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Hong Kong to cull 2,000 animals as some test Covid-positive 18 Jan 2022 - 01:04 pm
People stand in front of a temporarily closed pet shop after the government announced to euthanize around 2,000 hamsters in Hong Kong, China, January 18, 2022. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
Russia to move forces to Belarus for military drills next month 18 Jan 2022 - 01:02 pm
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Romania sees biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases in three months 18 Jan 2022 - 12:33 pm
Valeriu Gheorghita, president of the National Committee for Coordination of Vaccination Activities against COVID-19, administers a dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a man during a vaccination marathon, in Bucharest, Romania, October 24, 2021. Inquam Photos/Georg Calin via REUTERS
China urges caution opening overseas mail after Omicron case 18 Jan 2022 - 12:26 pm
 A delivery driver sorts parcels as he sits in the trunk of his electric tricycle following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
Abu Dhabi requires booster shots to enter the emirate 18 Jan 2022 - 11:44 am
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Japan ready to expand COVID restrictions as infections surge 18 Jan 2022 - 10:44 am
People wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, stand in front of a show window of a department store at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, January 18, 2022. 2022 is the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Indonesia passes law to relocate capital to remote Borneo 18 Jan 2022 - 10:10 am
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Kuwait discusses steps to lower emissions as temperatures rise 18 Jan 2022 - 09:29 am
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Tsunami-hit Tonga islands suffered 'catastrophic' damage-reports 18 Jan 2022 - 07:59 am
A general view from a New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance flight shows ash covered homes and vegetation over an area in Tonga. Picture taken January 17, 2022. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via Reuters
Australia suffers deadliest day of pandemic as Omicron drives up hospital cases 18 Jan 2022 - 07:45 am
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Pakistan says trial of Chinese traditional medicine for COVID-19 successful 17 Jan 2022 - 11:54 pm
Packs of Chinese traditional herbal medicine Jinhua Qinggan Granules (JHQG) for the treatment of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease are displayed during a ceremony after completion of clinical trial on the efficacy and safety, at the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences of Karachi University in Karachi, Pakistan January 17, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Canada approves Pfizer COVID drug 17 Jan 2022 - 10:04 pm
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French COVID hospitalisations see biggest jump since Nov 2020 17 Jan 2022 - 09:13 pm
A mother administers a COVID-19 saliva test to her child as people stand in a queue at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre in Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay near Nantes, France, January 17, 2022. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Poland has entered a fifth wave of COVID, says minister 17 Jan 2022 - 08:47 pm
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India's Modi urges collective global effort to deal with cryptocurrencies 17 Jan 2022 - 08:11 pm
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Top US general Milley tests positive for COVID-19: spokesman 17 Jan 2022 - 07:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Two dead after explosion at German petrol station 17 Jan 2022 - 07:20 pm
Police and specialists investigate the scene were two people were killed after a fire broke out in the pump area at a petrol station in Hammersbach, north-east of Frankfurt, Germany, January 17, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer
Mexico president returns after 2nd COVID-19 infection 17 Jan 2022 - 07:08 pm
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