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New Zealand to end tough COVID curbs, adopt new virus-fighting system 22 Nov 2021 - 10:25 am
A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks past a storefront as shoppers return to the Newmarket retail district in the wake of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown restrictions being eased in Auckland, New Zealand, November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall
Australia to reopen to foreign visa holders in bid to revive economy 22 Nov 2021 - 10:11 am
International travellers arrive at Sydney Airport in the wake of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) border restrictions easing. Australia, November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo/File Photo
S.Korean schools resume full in-person classes 22 Nov 2021 - 10:00 am
Children attend a class at an elementary school in Daejeon, South Korea, November 22, 2021. Yonhap via REUTERS
IMF to revive $6 bln Pakistan funding programme 22 Nov 2021 - 09:10 am
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Philippines set to resume resupply mission to South China Sea 21 Nov 2021 - 03:30 pm
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Relatives of virus dead question Japan's stay-at-home policy 21 Nov 2021 - 11:35 am
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Travel bubble with Singapore brings international students back to Australia 21 Nov 2021 - 10:05 am
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Taliban to start paying overdue salaries of Afghan government workers 20 Nov 2021 - 03:11 pm
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Heavy rains in southern Indian state kill 17, dozens missing 20 Nov 2021 - 11:34 am
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Hong Kong authorises Sinovac vaccine for children aged 3-17 20 Nov 2021 - 08:48 am
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Philippines to reopen 'soon' to vaccinated foreign tourists 19 Nov 2021 - 06:44 pm
A view of an empty beach is seen a day before the temporary closure of the holiday island Boracay in the Philippines April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo
China's BioKangtai begins first shipment of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot 19 Nov 2021 - 03:53 pm
A doctor shows vials of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in his general practice facility, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Vienna, Austria May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Banners, lights as Japan hails MVP award for baseballer Ohtani 19 Nov 2021 - 03:26 pm
A man reads an extra edition of a newspaper, reporting Japan's Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels was named Most Valuable Player of Major League Baseball's American League, in Tokyo, Japan November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Indonesia prepares regulation to help fund mangrove restoration 19 Nov 2021 - 03:17 pm
Newly planted mangrove trees are seen in Bebatu, a remote area near Tarakan, North Kalimantan province, Indonesia, October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Market in China's Wuhan likely origin of COVID-19 outbreak - study 19 Nov 2021 - 01:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market, where the first cluster of cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emerged, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
India to repeal controversial farm laws that led to protests 19 Nov 2021 - 10:06 am
FILE PHOTO: Farmers and protesters pull a blockade using tractor during a tractor rally to protest against farm laws on the occasion of India's Republic Day at Tikri border near New Delhi, India, January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
India allows export of 20 mln Novavax vaccine doses to Indonesia -document, source 18 Nov 2021 - 10:46 pm
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Thousands of S.Koreans take gruelling college exam in pandemic's shadow 18 Nov 2021 - 01:00 pm
Students wait to take the annual College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), a nationwide university entrance exam, amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a school in Seoul, South Korea November 18, 2021. Jung Yeon-je/Pool via REUTERS