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Short-circuit causes fire in Mumbai residential building; kills four and injures 15 22 Jan 2022 - 12:58 pm
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Ex-Malaysia PM Mahathir, 96, hospitalized at heart institute 22 Jan 2022 - 12:20 pm
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Fire in residential building kills 6, injures 15 in Mumbai 22 Jan 2022 - 10:51 am
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Quake in Southern Japan damages roads, buildings, NHK reports 22 Jan 2022 - 08:18 am
A collapsed gate to the residential house caused by an earthquake is seen in Oita, southern Japan January 22, 2022, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Kyodo/via Reuters
Ireland drops most COVID restrictions in wake of 'Omicron storm' 21 Jan 2022 - 10:07 pm
Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Micheal Martin looks on as he arrives to attend an European Union Summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium December 16, 2021. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Nepal imposes tough restrictions as virus cases set record 21 Jan 2022 - 09:57 pm
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Australia records deadliest day of pandemic with 80 deaths 21 Jan 2022 - 09:53 pm
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UK designates Omicron sub-lineage a variant under investigation 21 Jan 2022 - 09:45 pm
People wearing protective face masks walk over Waterloo Bridge during morning rush hour, amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in London, Britain, January 21, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
World Economic Forum to hold 2022 annual meeting in Davos in May 21 Jan 2022 - 07:12 pm
A general view shows the Alpine resort Davos, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Davos, Switzerland June 9, 2021. Picture taken June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
La Palma residents scale volcanic ash mountains to return home 21 Jan 2022 - 06:37 pm
80-year-old Sabino Leal, a resident of Las Manchas, returns home for the first time since the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, January 20, 2022. Picture taken January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
Bangladesh shuts schools as coronavirus cases surge 21 Jan 2022 - 06:31 pm
Students apply hand sanitiser while attending a class at the Viqarunnisa Noon School & College after the government has withdrawn restrictions on educational institutions following a decrease in the number of cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 12, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo
'Explosion': Poland widens testing as COVID cases hit record 21 Jan 2022 - 06:17 pm
Medical staff members treat patients inside the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ward at the Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration in Warsaw, Poland, January 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
Biden admin unveils changes to attract foreign STEM students 21 Jan 2022 - 05:07 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a virtual meeting with the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
WHO advisory panel recommends extending use of Pfizer vaccine to 5-11 year olds 21 Jan 2022 - 05:00 pm
A child is seen near a syringe containing a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Smoketown Family Wellness Center in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Jon Cherry/File Photo
Indian capital to stay under weekend, overnight COVID curfew, with some allowances 21 Jan 2022 - 04:29 pm
People walk past closed shops at a market area after authorities in the capital ordered a weekend curfew, following the rise in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in the old quarters of Delhi, India, January 8, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
China's local COVID cases fall while infections grow in Beijing city 21 Jan 2022 - 04:03 pm
A woman wearing a protective face mask sits on a bus, following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Hong Kong locks down building for five days to curb omicron 21 Jan 2022 - 03:39 pm
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Get back to the office, Britain's business minister says 21 Jan 2022 - 01:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: People walk past a Citibank branch during the lunchtime rush in London's financial district of Canary Wharf November 18, 2008. Citigroup Inc revealed plans to cut 52,000 jobs by early next year in a dramatic move to restore the No. 2 U.S. bank to health as it combats mounting debt losses and sagging economies worldwide. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs/File Photo