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World / Asia

Heavy rain, floods kill at least 17 in Sri Lanka 07 Jun 2021 - 09:21 am
Men float along a flooded road during a COVID-19 curfew in Biyagama, near Colombo, Sri Lanka June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Thailand starts long awaited COVID-19 vaccination drive 07 Jun 2021 - 09:12 am
People wait to receive the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as Thailand start a mass inoculation at a gymnasium inside the Siam paragon Shopping center, Bangkok, Thailand June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Z
Vietnam Premier asks provinces to ease strict virus measures 06 Jun 2021 - 10:03 pm
A man buys goods at a shop covered with plastic amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 31. REUTERS/Thanh Hue
Sri Lanka receives 1M doses of Sinopharm vaccine 06 Jun 2021 - 07:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: Doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo
Taiwan to quarantine workers to control COVID spike at tech firm 06 Jun 2021 - 03:14 pm
File photo: An aerial view of the landscape in Taipei, Taiwan, November 19, 2020. Reuters/Ann Wang/File Photo
Death toll in Sri Lanka floods, mudslides rises to 14 06 Jun 2021 - 01:34 pm
Men float on a tube down a flooded road during a COVID-19 curfew in Kaduwela, a suburb town of Colombo, Sri Lanka June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Data recovered as ship with chemicals sinking off Sri Lanka 06 Jun 2021 - 09:56 am
The MV X-Press Pearl vessel sinks while being towed into deep sea off the Colombo Harbour in Sri Lanka June 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Australia's COVID-19 hotspot logs four new local cases 06 Jun 2021 - 09:15 am
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India to ease lockdown rules as coronavirus case numbers decline 06 Jun 2021 - 09:12 am
People walk at a crowded market in the old quarters of Delhi, India, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
Chinese city of Guangzhou reports seven new COVID-19 cases 06 Jun 2021 - 08:45 am
A medical worker collects a swab from a resident during a mass testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a makeshift testing site in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China May 30, 2021. Picture taken May 30, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
India issues final warning to Twitter to comply with new rules 05 Jun 2021 - 02:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo
Indian states begin easing Covid lockdowns as case numbers decline 05 Jun 2021 - 12:31 pm
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China allows preschoolers to get emergency Covid-19 vaccine 05 Jun 2021 - 11:18 am
File photo: Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed Sinovac logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Two dead, six missing after accident at central China coal plant: State Media 05 Jun 2021 - 10:02 am
Peninsula
'Helpless' Sri Lankan fishermen count cost of chemical cargo ship wreck 04 Jun 2021 - 09:43 pm
The MV X-Press Pearl vessel sinks while being towed into deep sea off the Colombo Harbour in Sri Lanka June 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Pakistan produces Chinese CanSinoBio COVID vaccine, brands it PakVac 04 Jun 2021 - 06:51 pm
A vial and a pack of PakVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, which is being produced locally, is seen at the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad, Pakistan June 3, 2021. Picture taken June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Saiyna Bashir
S.Korea says 81% of elderly signed up for COVID-19 vaccination 04 Jun 2021 - 05:50 pm
A woman takes a walk at a Han river park amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Seoul, South Korea, June 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Malaysia warns of rising number of COVID-19 deaths, cases among children 04 Jun 2021 - 03:53 pm
Medical workers collect swab samples from people to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, June 2, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng