that new Hong Kong law on patriotic oaths could trap judges 16 Mar 2021 - 09:43 am
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Thailand to administer AstraZeneca vaccine after delay over safety 15 Mar 2021 - 01:10 pm
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Drenched in purple, South Korean islands draw tourists 15 Mar 2021 - 01:00 pm
Residents dressed in purple clothing take a break at the Purple Island in Shinan, South Korea, March 9, 2021. Picture taken March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Daewoung Kim
Hong Kong's tough COVID-19 rules see babies isolated, families cramped in tiny spaces 15 Mar 2021 - 12:54 pm
A general view of the Central financial district during sunset, in Hong Kong, China March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
S.Korea to expand COVID-19 vaccine drive, aims to inoculate a quarter of population by June 15 Mar 2021 - 10:55 am
A health worker gets a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Philippine president's spokesman tests positive for COVID-19 15 Mar 2021 - 10:42 am
A police officer mans a checkpoint at a village under lockdown amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Manila, Philippines, March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Beijing choked in duststorm stirred by heavy northwest winds 15 Mar 2021 - 10:26 am
A road worker uses his smartphone in Beijing, China, as the city is shrouded in haze after a sandstorm, March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Indonesia orders 20 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses for private inoculations 15 Mar 2021 - 10:08 am
A man reacts while receiving his first dose of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during the mass vaccination program for elderly people at Indonesia's health ministry in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Ajen
Chinese 'polar bear hotel' opens to full bookings, criticism 14 Mar 2021 - 09:07 pm
Visitors look at polar bears at an enclosure inside a hotel at a newly-opened polarland-themed park in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang province March 12, 2021. Picture taken March 12, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS I

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Flames spread on the hills surrounding Cotignac, southeastern France on July 23, 2026 during a wildfire. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP) France evacuates 20,000 as fire rages in pine forest
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Representational image Sweden to ban 'forever chemicals' in clothing
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Africa

File photo UK cancels military training in Kenya over permit dispute
A wildfire rages in a mountainous area near the town of Al Hachimia, Bouira Province, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Over 100 hospitalised, 150 homes damaged in Algeria blazes
File photo Ebola death toll in Africa outbreak surpasses 1,000
This photo shows a view of a power station in Mateur on July 21, 2026. Tunisia has been experiencing a heatwave for a week, with temperatures exceeding 48 degrees celsius as people endure the ordeal of daily water and electricity cuts. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP) Extreme heatwave grips Tunisia as wide power cuts fuel frustration

Americas

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge during a roundtable at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on July 23, 2026 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) US President warns Iran of 'major military punishment' if Houthi attacks continue
File photo World Bank estimates Venezuela quakes caused $19.6bn in damage
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Representational file photo US oil inventories at lowest level since 1984

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