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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Students apply hand sanitiser while attending a class at the Viqarunnisa Noon School & College after the government has withdrawn restrictions on educational institutions following a decrease in the number of cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 12,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
German health min sees possible tripling of COVID infections by mid-Feb -sources 21 Jan 2022 - 01:50 pm
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Ireland set to rapidly drop almost all Covid-19 restrictions 21 Jan 2022 - 01:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: A nurse Frances Whyte brings a tray of Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine boosters to a bay for a person to be vaccinated at the RDS (Royal Dublin Society) vaccination centre in Dublin, Ireland, January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo
EU health ministers seek common line over fourth COVID vaccine dose 21 Jan 2022 - 01:38 pm
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Road accident in Ghana causes huge explosion, deaths 20 Jan 2022 - 09:48 pm
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UN: Food aid in Ethiopia's Tigray now at 'all-time lowest' 20 Jan 2022 - 06:36 pm
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Two Le Pen allies defect to join Zemmour's presidential bid 20 Jan 2022 - 03:53 pm
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British-Belgian teen becomes youngest woman to fly solo round the world 20 Jan 2022 - 03:49 pm
Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford, 19, holds her Guinness World Record certificates following her landing at Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport, after a round-the-world trip in a light aircraft, becoming the youngest female pilot to circle the planet alone, in Wevelgem, Belgium, January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Thailand loosens entry restrictions as omicron worries ease 20 Jan 2022 - 03:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: First group of foreign tourists arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport during the first day of the country's reopening campaign, part of the government's plan to jump start the pandemic-hit tourism sector in Bangkok, Thailand November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/
India's richest state set to reopen schools as Omicron cases fall 20 Jan 2022 - 02:13 pm
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Philippines suffers region’s worst omicron-driven surge 20 Jan 2022 - 01:48 pm
People wearing face mask as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) visit Manila Zoo, which serves as vaccination site, in Manila, Philippines, January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David