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Airline plans new squeeze on legroom with record number of seats 15 Feb 2022 - 11:09 am
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Philippines to keep Covid curbs in capital as infections fall 14 Feb 2022 - 03:12 pm
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Hong Kong "overwhelmed" as COVID infections hit record 14 Feb 2022 - 02:23 pm
A medical worker walks past a makeshift testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) following the outbreak, outside a shopping mall at Sha Tin district, in Hong Kong, China, February 7, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
S.Korea to start giving fourth doses of COVID vaccine by month-end 14 Feb 2022 - 10:38 am
People wearing masks to prevent contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk on a street in downtown Seoul, South Korea, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Heo Ran
Taiwan says needs to re-open, eyes March cut to COVID quarantine 14 Feb 2022 - 10:05 am
A woman receives a booster shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Taipei main station ahead of Lunar new year in Taipei, Taiwan, January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Hong Kong reports 1,347 COVID cases as healthcare system overwhelmed 13 Feb 2022 - 09:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: People line up at a makeshift testing site for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) following the outbreak, in HONG KONG, China February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Joyce Zhou/File Photo
Vietnam to end Covid curbs on international flights from Feb 15 13 Feb 2022 - 01:00 pm
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US aims to counter China by opening Solomon Islands embassy 12 Feb 2022 - 01:43 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken watches a cultural farewell ceremony during his visit to Nadi, Fiji, February 12, 2022. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/Pool
New Zealand, Australia vaccination mandates protests gain in numbers 12 Feb 2022 - 11:22 am
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Australians told to get COVID boosters to be considered fully vaccinated 11 Feb 2022 - 08:05 pm
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Indonesia adds 100 covid deaths in a day, most since September 11 Feb 2022 - 04:00 pm
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Hong Kong COVID infections hit record, stretch hospitals, China pledges support 11 Feb 2022 - 12:37 pm
A woman wearing a face mask and a face shield lines up among people at a makeshift testing site for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) following the outbreak, in Hong Kong, China February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Joyce Zhou
Vietnam warns of hospitals strain as COVID-19 cases spike after holiday 10 Feb 2022 - 01:05 pm
Medical specialists wearing protective hazmat suits take a swab sample to test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from a woman repatriated from Singapore at a military base in southern Mekong delta Dong Thap province, Vietnam August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mai Nguyen/File Photo
Hong Kong COVID infections surge, experts warn could near 30,000 a day 10 Feb 2022 - 12:39 pm
A pedestrian walks past a closed hair salon at a shopping mall, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
India relaxes Covid-19 protocol for International arrivals from 82 countries, including Qatar 10 Feb 2022 - 12:32 pm
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Philippines welcomes back foreign travelers after 2 years 10 Feb 2022 - 12:09 pm
A foreign passenger wearing a face mask and a face shield as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) arrives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
S.Korea turns to self-treatment as Omicron fuels COVID surge 10 Feb 2022 - 10:09 am
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Japan to extend COVID-19 curbs for 13 regions by three weeks 09 Feb 2022 - 03:05 pm
People wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walk past lantern decoration on Lunar New Year's Eve at China town in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon