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New Zealand plans to start reopening borders early next year 12 Aug 2021 - 04:34 pm
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern participates in a televised debate with National leader Judith Collins at TVNZ in Auckland, New Zealand, September 22, 2020. Fiona Goodall/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Vietnam concerned over vaccine supply as COVID-19 cases near record 12 Aug 2021 - 04:14 pm
A health worker wearing a protective suit labels a sample tube at the National Convention Center, the venue for the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam January 29,
Top Japan health adviser wants stricter COVID-19 measures for about two weeks 12 Aug 2021 - 04:01 pm
People wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, make their way in Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Taliban take strategic Ghazni city on road to Kabul 12 Aug 2021 - 04:01 pm
People gather on the street as Taliban fighters stand guard on main road intersection in city of Ghazni, Afghanistan in this screen grab taken from a video released by the Taliban on August 12, 2021. Taliban Handout/via Reuters
South Korea turns COVID-19 testing booth contactless 12 Aug 2021 - 03:17 pm
A hospital staff and Hallym University Medical Center (HUMC) director Lee Me-yeon (on screen) simulate a contactless medical check-up at a smart booth, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Anyang, South Korea August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Daewo
S.Korea considering mandating hospitals provide more ICU beds for COVID patients - source 12 Aug 2021 - 02:23 pm
People wait in line for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a testing site, temporarily set up at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, July 7, 2021. REUTERS/ Heo Ran/File Photo
Major container ports in eastern China see worsening congestion after COVID cases 12 Aug 2021 - 02:10 pm
Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai, China October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo/File Photo
Indian rocket fails to launch earth observation satellite 12 Aug 2021 - 12:14 pm
People watch as India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F10), carrying the earth observation satellite EOS-03, lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, August 12, 2021. Reuters/Stringer
Denmark to evacuate Afghans who worked for Kabul embassy 12 Aug 2021 - 11:59 am
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Tsunami warning issued after quake near Pondaguitan in Philippines 11 Aug 2021 - 10:00 pm
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Melbourne extends COVID lockdown; 'no jab, no job' in Sydney 11 Aug 2021 - 07:53 pm
A man wearing a face mask and carrying shopping bags walks past congregating birds during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the Canterbury-Bankstown local government area of southwest Sydney, Australia, August 4
Bangladesh lifts virus lockdown despite grave Delta threat 11 Aug 2021 - 07:49 pm
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Inoculations reach half of Cambodians as vaccine diplomacy intensifies 11 Aug 2021 - 06:07 pm
A teenager receives a vaccine dose against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a health center as Cambodia begins its vaccination campaign for ages 12 to 17, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August, 1, 2021. REUTERS/Cindy Liu/File Photo
India in talks to buy 50 million doses of Pfizer vaccine - WSJ 11 Aug 2021 - 05:12 pm
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are pictured in a vaccination centre in Geneva, Switzerland, February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Two dead, dozens trapped after landslide in India's Himalayas - officials 11 Aug 2021 - 04:02 pm
Members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) search for survivors during a rescue operation at the site of a landslide in Kinnaur district in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, India, August 11, 2021. National Disaster Response Force/Handou
Taliban could isolate Kabul in 30 days, takeover in 90: US intelligence 11 Aug 2021 - 03:12 pm
An internally displaced boy from northern provinces, who fled from his home due to the fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, is comforted by his sister in a public park that they use as shelter in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 10, 2021. Reuter
S.Korea adopts electronic travel authorisation to stave off infectious disease 11 Aug 2021 - 02:10 pm
Interior view of the Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) Center, located at Gimpo International Airport, during its official launch, in Seoul, South Korea August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Cha Sang-Mi
Philippine vaccination hubs open 24 hours as Delta threat grows 11 Aug 2021 - 01:55 pm
Residents queue to receive cash assistance from the government following the imposition of two-week lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus Delta variant, at an elementary school in Manila, Philippines, August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David

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file photo Drownings surge as heat stifles Germany
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Flames stretching along a hillside are pictured in the area of a wildfire that killed at least 12 people near Bedar, in Los Gallardos district, in Almeria Province, on July 11, 2026. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP) Deadly Spain wildfire evolving favourably: official

Africa

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
File photo Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout in a week
File photo (US embassy in Havana) US delivers first payments to 'Havana Syndrome' victims
Representational image 10 killed in Bahamas small plane crash

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