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As Kabul turmoil mounts, Taliban's PR offensive falters 21 Aug 2021 - 05:32 pm
A man holds a wireless microphone as he speaks on the street in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this still image taken from social media video uploaded August 16, 2021.
India approves first DNA-based Covid shot, boosting vaccine plan 21 Aug 2021 - 03:33 pm
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US warns citizens away from Kabul airport due to potential threats 21 Aug 2021 - 02:54 pm
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, arrive to provide security in support of Operation Allies Refuge at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2021.
Germany has evacuated almost 2,000 from Kabul airport, Berlin says 21 Aug 2021 - 02:23 pm
A U.S Marine leads evacuees to a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, deployed with the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, in support of Operation Allies Refuge at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2021.
Panic buying in Vietnam's largest city before tighter Covid-19 lockdown 21 Aug 2021 - 01:00 pm
A vehicle transports soldiers amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam August 20, 2021. Reuters/Stringer
Candidate pulls out of Hong Kong lawyers' group election over safety fears 21 Aug 2021 - 11:49 am
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Police arrest hundreds of protesters as Australia reports record Covid-19 cases 21 Aug 2021 - 11:16 am
Masked police officers patrol the quiet city centre during a lockdown to curb a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, August 20, 2021. Reuters/Loren Elliott
New Zealand reports 21 local Covid-19 cases, more expected 21 Aug 2021 - 11:03 am
An empty street is seen as a lockdown to curb the spread of cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) remains in place in Wellington, New Zealand, August 20, 2021. Reuters/Praveen Menon
Cautious optimism as Philippines, Malaysia ease some coronavirus curbs 20 Aug 2021 - 07:09 pm
A diner shows her digital vaccination certificate at a restaurant, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Philippines sees record coronavirus infections, death rate climbs 20 Aug 2021 - 05:26 pm
A health worker prepares Remdesivir for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient admitted in the chapel of Quezon City General Hospital turned into a COVID-19 ward amid rising infections, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, August 20, 2021. REUTERS
Vietnam to deploy troops, issues stay-home order as COVID-19 deaths spiral 20 Aug 2021 - 05:20 pm
A view shows low traffic on a street in Ho Chi Minh city, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Vietnam August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
India says to exceed emission cut targets, further reduction hinges on climate fund 20 Aug 2021 - 04:03 pm
People arrive to visit the Red Fort on a smoggy morning in the old quarters of Delhi, India, November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo
S.Korea extends social distancing, allows fully vaccinated some leeway 20 Aug 2021 - 03:57 pm
People wearing masks walk in a shopping district amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2021. REUTERS/ Heo Ran/File Photo
Indian drug regulator panel recommends Cadila's COVID-19 vaccine - CNBC-TV18 20 Aug 2021 - 12:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Used syringes lie discarded in a bin after they were used to administer the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Mumbai, India, August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Sri Lankans seek full COVID lockdown ahead of president's address 20 Aug 2021 - 12:33 pm
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Thailand reaches 1 million COVID-19 cases, plans vaccine boosters 20 Aug 2021 - 12:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks queue outside the Central Vaccination Center as Thailand opens walk-in first dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination scheme for elders, people with a minimum weight of 100 kilograms an
In highly vaccinated Singapore, masks may be last virus curb to go 20 Aug 2021 - 12:13 pm
Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan speaks during in an interview at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia
Japan to ramp up COVID-19 tests as it battles worst wave of infections 20 Aug 2021 - 11:53 am
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People gather by the rubble of destroyed buildings following an Israeli strike on an industrial area in Gaza City on July 12, 2026. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP) EU says donors offering $1 bn to help Gaza 'early recovery'
(Files) An ambulance car arrives at the university hospital (Universitنtsklinikum Frankfurt) in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on May 11, 2026. (Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP) New US Ebola patient arrives in Germany for treatment

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File photo of damage from wildfires in the Algerian region of Tizi Ouzou. Reuters. Heatwave fuels 127 fires in Algeria, 1 still burning
File photo Algeria reinstates ambassador to Mali after drone row
File photo Ebola death toll in DR Congo rises to 648
Rescued children in Oyo Nigeria kidnapping. Photo by: Presidency Nigeria Nearly 50 abducted pupils, teachers rescued in Nigeria

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Peninsula US Senator Lindsay Graham dies from 'brief and sudden illness': office
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