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India formally protests to Canada over Trudeau remarks on farm protests 04 Dec 2020 - 01:56 pm
FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens while wearing a mask at a news conference held to discuss the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 6, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle//File Photo
India's moustachioed 'Spice King' dies aged 97 04 Dec 2020 - 01:13 pm
A sign with a picture of Mahashian Di Hatti (MDH) Spices founder Dharampal Gulati is seen at a closed store in New Delhi on December 4, 2020. A former refugee who became India's
China's Clover says its COVID-19 vaccines trigger "strong immune responses" in early trial 04 Dec 2020 - 01:00 pm
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'Seoul stops at 9 p.m': S.Korea imposes new curbs as virus cases hit 9-month high 04 Dec 2020 - 12:55 pm
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Pakistan ex-PM Jamali, who served after military coup, dies 03 Dec 2020 - 09:47 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 3, 2004, former Pakistani Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali waves to supporters as he boards a train to return to his home town in southwest province Baluchistan at the Rawalpindi railway station. Mir Zafarullah Kha
Indian govt to meet protesting farmers again on Saturday as talks continue 03 Dec 2020 - 08:17 pm
Farmers listen to a speaker as they attend a protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi, India, December 3, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Indian action hero Rajinikanth enters political fray 03 Dec 2020 - 02:30 pm
Indian actor Rajinikanth (C) addresses the media representatives in front of his residence in Chennai on December 3, 2020. AFP
S.Korea students sit college exam behind plastic barriers and in hospitals due to COVID-19 03 Dec 2020 - 11:14 am
Students wait for the start of the annual college entrance examinations amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at an exam hall in Seoul, South Korea, December 3, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool
Australia’s largest state records first covid case in 25 Days 03 Dec 2020 - 12:25 am
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Cyclone Burevi slams into eastern Sri Lanka 02 Dec 2020 - 07:41 pm
A fisherman sits on top a boat after pulling it back to land as Cyclone Burevi is expected to near the coast of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka December 2, 2020. REUTERS/ Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Ardern declares climate emergency, pledges carbon neutral New Zealand government 02 Dec 2020 - 04:09 pm
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speak during a press conference about the charges laid over the 2019 White Island volcanic eruption, in Wellington on November 30, 2020. AFP / Marty Melville
Taiwan says COVID 'passports' would be a good idea 02 Dec 2020 - 01:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: Notes about quarantine measures can be seen at Songshan Airport, during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Taipei, Taiwan November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Second cyclone in a week threatens Sri Lanka, India 02 Dec 2020 - 12:26 pm
Residents prepare sandbags to protect their homes ahead of cyclone Burevi landfall in Sri Lanka's north-eastern coast, in Trincomalee on December 2, 2020. AFP / STR
Philippines gives FDA emergency use powers for COVID-19 drugs, vaccines 02 Dec 2020 - 12:16 pm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his fourth State of the Nation address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Thai PM found 'not guilty' in conflict of interest case 02 Dec 2020 - 11:35 am
Riot police stand guard in front of the 11th Infantry Regiment as pro-democracy protesters take part in an anti-government rally in Bangkok on November 29, 2020. AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha
Singapore approves sale of lab-grown meat in world first 02 Dec 2020 - 11:18 am
A fillet of lab-grown cultured chicken developed by Eat Just is pictured in this handout photo. Eat Just, Inc./Handout via REUTERS
S.Korea coronavirus outbreak adds new stress to gruelling, 8-hour exam 02 Dec 2020 - 10:48 am
Young South Korean's attend a class at a cram school in a Goshichon, which means
China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth 02 Dec 2020 - 10:29 am
This photo taken on December 1, 2020 shows technical personnel monitoring the process during the Chang'e-5 lunar probe landing on the moon at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing. An unmanned Chinese spacecraft landed on the Moon on December 1,