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Thailand reports 1st cases of Indian coronavirus variant 21 May 2021 - 03:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks shop for street food in Chinatown amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Roadside bomb kills 6 in Pakistan 21 May 2021 - 02:10 pm
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India and Pfizer at impasse over vaccine indemnity demand -sources 21 May 2021 - 01:12 pm
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Thailand sees first local cases of Indian COVID-19 variant 21 May 2021 - 12:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks shop for street food in Chinatown amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
Taiwan presses US health secretary on COVID vaccines 21 May 2021 - 12:29 pm
Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung holds a news conference about Taiwan's efforts to get into the World Health Organization in Taipei, Taiwan, May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Indian rescuers use ships, planes in search for 26 missing after cyclone 20 May 2021 - 08:18 pm
People who were stranded at sea due to Cyclone Tauktae exit an Indian Navy Sea King Mk.42C helicopter, after they were rescued by the Indian Navy, at INS Shikra, Colaba, Mumbai, India, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Dutch court orders Ghosn to repay Nissan-Mitsubishi $6 mln in wages 20 May 2021 - 01:49 pm
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India battles rash of 'black fungus' cases hitting COVID-19 patients 20 May 2021 - 01:32 pm
Volunteers drive an ambulance amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bengaluru, India, May 18, 2021. Reuters/Samuel Rajkumar
Britons banned from working in Singapore over yacht party 20 May 2021 - 01:28 pm
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China says US warship illegally enters its territory in South China Sea 20 May 2021 - 11:51 am
File photo: The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur patrols in the Philippine Sea in this August 15, 2013 file photo. Reuters/US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Declan Barnes/Handout via Reuters/Files
Hopes fading for 38 missing after barge sinks in India storm 20 May 2021 - 10:48 am
Members of the Indian Navy transport a person to receive medical attention after a rescue from a sunken barge in the Arabian Sea in the aftermath of cyclone Tauktae's landfall, at naval air station INS Shikra in Mumbai, May 18, 2021. Indian Navy/Handout v
India's largest vial maker expects sales to triple on COVID-19 vaccine ramp up 20 May 2021 - 09:41 am
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Sri Lanka suspends all arrivals for 10 days 19 May 2021 - 04:34 pm
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India sets global record for daily coronavirus deaths 19 May 2021 - 03:17 pm
Professional bikers Murthaza Junaid and his brother Muteeb Zoheb, who volunteer as ambulance drivers, tend to a man with breathing difficulty before ferrying him to a hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Benga
China authorities evacuate, investigate shaking skyscraper 19 May 2021 - 12:15 pm
People evacuate the shaking 73-storey SEG skyscraper in Shenzhen, China, May 18, 2021, in this still image obtained from a social media video. Weibo/@Shaguo Dabao Tou/via Reuters
Indian data hints at runaway virus spread as daily deaths hit record 19 May 2021 - 11:42 am
File photo: A healthcare worker checks the temperature of a rice mill worker during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination drive at Bavla village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, April 13, 2021. Reuters/Amit Dave/File Photo
Fourteen die after barge sinks as cyclone batters India's west coast 19 May 2021 - 11:06 am
A man gestures after he was rescued by Indian Navy personnel from a sunken barge in the Arabian Sea in the aftermath of cyclone Tauktae's landfall, at naval air station INS Shikra in Mumbai, May 18, 2021. Indian Navy/Handout via Reuters
Taiwan raises Covid alert islandwide, but gets vaccine boost 19 May 2021 - 11:01 am
A soldier disinfects a person who is leaving a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing site following a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Taipei, Taiwan May 19, 2021. Reuters/Ann Wang

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A floating dock for boats is seen lying on the riverbed along the river Po in Castelvetro Piacentino, near Cremona, Northern Italy on July 3, 2026. Photo by PIERO CRUCIATTI / AFP Drought threatens irrigation in northern Italy
File photo used for representation Man nearly sucked out of 'detached' window on Ryanair flight
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Representational file photo. AFP Ebola risks worsening humanitarian situation in DR Congo: UN
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File photo Ebola outbreak is 'fastest growing ever' as 600 die

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File photo of US President Donald Trump. AFP. Trump says US agrees to continue Iran talks
Aerial view of Copacabana Beach during the austral winter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 9, 2026. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP) Brazil inflation slows amid falling food and fuel prices
France fans pose for photos before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter Final match between France and Morocco at Boston Stadium on July 09, 2026 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/AFP World Cup fans stretch budgets, and waistlines, to see their teams play on
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