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Japan aims to eliminate gasoline vehicles by mid-2030s, boost green growth 25 Dec 2020 - 08:47 am
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Indonesia issues UK travel ban over coronavirus variant 24 Dec 2020 - 04:08 pm
assengers wearing protective face masks line up for rapid antigen test at the Soekarno Hatta Airport, Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, December 22, 2020, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Fauzan/via Reuters.
Pakistan court orders release of mastermind behind Daniel Pearl murder 24 Dec 2020 - 04:03 pm
Mahmood Sheikh (L), lawyer of British-born militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, speaks to media representatives after the high court ordered to release Omar Saeed Sheikh on the murder case of American journalist Daniel Pearl, outside the Sindh high court in
Indian opposition demands repeal of farm laws after protests 24 Dec 2020 - 03:18 pm
India’s opposition Congress party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes part in a march towards presidential palace 'Rashtrapati Bhavan' to request Indian President Ram Nath Kovind to repeal the central government's recent agricultural reforms in
China to suspend UK flights indefinitely: Foreign ministry 24 Dec 2020 - 11:52 am
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin attends a news conference in Beijing, China November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File photo
Rules to stop coronavirus variant stoke chaos at Indian airports 23 Dec 2020 - 03:33 pm
People wearing protective face masks wait for passengers to arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after India cancelled all flights from the UK over fears of a new strain of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, Decem
Hong Kong to let residents choose between Covid-19 vaccines 23 Dec 2020 - 02:56 pm
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UK coronavirus variant likely found in Hong Kong as city secures vaccine supplies 23 Dec 2020 - 02:53 pm
A health worker collects a swab sample from a woman at a makeshift testing centre on a soccer field following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik
Tropical Malaysia works to boost cold-storage, get more COVID-19 shots 23 Dec 2020 - 02:45 pm
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Keep calm, Taiwan says after first local COVID-19 case in 8 months 23 Dec 2020 - 12:58 pm
People wear protective masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while riding the metro in Taipei, Taiwan, December 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Philippines bans all flights from Britain starting Dec. 24 23 Dec 2020 - 11:33 am
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 seafood market coronavirus infections top 1,000 22 Dec 2020 - 02:44 pm
Migrant workers queue to talk with the public health authorities for a COVID-19 investigation at a fresh market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand, December 22, 2020. Reuters/Chalinee Thirasupa
Singapore's happy 'glampers' pick airport stays for year-end holidays 22 Dec 2020 - 02:35 pm
Children play a game of tag at Changi AirportÕs indoor glamping grounds after checking in, in Singapore, December 21, 2020. Picture taken December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ying Shan Lee
Gas pipeline blast kills two, destroys houses in western India 22 Dec 2020 - 01:46 pm
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Millions facing winter power shortages in China as coal supply squeezed 22 Dec 2020 - 01:31 pm
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Prison doctors among five killed in Kabul bombing 22 Dec 2020 - 12:28 pm
Municipal workers clean up debris at the site of a bomb attack in Kabul on December 22, 2020. AFP / Zakeria Hashimi
Taiwan reports first locally transmitted COVID-19 case since April 22 Dec 2020 - 11:21 am
Passengers wearing masks practice social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as they wait to board a flight at Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport, in Taiwan, October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ben Blanchard
S.Korea shuts ski resorts, winter tourism to curb COVID-19 spread 22 Dec 2020 - 11:07 am
A woman wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus rides an escalator at Seoul railway station in Seoul on December 22, 2020. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je