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China passes feared Hong Kong security law 30 Jun 2020 - 09:07 am
Pro-China supporters display Chinese and Hong Kong flags as they raise a toast with champagne during a rally near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on June 30, 2020, as China passed a sweeping national security law for the city.   AFP / Anthony WAL
Six people killed in attack on Pakistan Stock Exchange 29 Jun 2020 - 11:18 am
Paramilitary soldiers stand guard at the site of an attack at the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
CanSino's COVID-19 vaccine candidate approved for military use in China 29 Jun 2020 - 11:00 am
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Fighting in Taiwan parliament after opposition occupies chamber 29 Jun 2020 - 10:56 am
Lawmakers from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) scuffle with lawmakers from the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party, who have been occupying the Legislature Yuan, in Taipei, Taiwan, June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Gunmen attack Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi: police 29 Jun 2020 - 09:43 am
A plainclothes police officer (L) surveys the site of an attack at the Pakistan Stocks Exchange entrance in Karachi June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
14 missing after Philippines sea collision 29 Jun 2020 - 08:13 am
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Covid-19 vaccine from China shows promise in human trials 28 Jun 2020 - 10:48 pm
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Dozens arrested as Hong Kongers protest planned national security laws 28 Jun 2020 - 06:52 pm
A riot police officer holds a pepper-spray projectile as he stands guard to avoid mass gathering during a protest against the looming national security legislation in Hong Kong, China June 28, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
'George Floyds of India': outrage mounts over police custody deaths 28 Jun 2020 - 06:37 pm
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Half a million in lockdown as Beijing fights new virus cluster 28 Jun 2020 - 11:45 am
People wear masks as they wait in line to undergo COVID-19 coronavirus swab tests at a testing station in Beijing on June 28, 2020.  AFP / GREG BAKER
China virus cases stabilize as Italy sees drop in deaths 28 Jun 2020 - 09:35 am
People wear masks as they walk to work in Beijing on June 28, 2020. Beijing has partially lifted weeks-long lockdown imposed in the Chinese capital to head off a feared second wave of coronavirus infections after three million samples were taken in two we
Two Afghan human rights workers killed in blast in Kabul 27 Jun 2020 - 02:19 pm
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Singapore and Malaysia to create rules for cross-border travel 27 Jun 2020 - 12:29 pm
People fish from a jetty at a seafront in Singapore across Malaysia's southern state of Johor, seen in the background on June 23, 2020. / AFP / Roslan RAHMAN
Hong Kong police refuse permission for march to mark handover 27 Jun 2020 - 11:41 am
In this file photo riot police officers stand guard ahead of a pro-democracy march in the Central district of Hong Kong on June 9, 2020. AFP / Anthony Wallace
Australia's Victoria struggles to contain coronavirus 27 Jun 2020 - 08:43 am
Cars line up at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drive-through testing facility, as the state of Victoria experiences an outbreak of cases, in Melbourne, Australia, June 24, 2020. AAP Image/James Ross via REUTERS
Pakistan grounds 262 airline pilots suspected of dodging exams 26 Jun 2020 - 08:55 pm
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Fashion masks a hit as Indonesians, Malaysians seek style in safety 26 Jun 2020 - 08:41 pm
A vendor sells face design masks at a traditional market to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Jakarta, Indonesia June 23, 2020. Picture taken June 23, 2020 REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
India turns to cardboard beds in coronavirus battle 26 Jun 2020 - 04:15 pm
A volunteer walks past disposable beds made out of cardboard at the campus of Radha Soami Satsang Beas, a spiritual organization, where a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) care centre has been constructed for the patients amidst the spread of the disease, in