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Thousands to rally outside Australian parliament as pressure grows on PM 14 Mar 2021 - 10:04 am
Prime Minister Scott Morrison
Sydney confirms first community Covid case in over 50 days 14 Mar 2021 - 09:26 am
File photo: People wearing masks walk through a mostly empty domestic terminal at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, December 21, 2020. Reuters/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Colombia reports first death from Brazilian COVID variant 13 Mar 2021 - 05:52 pm
Elderly citzens wait in line to receive the Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during the mass vaccination program for the elderly people at Movistar Arena in Bogota, Colombia March 9, 2021. Picture taken March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Lui
4 killed as Myanmar forces continue crackdown on protesters 13 Mar 2021 - 05:29 pm
Protesters run during an anti-coup protest on a street in Yangon, Myanmar March 12, 2021 in this still image taken from social media video obtained by REUTERS.
German COVID cases could revisit December peak in April 13 Mar 2021 - 05:22 pm
Picture shows the abandoned main shopping area due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown in downtown Essen, Germany, March 11, 2021. Picture taken on March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
US, India, Japan and Australia counter China with billion-dose vaccine pact 13 Mar 2021 - 03:14 pm
US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a virtual meeting with Asia-Pacific nation leaders at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Russia detains around 150 people, including leading opposition figures, at Moscow meeting 13 Mar 2021 - 03:07 pm
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German experts warn against lockdown easing as cases jump 13 Mar 2021 - 02:49 pm
File photo: An employee wearing a protective mask works at a Saturn electronic store as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown measures are eased in Berlin, Germany, March 11, 2021. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo
Jordan's health minister steps down after hospital deaths 13 Mar 2021 - 02:46 pm
People gather outside the new Salt government hospital in the city of Salt, Jordan March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Muath Freij
Lilly Alzheimer's drug shows benefit on cognition, function in mid-stage trial 13 Mar 2021 - 02:43 pm
An Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical manufacturing plant is pictured at 50 ImClone Drive in Branchburg, New Jersey, March 5, 2021. Picture taken March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Sri Lanka to ban burqa, says minister 13 Mar 2021 - 12:56 pm
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Six killed in protests in Myanmar as US, allies vow to restore democracy 13 Mar 2021 - 12:49 pm
Family members of Sithu, 37, who was killed during a raid by security forces mourn at their home in Thaketa, Yangon, Myanmar March 13, 2021. Reuters/Stringer
Coronavirus pandemic casts long shadow over Dutch elections 13 Mar 2021 - 12:48 pm
An election sign is seen in The Hague, Netherlands March 9, 2021. Picture taken March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Philippines detects Brazil, local COVID-19 variants as cases surge 13 Mar 2021 - 12:46 pm
A view shows a makeshift barrier set up on a street of a village under lockdown amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Manila, Philippines, March 12, 2021. Reuters/Eloisa Lopez
Number of missing Nigerian students raised to 39 after armed raid: Kaduna state 13 Mar 2021 - 12:35 pm
A view shows one of the hostels where gunmen abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, in Kaduna, Nigeria March 12, 2021. Reuters/Stringer
Chen more anxious about travel than world championships 12 Mar 2021 - 09:41 pm
Jan 17, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Nathan Chen performs during the Skating Spectacular event at the 2021 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Orleans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
Freedom in sight: Chile's Pinera dividends of vaccine campaign seen by end March 12 Mar 2021 - 08:59 pm
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera receives his second dose of Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a health care centre in Santiago, Chile, March12, 2021. Sebastian Rodriguez/Courtesy of Chilean Presidency/Handout via REUTERS
Greece extends COVID-19 curbs to contain rising cases 12 Mar 2021 - 08:53 pm
People make their way on Monastiraki square, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Athens, Greece, March 10, 2021. Picture taken March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi