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Small coronavirus cluster emerges in Sydney suburb 17 Jan 2021 - 09:36 am
A police officer watches an entrance to a quarantine hotel, where returning travelers are kept in isolation for a period to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as a patient transport service vehicle departs in Sydney, Australia, August
Quake death toll at 56 as Indonesia struggles with string of disasters 17 Jan 2021 - 09:17 am
Search and rescue personnel inspect a collapsed building following an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi province, Indonesia, January 16, 2021. Sigid Kurniawan/Antara Foto via REUTERS/File Photo
Pakistan approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use 16 Jan 2021 - 03:40 pm
File photo: A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Sanitation worker gets first shot as India launches Covid-19 vaccination campaign 16 Jan 2021 - 10:46 am
Sanitation worker Manish Kumar, who according to the officials is the first person in the country vaccinated against the Covid-19, receives a dose of Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
China builds hospital in 5 days after surge in virus cases 16 Jan 2021 - 09:47 am
A general view shows cranes and workers at the construction site of a centralised quarantine facility at Guying village, following a recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China January 14, 2021. China Daily via Re
Two COVID-19 cases on Australian Open flight, arrivals to quarantine 16 Jan 2021 - 08:37 am
File photo: A police officer watches an entrance to a quarantine hotel, where returning travelers are kept in isolation for a period to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as a patient transport service vehicle departs in Sydney, Austra
Malaysian medical glove exports face more delays amid shipping container shortage 15 Jan 2021 - 04:46 pm
Newly-made gloves are pictured inside Top Glove factory in Shah Alam, Malaysia August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Indonesia finds casing of crashed Sriwijaya Air jet's cockpit recorder 15 Jan 2021 - 03:49 pm
Members of the Red Cross participate during the search and rescue operation for Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
China COVID-19 vaccinations gather momentum as outbreaks spread 15 Jan 2021 - 03:19 pm
People fill forms before receiving a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination site, during a government-organized visit, in Beijing, China January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
India's protesting farmers, government to hold new round of talk 15 Jan 2021 - 12:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: Farmers participate in a tractor rally to protest against the newly passed farm bills, on a highway on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Philippines extends travel ban, steps up safeguards over COVID-19 variant 15 Jan 2021 - 12:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: Passengers wearing hazmat suits for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk inside the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Japan seeks mid-February Pfizer vaccine approval, minister says 15 Jan 2021 - 12:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading,
Indonesia quake kills at least 35, injures hundreds 15 Jan 2021 - 12:13 pm
Members of a search and rescue agency team dig through rubble after an earthquake, in Mamuju, West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia January 15, 2021. Basarnas Sulbar/via REUTERS
WHO-led team in China will start meetings online from quarantine 15 Jan 2021 - 11:56 am
FILE PHOTO: Experts from China and the World Health Organization (WHO) joint team wearing face masks visit Wuhan Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hubei province, China February 23, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS
China denied two WHO members entry after failed Covid-19 tests: Report 14 Jan 2021 - 09:04 pm
Members of the World Health Organisation (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic arrive at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, January 14, 2021, in this still image ta
WhatsApp faces first legal challenge in India over privacy 14 Jan 2021 - 08:47 pm
A WhatsApp advertisement is seen on the front pages of newspapers at a stall in Mumbai, India, January 13, 2021. Picture taken January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Indonesia health workers urge public to get vaccinated at campaign launch 14 Jan 2021 - 04:50 pm
A doctor receives a dose of the Sinovac's vaccine as Indonesia begins mass vaccination for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a hospital in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, January 14, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Nova Wahy
Indonesia resumes search for victims, black box of crashed Sriwijaya jet 14 Jan 2021 - 04:17 pm
An Indonesian Military aircraft CN-235 is seen during the search and rescue operation for the Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, at the sea off the Jakarta coast, Indonesia, January 14, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/M Risyal Hidayat/ via

Europe

This illustration picture shows an employee of Rome's garbage collection Italian garbagemen help recover lost 1 mln euro lottery ticket
A group of migrants approach the border post to make their way back to Morocco, escorted by Spanish infantry soldiers, in the Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta, on August 2, 2026. Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP Spain says Schengen zone not 'compromised' in Ceuta migrant influx
Migrants cross back to Morocco after they crossed the border to enter Spain's north Africa's Ceuta enclave on July 31, 2026. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP) Spain says 72,000 migrants entered Ceuta, 70,000 returned
(Files) A photo illustration taken in Nicosia on May 4, 2026, shows a person in front of a large screen displaying vessel movements in the Strait of Hormuz on a ship-tracking website. (Photo by AFP) Cargo ship hit after Trump insists Iran talks could reopen Hormuz today

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The Fuego volcano erupts 65 kilometers southwest of Guatemala City on August 3, 2026. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP) Guatemala issues 'danger' alert after Fuego volcano erupts
Three members of the Spokane Fire Department sit on a curb in front of burned out residential homes in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Washington, on August 2, 2026. (Photo by Erick Doxey / AFP) Ongoing wildfires force 60,000 people to evacuate homes in US county of Spokane

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