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Sweden scraps demand for negative COVID test to enter country 18 Jan 2022 - 04:08 pm
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Nepal says COVID-19 cases may double as daily infections hit record level 18 Jan 2022 - 04:04 pm
A healthcare worker draws a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) into a syringe at Nepal Disabled Association Khagendra New Life Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal, July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Merck signs supply deal with UNICEF for 3 mln courses of COVID-19 pill 18 Jan 2022 - 03:50 pm
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Poland expects highest infection rate so far in new wave 18 Jan 2022 - 03:33 pm
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Beijing faces twin variant threat as cases rise before games 18 Jan 2022 - 03:19 pm
People wearing protective masks walk by an area decorated with lanterns ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year festivity at Yu Garden, following new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Shanghai, China January 18, 2022. Reuters/Aly Song
Tongans fear never seeing loved ones again amid communications void 18 Jan 2022 - 02:34 pm
A general view from a New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance flight shows heavy ash fall over Nomuka in Tonga. Picture taken January 17, 2022. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via Reuters
Thailand to lower COVID-19 alert, ease curbs as infections slow 18 Jan 2022 - 01:52 pm
A health worker from Zendai organisation handles rapid antigen tests, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 8, 2022. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
Tesla CEO Elon Musk to visit Berlin factory in mid February 18 Jan 2022 - 01:26 pm
Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he visits the construction site of Tesla's Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2021. Patrick Pleul/Pool via Reuters
Covid-19 infected lions prompt variant warning in South Africa 18 Jan 2022 - 01:24 pm
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Hong Kong to cull 2,000 animals as some test Covid-positive 18 Jan 2022 - 01:04 pm
People stand in front of a temporarily closed pet shop after the government announced to euthanize around 2,000 hamsters in Hong Kong, China, January 18, 2022. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
Russia to move forces to Belarus for military drills next month 18 Jan 2022 - 01:02 pm
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Romania sees biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases in three months 18 Jan 2022 - 12:33 pm
Valeriu Gheorghita, president of the National Committee for Coordination of Vaccination Activities against COVID-19, administers a dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a man during a vaccination marathon, in Bucharest, Romania, October 24, 2021. Inquam Photos/Georg Calin via REUTERS
China urges caution opening overseas mail after Omicron case 18 Jan 2022 - 12:26 pm
 A delivery driver sorts parcels as he sits in the trunk of his electric tricycle following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
Abu Dhabi requires booster shots to enter the emirate 18 Jan 2022 - 11:44 am
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Japan ready to expand COVID restrictions as infections surge 18 Jan 2022 - 10:44 am
People wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, stand in front of a show window of a department store at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, January 18, 2022. 2022 is the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Indonesia passes law to relocate capital to remote Borneo 18 Jan 2022 - 10:10 am
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Kuwait discusses steps to lower emissions as temperatures rise 18 Jan 2022 - 09:29 am
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Tsunami-hit Tonga islands suffered 'catastrophic' damage-reports 18 Jan 2022 - 07:59 am
A general view from a New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance flight shows ash covered homes and vegetation over an area in Tonga. Picture taken January 17, 2022. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via Reuters

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