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India's railways to use facial recognition amid privacy fears 28 Jan 2020 - 05:28 pm
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Online dashboard tracks Coronavirus on a daily timescale 28 Jan 2020 - 04:32 pm
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India, Bangladesh eye evacuating citizens from China coronavirus epicentre 28 Jan 2020 - 03:46 pm
An aerial view shows residential and commercial buildings of Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on January 27, 2020, amid a deadly virus outbreak in the city. AFP / Hector RETAMAL
Hong Kong to cut rail links as virus from China spreads 28 Jan 2020 - 02:49 pm
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam wears a mask following the outbreak of a new corona virus during an news conference, in Hong Kong, China January 28, 2020. (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu)
Facebook, others restrict business travel to China as warnings grow 28 Jan 2020 - 10:49 am
Officials monitor thermal scanners as passengers walk past upon arrival of a flight from Hangzhou, China at Changi Airport, Singapore January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Yiming Woo
New Zealand PM Ardern calls September election 28 Jan 2020 - 09:09 am
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern smiles as she attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
Japan to send evacuation plane to Wuhan: minister 28 Jan 2020 - 08:53 am
A woman wearing a mask walks past a quarantine notice about the outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan, China at an arrival hall of Haneda airport in Tokyo, Japan, January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Plane crashes in Afghanistan's Ghazni province 27 Jan 2020 - 07:02 pm
Afghan National Army forces go towards the site of an aeroplane crash in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mustafa Andaleb
Aircraft crashes in central Afghan province 27 Jan 2020 - 03:56 pm
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Ariana Airlines plane crashes in central Afghan province: Official 27 Jan 2020 - 01:28 pm
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China extends holiday, businesses shut as virus toll rises to 81 27 Jan 2020 - 12:27 pm
This photo taken on January 26, 2020 shows medical staff members wearing protective clothing to help stop the spread of a deadly virus which began in the city, accompanying a patient (2nd L) as they walk into a hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei p
Australian woman dies in cake-eating contest 27 Jan 2020 - 11:57 am
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Australia confirms fifth coronavirus case from last flight out of Wuhan 27 Jan 2020 - 09:18 am
A China Eastern Airlines pilot and passangers arrive at Sydney airport after landing a plane from Shanghai on January 25, 2020. Australian authorities confirmed its first case of a new virus as thousands of people worldwide are treated for the deadly infe
Tokyo 2020 to power Olympic torch with hydrogen for first time 27 Jan 2020 - 09:12 am
Fireworks light up the sky near the illuminated Olympic rings at a ceremony to mark six months before the start of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo January 24, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
New Delhi to sell full stake in debt-ridden Air India 27 Jan 2020 - 09:04 am
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India police decommission historic British-era rifles 26 Jan 2020 - 09:34 pm
Uttar Pradesh police personnel in Allahabad take part in Republic Day parade rehearsal holding Lee-Enfield .303 rifles, on January 22, 2020, which are decommissionned on Republic Day on January 26 following an order from Uttar Pradesh police headquarters.
Genocide charge dents halo of Myanmar's Suu Kyi 26 Jan 2020 - 09:34 pm
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi leaves the Peace palace in The Hague, on December 12, 2019 on the last day of a 3-day hearing on the Rohingya genocide before the UN court. AFP / ANP / Sem Van Der Wal
Uzbekistan’s MPs to garner support for Mirziyoyev's reelection 26 Jan 2020 - 06:10 pm
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev speaks during a news conference in Kremlin, Russia, April 5, 2017. Reuters / Pavel Golovkin