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Translation tools, air purifiers: face masks go high-tech 21 Oct 2020 - 10:05 am
This picture taken on September 29, 2020 shows Donut Robotics chief executive Taisuke Ono showing the interior of the smart mask
Thailand admits foreign tourists for first time in 7 months 20 Oct 2020 - 09:12 pm
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Chinese drugmaker setting up vaccine production lines 20 Oct 2020 - 02:34 pm
Liu Jingzhen, chairman of China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), attends a news conference on vaccines for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Singapore to use rapid coronavirus tests for weddings, events 20 Oct 2020 - 01:48 pm
A migrant worker undergoes a nose swab test as medical workers look on at a dormitory amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore, April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
India may contain virus spread by February, expert panel says 19 Oct 2020 - 08:46 pm
People are seen at a market amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the old quarters of Delhi, October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Pakistan lifts TikTok ban after pledge on 'indecent' content 19 Oct 2020 - 07:51 pm
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Fujifilm seeks approval for Avigan as COVID-19 treatment in Japan 19 Oct 2020 - 01:10 pm
A tablet of Avigan - drug approved as an anti-influenza drug in Japan and developed by Toyama Chemical Co, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings Co, is displayed during a photo opportunity at Fujifilm's headquarters in Tokyo, October 22, 2014. REUTERS/Issei K
Haircuts and golf as virus curbs ease in Melbourne 19 Oct 2020 - 09:11 am
Men have their haircut at a barber shop in Melbourne on October 19, 2020, as some of the city's three-month-old stay-at-home restrictions due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak were further eased on falling infection rates. AFP / William West
Vietnam troops find more bodies after latest deadly landslide 19 Oct 2020 - 09:05 am
A general view of a flooded village in Quang Tri province, Vietnam October 18, 2020. Best quality available. Ho Cau/VNA via REUTERS
Taiwan says Chinese diplomats assaulted official in Fiji 19 Oct 2020 - 08:39 am
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British billionaire Dyson sells Singapore's priciest penthouse 19 Oct 2020 - 08:31 am
File photo: Tanjong Pagar Centre is seen in Singapore July 10, 2019. REUTERS/Pedja Stanisic/File Photo
Tens of thousands rally against Pakistani government 18 Oct 2020 - 08:48 pm
Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) are seen during an anti-government protest rally organized by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an a
Indian company sign agreement with Washington Univ to develop nasal vaccine for Covid 18 Oct 2020 - 04:22 pm
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Thai protesters ignore crackdown to rally for fifth day 18 Oct 2020 - 04:20 pm
Pro-democracy protesters hold up their mobile phones with lights during an anti-government rally at Asok in Bangkok on October 18, 2020, as they continue for the fourth consecutive day to defy an emergency decree banning gatherings. / AFP / Mladen ANTONOV
Vietnam barracks hit by landslide; 22 personnel missing 18 Oct 2020 - 10:32 am
This picture taken on October 18, 2020 and released by the Vietnam News Agency on October 18, 2020 shows military personnel searching for missing soldiers at the site of a landslide in central Vietnam's Quang Tri province. / AFP / Vietnam News Agency / ST
China passes biosecurity law to prevent infectious diseases 18 Oct 2020 - 10:17 am
People wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 show a QR code
China passes amendments outlawing insulting national flag 17 Oct 2020 - 02:18 pm
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Thousands of Thais again defy protest ban in Bangkok 17 Oct 2020 - 01:08 pm
A pro-democracy activist covered in blue paint uses a megaphone during an anti-government protest, in Bangkok, Thailand October 17, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

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