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Pakistan's opposition rejects toughened new social media law 21 Feb 2022 - 10:20 pm
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Biological E. COVID shot gets India emergency approval for 12-18 age group 21 Feb 2022 - 03:56 pm
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US former top diplomat Pompeo, sanctioned by China, to visit Taiwan 21 Feb 2022 - 12:59 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a news conference about dealings with China and Iran, and on the fight against the coronavirus disease pandemic, in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2020. Mangel Ngan/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
'Welcome back world!': Australia fully reopens borders after two years 21 Feb 2022 - 12:18 pm
International passengers arrive at Melbourne Airport, after Australia reopened its international borders to travelers vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Melbourne, Australia February 21, 2022. AAP Image/Joel Carrett via REUTERS
Hong Kong maps terms of COVID vaccine pass, with some exemptions 21 Feb 2022 - 11:48 am
Cleaning staff spray disinfectant on a public minibus for driving coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, in Hong Kong, China February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File Photo
New Zealand's Ardern signals mandates will ease after Omicron peaks 21 Feb 2022 - 11:23 am
Shoppers walk through a retail district in the wake of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown restrictions being eased in Auckland, New Zealand, November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall
Australia welcomes back tourists with toy koalas, Tim Tams 21 Feb 2022 - 09:19 am
Rudolf and Julianna Nemeth from Hungary reunite with their granddaughter Lili as they arrive on the first international flight to the Brisbane International Airport, Australia February 21, 2022. AAP Image/Darren England via Reuters
Only one more flight from Singapore to Hong Kong this month 21 Feb 2022 - 09:00 am
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Hong Kong says anti-virus controls might be tightened 20 Feb 2022 - 03:53 pm
People queue in the rain at a makeshift testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong, China February 20, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
Nepal police fire tear gas, water cannon to disperse protest against US funded projects 20 Feb 2022 - 01:05 pm
A demonstrator throws a burning tire towards the riot police during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 20, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
'Fortress Australia' to welcome tourists for first time under COVID 20 Feb 2022 - 12:54 pm
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China's foreign minister says U.N. human rights chief can visit Xinjiang 19 Feb 2022 - 04:01 pm
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Hong Kong ramps up isolation facility plans as Covid infections climb 19 Feb 2022 - 12:39 pm
Patients wearing face masks lie in bed at a makeshift treatment area outside a hospital, following the Covid-19 outbreak in Hong Kong, China February 16, 2022. Reuters/Aleksander Solum/File Photo
China allows Covid boosters of different technologies than primary shots 19 Feb 2022 - 12:03 pm
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Hong Kong 'cannot afford to lose' fight against surging COVID 18 Feb 2022 - 04:13 pm
People wearing face masks cross a street following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China February 15, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File Photo
S. Korea keeps crowd limits as omicron causes 25-fold spike 18 Feb 2022 - 04:01 pm
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Japan plans targeted COVID curbs as new cases fall but deaths hit record 18 Feb 2022 - 03:22 pm
A medical worker wearing personal protection equipment (PPE) walks inside the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward at St. Marianna University Yokohama Seibu Hospital where patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are being treated in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Hong Kong parents rush to vaccinate children as COVID surges 18 Feb 2022 - 01:39 pm
Staff members attend to residents lining up to receive the Sinovac Biotech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a community vaccination centre in Sha Tin district of Hong Kong, China February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Joyce Zhou

Europe

This aerial view shows health personnel boarding the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 6, 2026. Photo by AFP French citizen was on same plane as hantavirus case: ministry
Picture taken on May 5, 2026 shows a general view of Slovakia's largest mineral oil refinery Slovnaft in Bratislava, Slovakia. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP) Slovakia to stop charging foreigners more for diesel
Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales during her visit to the University of East London in Stratford, east London, on May 6, 2026, where she was set to meet with families, researchers and students, alongside leaders in further and higher education from across the UK, to launch 'Foundations for Life: A Guide to Social and Emotional Development', as part of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood. (Photo by Chris Jackson / POOL / AFP) Britain's Princess Catherine to make official visit to Italy
File photo: World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Three suspected hantavirus cases evacuated from cruise ship

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This general view shows the cruise ship MV Hondius, leaving the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 6, 2026. (Photo by AFP) No hantavirus outbreak in Argentina, only isolated cases: expert
A large cargo ship is seen behind migrant boats stacked at the port of Granadilla de Abona, on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands archipielago, on May 6, 2026. (Photo by Oscar DEL POZO / AFP) Plane that left Cape Verde after hantavirus ship evacuation lands in Canaries: AFP
US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on May 5, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP) US pauses Hormuz escorts in bid for deal, as threats continue
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