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Drugmaker Takeda asks Japan for Moderna COVID-19 shot approval 05 Mar 2021 - 01:24 pm
A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is seen at a vaccination center in Calais as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in France, March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Philippines reports 52 more cases of South African COVID-19 variant 05 Mar 2021 - 01:20 pm
Health workers wait for the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to begin, at the Marikina Sports Center, in Marikina City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Huge quakes hit near New Zealand, Tsunami threat passes 05 Mar 2021 - 08:56 am
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Pakistan PM to seek vote of confidence on Saturday after Senate setback 05 Mar 2021 - 12:07 am
FILE PHOTO: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a joint news conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (not pictured) at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail/File Photo
Strong quake shakes New Zealand, but no damage reported and tsunami threat eases 04 Mar 2021 - 08:21 pm
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India's COVID vaccine wins over some sceptics after promising data 04 Mar 2021 - 07:30 pm
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Efficacy data for India's own COVID-19 vaccine could boost public acceptance 04 Mar 2021 - 10:56 am
A woman poses for a picture with a cardboard cutout after receiving a dose of COVISHIELD, a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, at a vaccination centre, after second wave of vaccination started for the elderly with comorbidities, a
Cambodian PM gets AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot, defends Chinese vaccine 04 Mar 2021 - 09:01 am
Containers of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines are pictured during a handover ceremony as the country receives its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines under COVAX scheme at the Phnom Penh International Airport, Cambodia, March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Cindy Liu
Pakistan PM Khan to seek vote of confidence after election setback 03 Mar 2021 - 10:08 pm
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India's Bharat Biotech says COVID-19 vaccine shows 81% interim efficacy 03 Mar 2021 - 03:10 pm
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/Adnan Abidi/Fil
Japan PM Suga considering 2-week extension of COVID-19 state of emergency for Tokyo region 03 Mar 2021 - 01:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a meeting of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection control headquarters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Australia building world's first platypus sanctuary 03 Mar 2021 - 11:06 am
Annie the Platypus is seen during a World Wildlife Day announcement pledging to save the Australian platypus from extinction, at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, March 3, 2021. AAP Image/Dean Lewins/via REUTERS
'Pawri' power: 5-second social media clip pulls India, Pakistan closer 03 Mar 2021 - 12:05 am
Dananeer Mobeen, 19, a social media influencer who has become famous after her five-second video went viral, speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Karachi, Pakistan February 27, 2021. Picture taken February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Woman dies from brain haemorrhage in Japan days after vaccine, but link uncertain 02 Mar 2021 - 08:47 pm
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India woos Tesla with offer of cheaper production costs than China 02 Mar 2021 - 02:20 pm
File photo: India's Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari displays a book written by him at his office in New Delhi, India August 26, 2015. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee/File Photo
Through the mailbox slot: Japanese theatre offers new viewing experience 02 Mar 2021 - 01:11 pm
Audience members watch the Moonlight Mobile Theater's dance performance through peepholes at a shopping mall in Nagoya, Japan, February 19, 2021. Picture taken February 19, 2021. Moonlight Mobile Theater/Ryosuke Sato/ Handout via REUTERS
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano spews ash into sky 02 Mar 2021 - 12:57 pm
Mount Sinabung volcano erupts as seen from Kuta Rakyat village in Karo, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia March 2, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Sastrawan Ginting/via Reuters
Indonesia says identifies two cases of British COVID-19 variant 02 Mar 2021 - 12:30 pm
People talk to the officials before receiving the first dose of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during the mass vaccination program for clergy at the parking lot of Grand Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Februa

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Smoke from a wildfire is seen near the town of Albendiego, in the Guadalajara province north of Madrid, on July 22, 2026. A wildfire that broke out on July 16 in La Mierla area, near Guadalajar has devastated 32,000 hectares and caused the evacuation of several hundred people. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP) Evacuees from Spain's wildfire struggle with scale of devastation
File photo Louvre heist gallery reopens to public, but with nothing to steal
A photograph taken on July 22, 2026 shows the site of an accident involving two trams that collided on the Erasmus Bridge, in Rotterdam, injuring 18 people including two in serious conditions. (Photo by Mitchell de Kwant / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT Trams collide on iconic Rotterdam bridge, 15 hurt
This aerial view shows the Hanklit cliff overlooking Limfjord on the Danish island of Mors, Denmark on July 9, 2026. (Photo by James Brooks / AFP) Danish fish fossil cliffs set to gain UNESCO status

Africa

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
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Representational file photo US oil inventories at lowest level since 1984
(FILES) An elderly woman walks in a street of Havana, on June 3, 2025. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) Cuba's population slide continued in 2025 to 9.4 mn
File photo Venezuela's ousted leader Maduro back in US court
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) US President pledges assistance to Lebanon

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