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Coronavirus curbs could crimp key South Korean holiday despite fewer cases 07 Sep 2020 - 04:12 pm
A woman takes a walk as it rains amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at a Han River park in Seoul, South Korea, September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Almost 300 Rohingya found on beach in Indonesia’s Aceh 07 Sep 2020 - 03:56 pm
Rohingya migrants look on following their arrival by boat in Lhokseumawe, Aceh on September 7, 2020. AFP / Rahmat Mirza
Typhoon lashes South Korea after battering Japanese islands 07 Sep 2020 - 01:39 pm
Waves brought by Typhoon Haishen crash into the breakwater in the eastern port city of Sokcho on September 7, 2020. The powerful typhoon lashed South Korea on September 7 after smashing into southern Japan with record winds and heavy rains that left four
India's coronavirus infections overtake Brazil as some rail services resume 07 Sep 2020 - 10:45 am
Commuters sit in a carriage of a Yellow Line train after Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) resumed services following its closure due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic in New Delhi on September 7, 2020. / AFP / Prakash SINGH
Australia expects to receive AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine within months 07 Sep 2020 - 10:19 am
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a news conference in Sydney, Australia, July 27, 2020. Picture taken July 27, 2020. AAP Image/Joel Carrett/via REUTERS
China's CNBG, Sinovac find more countries to test coronavirus vaccines 06 Sep 2020 - 07:52 pm
A sign for Sinovac Biotech Ltd is seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), following the COVID-19 outbreak, in Beijing, China September 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Nothing to see: COVID origins off-limits as China's Wuhan touts recovery 06 Sep 2020 - 07:41 pm
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Hong Kong police swoop on postponed poll protests 06 Sep 2020 - 04:26 pm
Police question a group of people as they patrol the area after protesters called for a rally in Hong Kong on September 6, 2020 to protest against the government's decision to postpone the legislative council election due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, and
Fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka extinguished after 3 days 06 Sep 2020 - 04:20 pm
This handout photograph taken on September 6, 2020, and released by Sri Lanka's Air Force shows fireboats battling to extinguish a fire on the Panamanian-registered crude oil tanker New Diamond, some 60 kms off Sri Lanka's eastern coast where a fire was r
Typhoon unleashes rain, strong winds in southern Japan 06 Sep 2020 - 12:30 pm
A man takes pictures along the coast as Typhoon Haishen approaches in Makurazaki, Kagoshima prefecture on September 6, 2020. / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
North Korea leader tours typhoon-hit area, directs recovery effort 06 Sep 2020 - 11:10 am
In this picture taken on September 5, 2020 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 6, 2020 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (2nd L) visiting the damaged area made by Typhoon Maysak at South Hamgyong Pro
China's CNBG, Sinovac find more countries to test coronavirus vaccines 06 Sep 2020 - 10:25 am
A booth displaying a coronavirus vaccine candidate from China National Biotec Group (CNBG), a unit of state-owned pharmaceutical giant China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), is seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIF
India reports global daily record of new coronavirus cases 06 Sep 2020 - 09:33 am
A health official collects nasal swab samples from a woman (R) for a Covid-19 coronavirus test at a primary health centre in Siliguri on September 5, 2020. AFP / Diptendu DUTTA
Gas pipeline blast kills 16 praying at Bangladesh mosque 05 Sep 2020 - 04:41 pm
Shattered glasses are seen inside a mosque following a fire in the central district of Narayanganj, on September 5, 2020. AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
'World's loneliest elephant' okayed to quit zoo for new life 05 Sep 2020 - 03:32 pm
Frank Goeritz (L), head of the veterinary service at Leibniz Institute for zoo and wildlife research in Berlin, and Amir Khalil, head of project development at FOUR PAWS International, take blood sample of Kaavan, an elephant at the Marghazar Zoo in Islam
India coronavirus caseload crosses 4M, stretching resources 05 Sep 2020 - 02:02 pm
A woman reacts as a health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) takes a swab during a check-up campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a slum area in Mumbai, India September 5, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Dozens arrested in 'Freedom Day' Aussie lockdown protests 05 Sep 2020 - 02:00 pm
Police tackle protesters in Melbourne on September 5, 2020 during an anti-lockdown rally protesting the state's strict lockdown laws as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus. / AFP / William West
Gas pipeline blast kills 13 worshippers in Bangladesh mosque 05 Sep 2020 - 12:15 pm
Relatives of victims mourn at a hospital, after a gas pipeline blast at a mosque in Narayanganj, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 5, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

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This picture shows flags prior to an EU - US summit at the European Union headquarters in Brussels on June 15, 2021. Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP EU wants less 'drama' at next UN climate summit
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Red Crescent emergency responders and police personnel transfer the bodies of Italian tourists from a police speed boat to an ambulance in Male on May 19, 2026. Photo by MOHAMED AFRAH / AFP Italian divers in Maldives may have got lost in cave: recovery firm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media during a press conference in Kyiv on March 12, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman Pilipey / AFP) Ukraine boosts border security with Belarus over attack fears

Africa

Picture: File Photo S.Africa police move foreigners seeking safety from anti-migrant threats
Security escort migrants in a National Public Health Agency (NPHA) after their arrival at Freetown International Airport, formerly known as Lungi International Airport, in Lungi on May 20, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Sierra Leone receives migrants deported from US
A health worker monitors visitors arriving at the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory, National Biomedical Research Institute (INRB) in Goma, on May 19, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) Race to find vaccines, treatments for Ebola strain behind outbreak
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