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A flat New Year for Seoul pancake houses as COVID-19 curbs hit festivities 11 Feb 2021 - 02:43 pm
Lee Soon-ai, owner of a Korean traditional pancake house for over 15 years, puts meat onto skewers to sell for the Lunar New Year, in Seoul, South Korea February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Minwoo Park
Myanmar protesters gather in Japan against coup at home 11 Feb 2021 - 02:41 pm
Demonstrators show the three-finger salute as they protest against Myanmar military coup, in Tokyo, Japan, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Philippines to get China-donated vaccines this month for troops, medical staff 11 Feb 2021 - 02:14 pm
Health workers and employees of Philippine General Hospital register for COVID-19 vaccination, expected to arrive this month, at the Philippine General Hospital in Manila, Philippines, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Rescuers drill Indian tunnel to look for trapped workers; families get impatient 11 Feb 2021 - 11:14 am
Members of a rescue team work inside a tunnel after a part of a glacier broke away in Tapovan, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Modi assures Canada that India will strive to meet its vaccine needs 10 Feb 2021 - 11:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi during a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
New Zealand, Australia on tsunami watch after strong quake in Pacific 10 Feb 2021 - 07:46 pm
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Four blasts hit Kabul, district police chief among the dead 10 Feb 2021 - 03:40 pm
An Afghan security official inspects the site of a bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan February 9, 2021. Reuters/Omar Sobhani
Thailand's tuk tuks, tour buses and boats marooned at Lunar New Year 10 Feb 2021 - 01:58 pm
Tuk-tuks that are used to transport tourists around the city are seen idle due to travel bans and border closures from the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in a parking lot in downtown Bangkok, Thailand February 3, 2021. Picture taken Februa
Sri Lanka to allow burial of COVID-19 victims following ban 10 Feb 2021 - 01:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: Two Muslim women wearing protective masks stand on a side of the main road, in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 1, 2020. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters
Pakistani court reverses decision on death sentence for mentally ill 10 Feb 2021 - 01:50 pm
Supreme Court of Pakistan
WHO's Wuhan probe ends, U.S.-China bickering over COVID continues 10 Feb 2021 - 01:40 pm
Peter Ben Embarek, a member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), waves as he arrives at the airport to leave Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Aly So
Crashed Sriwijaya Air jet had engine thrust imbalance - preliminary report 10 Feb 2021 - 12:28 pm
A member of Indonesia's rescue personnel observes the debris of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, which crashed into the Java Sea, at the last day of the search and rescue operation, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng D
S.Korea to approve AstraZeneca as first COVID-19 vaccine, including for elderly 10 Feb 2021 - 12:21 pm
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Rescuers deploy drone to search for trapped workers in flooded Himalayan tunnel 10 Feb 2021 - 11:21 am
General view of the place where members of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) conduct a rescue operation, after a part of a glacier broke away, in Tapovan in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Australia's Victoria keeps cap on arrivals after cluster at quarantine hotel 10 Feb 2021 - 10:43 am
People depart a hotel where tennis players and personnel preparing for the Australian Open were tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) following the news a quarantine hotel worker tested positive in Melbourne, Australia, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/L
Davos organisers prepare for August summit in Singapore, size unsure 10 Feb 2021 - 10:10 am
World Economic Forum (WEF) President Borge Brende speaks to Reuters after wrapping up a series of preparatory meetings for the city-state's 'Davos' summit, in Singapore February 9, 2021. Picture taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dawn Chua
Indian army drills dog squad to sniff out COVID-19 10 Feb 2021 - 12:03 am
An army soldier wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) sits next to a military dog after a demonstration of the dog on how to detect the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an army veterinary hospital in New Delhi, India, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Adn
WHO official leading Wuhan COVID probe says cold-chain transmission possible 09 Feb 2021 - 02:56 pm
Peter Ben Embarek, a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), holds a chart during the WHO-China joint study news conference at a hotel in Wuhan, Hubei province, China

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Bystanders look on as fire and smoke billow across Castres-Mazamet aerodrome, near Labruguiere in south-western France on July 24, 2026. (Photo by Daniel ABELOUS / AFP) Over 98,000 hectares burned in France in 2026, marking record high
Firefighters battle a wildfire in Zarzalejo area, near El Escorial, 60 kms northwest of Madrid in the morning of July 25, 2026. Spanish firefighters hoped to get control of wildfires raging near Madrid on Saturday but an official warned that erratic winds threatened to fan the blazes further. (Photo by Oscar DEL POZO / AFP) Fires in Madrid region, Avila have burned up to 25,000 hectares: government
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Africa

A general view of a traditional gathering place where men rest and socialize in Moroni痴 historic Medina on July 18, 2026. (Photo by Shainess DAOUD / AFP) Six ancient Comoros medinas join UNESCO's heritage list
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
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Relatives light candles during a mass for the victims in Caraballeda, Venezuela, on July 24, 2026, one month after an earthquake struck the area. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) Venezuelans hold minute of silence one month after tremors
US President Donald Trump speaks during the 2026 White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) Trump returns to White House press dinner months after shooting chaos

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