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Shanghai Disneyland closes as virus rises, Shenzhen reopens 21 Mar 2022 - 11:28 am
Staff members wearing face masks stand outside the Shanghai Disneyland theme park as it reopens following a shutdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Shanghai Disney Resort in Shanghai, China May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
China Eastern Airlines Boeing jet crashes in China, state media says 21 Mar 2022 - 11:22 am
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Japan plans to invest $42bn in India 21 Mar 2022 - 10:01 am
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Pakistan PM Khan faces toughest test as no-confidence move looms 20 Mar 2022 - 10:12 pm
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Shanghai Disney Resort to close from Monday as China battles COVID outbreak 20 Mar 2022 - 08:37 pm
Performers are seen at the ceremony marking the reopening of Shanghai Disneyland following a shutdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Shanghai Disney Resort in Shanghai, China May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File photo
One dead, dozens missing in ferry accident in Bangladesh 20 Mar 2022 - 02:44 pm
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S.Korea's Yoon says he will move presidential office to defence ministry 20 Mar 2022 - 11:07 am
South Korea's president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol shows a bird's eye view of his planned relocation of the presidential office during a news conference, at his transition team office, in Seoul, South Korea, March 20, 2022.Jung Yeon-je/Pool via REUTERS
Hong Kong will review COVID-19 restrictions as cases decline 20 Mar 2022 - 10:58 am
People wear face masks at a park during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Afghanistan world's unhappiest country, Lebanon second saddest  20 Mar 2022 - 10:22 am
Informal settlements dot a hillside in Kabul, Afghanistan, where about 75% of the city is informally settled. Photo taken November 6, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Rina Chandran
China signs new rules on supervision of military equipment purchase contracts 19 Mar 2022 - 03:58 pm
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China reports first COVID-19 deaths in more than a year 19 Mar 2022 - 08:02 am
People wearing face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walk on the street amid snowfall in Beijing, China March 18, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Singapore health minister says omicron wave has "clearly peaked” 18 Mar 2022 - 09:59 pm
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Hong Kong's COVID infections exceed 1 million amid outbreak 18 Mar 2022 - 06:24 pm
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Thailand drops pre-arrival COVID test for foreign visitors 18 Mar 2022 - 05:38 pm
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Pakistan PM Khan pressured to quit as party members desert him 18 Mar 2022 - 01:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), gestures while addressing his supporters during a campaign meeting ahead of general elections in Karachi, Pakistan, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
Japan adds Russia sanctions, US envoy offers home to Ukrainians 18 Mar 2022 - 12:03 pm
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Shanghai pushes ahead with mass COVID tests as new cases spike 18 Mar 2022 - 10:28 am
Residents line up for nucleic acid testing at a hutong, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China March 18, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Some areas of China's Shenzhen city to restart work, public transport on March 18 17 Mar 2022 - 05:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Travellers wearing face mask and shield, walk at the China-Hong Kong border of Shenzhen Bay Port, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu