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Australia's COVID-19 epicentre delays decision on lifting lockdown restrictions 25 Oct 2020 - 10:21 am
Men queue for a haircut outside a barber shop in Melbourne on October 19, 2020, as some of the city's three-month-old stay-at-home restrictions due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak were further eased on falling infection rates. / AFP / William WEST
Philippines evacuates nearly 1,800 as tropical storm Molave approaches 25 Oct 2020 - 10:03 am
An evacuating family waits for instructions from village officials in the coastal area of Legaspi City, Albay province south of Manila on october 25, 2020, ahead of tropical storm Molave's expected landfall. / AFP / Charism SAYAT
Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee, head of S.Korea's biggest conglomerate, dies at 78 25 Oct 2020 - 08:13 am
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee meets with reporters after touring the Samsung booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 12, 2012. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
Big suicide bombing in Kabul kills 18, including children 24 Oct 2020 - 07:13 pm
Residents gather at a site following a suicide bomber blew himself up in an education centre, in Kabul on October 24, 2020. A suicide bomber struck near an education centre in the Afghan capital on October 24, killing at least 18 people in the latest atta
North Korea says China dust could spread COVID-19, warns people to stay inside 24 Oct 2020 - 12:32 pm
A weather caster of North Korea's state-run television KRT appears on screen in Pyongyang, North Korea October 21, 2020, in this still image taken from video. KRT/Reuters TV via REUTERS NORTH KOREA
Afghan road bomb kills nine civilians: officials 24 Oct 2020 - 11:51 am
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Philippines' Duterte promises payment as Red Cross stops COVID-19 tests 23 Oct 2020 - 04:50 pm
President Rodrigo Duterte speaks after his arrival, from a visit in Israel and Jordan at Davao International airport in Davao City in southern Philippines, September 8, 2018. REUTERS/Lean Daval Jr./File Photo
Philippines to allow foreign investors to enter country 23 Oct 2020 - 02:06 pm
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Malaysian PM to ask king to declare state of emergency - sources 23 Oct 2020 - 02:00 pm
TOPSHOT - A health worker gives a thumbs-up as she stands in a non-contact chamber called the
India PM Modi holds first election rally since COVID-19 outbreak 23 Oct 2020 - 01:53 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses an election rally in Rohtas district of Bihar state, on October 23, 2020. / AFP / Sachin KUMAR
South Korea finds no link between flu shot, boy's death as toll rises 23 Oct 2020 - 12:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man gets an influenza vaccine at a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
India's capital chokes on 'severe' smog as farm fires soar 23 Oct 2020 - 11:58 am
Traffic moves on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
India's richest state invites Tesla after Musk hints entry into country 22 Oct 2020 - 10:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: The Tesla logo is seen on a car in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
South Korea sticks to flu vaccine plan despite safety fears after 25 die 22 Oct 2020 - 09:23 pm
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Doctors in Delhi see jump in breathing issues amid COVID-19, pollution 22 Oct 2020 - 03:36 pm
People walk near India Gate on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
India has set aside $7 billion to vaccinate the world’s second biggest population 22 Oct 2020 - 03:28 pm
Women wearing protective face masks commute in a suburban train after authorities resumed the train services for women passengers during non-peak hours, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Mumbai, India, October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Nihari
No timetable yet for Boeing 737 MAX's return to service in China 22 Oct 2020 - 01:53 pm
Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked in an aerial photo at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. July 1, 2019.REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Afghan air strike hits religious school as Taliban mount attacks, officials say 22 Oct 2020 - 11:55 am
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