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Singapore to use rapid coronavirus tests for weddings, events 20 Oct 2020 - 01:48 pm
A migrant worker undergoes a nose swab test as medical workers look on at a dormitory amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore, April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
India may contain virus spread by February, expert panel says 19 Oct 2020 - 08:46 pm
People are seen at a market amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the old quarters of Delhi, October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Pakistan lifts TikTok ban after pledge on 'indecent' content 19 Oct 2020 - 07:51 pm
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Fujifilm seeks approval for Avigan as COVID-19 treatment in Japan 19 Oct 2020 - 01:10 pm
A tablet of Avigan - drug approved as an anti-influenza drug in Japan and developed by Toyama Chemical Co, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings Co, is displayed during a photo opportunity at Fujifilm's headquarters in Tokyo, October 22, 2014. REUTERS/Issei K
Haircuts and golf as virus curbs ease in Melbourne 19 Oct 2020 - 09:11 am
Men have their haircut at a barber shop in Melbourne on October 19, 2020, as some of the city's three-month-old stay-at-home restrictions due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak were further eased on falling infection rates. AFP / William West
Vietnam troops find more bodies after latest deadly landslide 19 Oct 2020 - 09:05 am
A general view of a flooded village in Quang Tri province, Vietnam October 18, 2020. Best quality available. Ho Cau/VNA via REUTERS
Taiwan says Chinese diplomats assaulted official in Fiji 19 Oct 2020 - 08:39 am
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British billionaire Dyson sells Singapore's priciest penthouse 19 Oct 2020 - 08:31 am
File photo: Tanjong Pagar Centre is seen in Singapore July 10, 2019. REUTERS/Pedja Stanisic/File Photo
Tens of thousands rally against Pakistani government 18 Oct 2020 - 08:48 pm
Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) are seen during an anti-government protest rally organized by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an a
Indian company sign agreement with Washington Univ to develop nasal vaccine for Covid 18 Oct 2020 - 04:22 pm
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Thai protesters ignore crackdown to rally for fifth day 18 Oct 2020 - 04:20 pm
Pro-democracy protesters hold up their mobile phones with lights during an anti-government rally at Asok in Bangkok on October 18, 2020, as they continue for the fourth consecutive day to defy an emergency decree banning gatherings. / AFP / Mladen ANTONOV
Vietnam barracks hit by landslide; 22 personnel missing 18 Oct 2020 - 10:32 am
This picture taken on October 18, 2020 and released by the Vietnam News Agency on October 18, 2020 shows military personnel searching for missing soldiers at the site of a landslide in central Vietnam's Quang Tri province. / AFP / Vietnam News Agency / ST
China passes biosecurity law to prevent infectious diseases 18 Oct 2020 - 10:17 am
People wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 show a QR code
China passes amendments outlawing insulting national flag 17 Oct 2020 - 02:18 pm
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Thousands of Thais again defy protest ban in Bangkok 17 Oct 2020 - 01:08 pm
A pro-democracy activist covered in blue paint uses a megaphone during an anti-government protest, in Bangkok, Thailand October 17, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Ardern wins landslide in New Zealand election 17 Oct 2020 - 12:52 pm
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives at the Labour Party election night event in Auckland, New Zealand, October 17, 2020. AAP Image/David Rowland via REUTERS
Sinovac coronavirus vaccine offered by Chinese city for emergency use costs $60 17 Oct 2020 - 11:47 am
FILE PHOTO: A man works in the packaging facility of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas P
India selecting 300 million people for Covid vaccine, Times says 17 Oct 2020 - 11:24 am
Residents wait as a health worker (C background) collects a swab sample from a man to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus before going to a medical camp for flood victims at a slum area following heavy rains in Hyderabad on October 16, 2020. AFP / NOAH SEEL

Europe

A woman wears eclipse glasses in Almelo, eastern Netherlands on August 11, 2026 on the eve of a partial solar eclipse. Photo by Vincent Jannink / ANP / AFP Solar eclipse sparks scramble for protective glasses across Europe
Jellyfish lay on the shore near the Gravelines nuclear power plant in Gravelines, northern France on August 12, 2025. Photo by Sameer AL-DOUMY / AFP Jellyfish force shutdown of three reactors at French nuclear plant
(FILES) This aerial photograph shows water-stressed trees affected by prolonged drought and heatwave above Concise, western Switzerland, on August 4, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) France and Switzerland had record drought in July
Photo credit: Official Instagram account of VR Matkalla Finland reopens train service to Sweden, putting Europe in reach

Africa

Traditional groups play traditional instruments next to Djidji Ayokwe, also known as the talking drum, that was taken by French Colonial troups from Ivory Coast in 1916, during an official presentation to the local population in Adjamé village in Abidjan on August 7, 2026 after the repatriation of the Talking Drun fron France in March 13, 2026. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) Ivorians set eyes on talking drum for first time
File photo strictly for representational purposes only. Freepik. Ethiopia posts record 5.7-bln-USD annual mining export revenue
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File photo WHO calls for additional support to combat Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

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This aerial view shows a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 10, 2026. Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP Colombia scrambles to find survivors as quake kills 132
File photo Trump says would be 'terrible mistake' to replace FIFA's Infantino
People look for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 10, 2026. (Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP) Colombia declares state of emergency after quake kills 111
Women look at a damaged building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 10, 2026. Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP VIDEO: Major quake rocks Colombia and other countries, causing damage and injuries

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