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World / Asia

Setback for Shanghai's COVID battle; Beijing focuses on mass testing 02 May 2022 - 10:32 am
People walk past green fences and police cordons along Wukang Road amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China May 2, 2022. Reuters/Jacqueline Wong
Scorching heat wave to continue in Northwest and Central India 01 May 2022 - 10:11 pm
A worker waits to load ice blocks onto a truck, at an ice factory, on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, May 1, 2022. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Woman rescued 50 hours after China building collapse 01 May 2022 - 06:21 pm
Rescue workers carry an injured person on a stretcher at a site where a building collapsed in Changsha, Hunan province, China May 1, 2022. China Daily/via REUTERS
China's 'zero-COVID' restrictions curb May 1 holiday travel 01 May 2022 - 01:04 pm
People sit at an outdoor area after the government banned restaurant dining during the Labour Day holiday, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the outbreak, in Chaoyang district of Beijing, China May 1, 2022. REUTERS/Martin Pollard
S.Korea's presidential transition committee names top policy aides 01 May 2022 - 12:53 pm
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Opposition leader offers Australia 'a better future' in campaign launch 01 May 2022 - 10:07 am
Australian Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese speaks during the first leaders' debate of the 2022 federal election, at the Gabba sports stadium, in Brisbane, April 20, 2022. AAP/ Jason Edwards via Reuters
India seizes heroin-soaked yarn worth $58 mln 30 Apr 2022 - 11:50 am
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Shanghai marks key COVID milestone, Beijing sits on edge 30 Apr 2022 - 10:35 am
Workers in protective suits ride bicycles on a street amid a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, during the Labour Day holiday in Shanghai, China April 30, 2022. REUTERS/Brenda Goh
Cut off from home, Chinese diaspora frustrated at zero-COVID policy 29 Apr 2022 - 07:58 pm
A worker wearing a protective suit and carrying disinfection equipment crosses a road amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China April 27, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo
China's southern megacity of Guangzhou rushes to quell COVID outbreak 29 Apr 2022 - 06:40 pm
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South Korea to relax outdoor mask mandate as COVID-19 slows 29 Apr 2022 - 06:38 pm
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Hong Kong eases COVID rules for aircrews, lifts overseas travel alert 29 Apr 2022 - 04:55 pm
A Cathay Pacific aircraft takes off at the airport, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, March 31, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
Pakistan, India reel under intense heat wave 29 Apr 2022 - 04:03 pm
A man breaks a block of ice to distribute it among the residents of a slum during hot weather in Ahmedabad, India, April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Lawmaker: Sri Lanka president agrees to remove brother as PM 29 Apr 2022 - 01:15 pm
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China, N.Korea halt border rail crossing over COVID fears 29 Apr 2022 - 12:32 pm
Freight cars are seen at a train station in Dandong, Liaoning province, China April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Japan finds wreck of missing tourist boat -media 29 Apr 2022 - 10:28 am
A helicopter searches for missing people onboard the tour boat
Taiwan's daily COVID cases top 10,000 for first time 28 Apr 2022 - 04:56 pm
People line up at a testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Keelung, Taiwan April 28, 2022. REUTERS/I-Hwa Cheng
India sweats over worst power cuts in six years during extreme heat 28 Apr 2022 - 03:51 pm
A man rests in a dry water tunnel of the Sarkhej Roza lake during hot weather in Ahmedabad, India, April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Amit Dave