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Russia announces withdrawal of troops from kazakhstan 15 Jan 2022 - 04:41 pm
Kyrgyz servicemen of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) peacekeeping forces ride in the back of a military truck during their return from Kazakhstan, in Chui Region, Kyrgyzstan January 14, 2022. REUTERS/
China reports fewer coronavirus cases but Omicron spread unclear 15 Jan 2022 - 03:33 pm
Volunteers show the way to an Olympic parking lot outside the closed loop
UAE regulator investigating aborted Emirates take-off at Dubai airport 15 Jan 2022 - 03:31 pm
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North Korea says it test launched missiles from train 15 Jan 2022 - 03:00 pm
A view shows what appears to be missiles strucking a target off North Korea?s east coast, in North Korea, in this photo released January 14, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via Reuters
Clap, don't chant: China aims for 'Zero Covid' Olympics 15 Jan 2022 - 11:07 am
Workers plant bushes in the ground near the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Tonga issues tsunami warning after undersea volcano erupts 15 Jan 2022 - 10:55 am
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US CDC urges Americans to wear 'most protective mask you can' 15 Jan 2022 - 10:16 am
An N95 respirator flies out of a machine as a worker stacks masks during production at Protective Health Gear (PHG) in Paterson, New Jersey, U.S., January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Residents urged to close windows near chemical plant fire 15 Jan 2022 - 10:00 am
A thick plume of smoke rises over a burning building which is seen through the windshield of a vehicle, in Passaic, New Jersey, U.S., January 14, 2022 in this screen grab obtained from a video on social media. Maria Alberto/via REUTERS
Pilot, passenger presumed dead in Louisiana helicopter crash 15 Jan 2022 - 08:11 am
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Avatar robot goes to school for ill German boy 14 Jan 2022 - 08:10 pm
A seven-year-old schoolboy Joshua attends his school lesson via a robot avatar, placed in his classroom, in Berlin, Germany January 13, 2022. Picture taken January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
COVID still a serious threat, warn German health officials 14 Jan 2022 - 08:01 pm
Director of the Institute for Virology at the Charite Hospital Christian Drosten addresses the media during a news conference reporting on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Berlin, Germany January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi
Canada expects Omicron surge in coming weeks to strain healthcare system 14 Jan 2022 - 07:46 pm
People queue up for their COVID-19 vaccine booster shots at a clinic inside the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, as the latest Omicron variant emerges as a threat, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada December 22, 2021. REUTERS/Cole Burston
France welcomes back British tourists after COVID-19 curbs eased 14 Jan 2022 - 07:05 pm
Passengers arrive at the Eurostar terminal at Gare du Nord train station, after France eased travel restrictions for travellers from Britain amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Paris, France, January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Noemie Olive
EMA lists rare spinal condition as side effect of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot 14 Jan 2022 - 05:38 pm
A healthcare worker holds a vial of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine at the Pentland Medical Practice in Currie, Scotland, Britain, January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/Pool
WHO recommendation on Merck's oral pill likely in early February 14 Jan 2022 - 03:40 pm
An experimental COVID-19 treatment pill, called molnupiravir and being developed by Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, is seen in this undated handout photo released by Merck & Co Inc and obtained by Reuters May 17, 2021. Merck & Co Inc/Handout via REUTERS
Philippines bans unvaccinated from public transport as infections spike 14 Jan 2022 - 03:37 pm
A health worker inoculates a colleague with a booster shot of COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine as the government begins to provide them to front-liners, at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
S.Korea court exempts teens, supermarkets from vaccine passes 14 Jan 2022 - 03:32 pm
A shopkeeper waits for customers at a traditional market in Seoul, South Korea, January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Brazil reels as Omicron spreads, weighing on hospitals and economy 14 Jan 2022 - 03:24 pm
People wait to receive medical attention and to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Princess Isabel Palace, where a healthcare unit specialising in COVID-19 and flu symptoms has been set up, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Lucas Landau/File Photo