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Taiwan's COVID-19 cases fall to month-and-a-half low 28 Jun 2021 - 11:08 am
People wait to receive a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a stadium in New Taipei City, Taiwan June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
Seven killed, many injured in blast in Bangladesh 27 Jun 2021 - 09:48 pm
Rescue workers work at the site after a blast in a shop that killed several people in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 27, 2021. REUTERS/Mhammad Ponir Hossain
PM Modi urges India to get COVID-19 shots amid Delta variant concerns 27 Jun 2021 - 02:35 pm
FILE PHOTO: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, India, January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Bangkok, 9 provinces restrict movements to curb rising cases 27 Jun 2021 - 01:56 pm
People wait to receive the second dose of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Central Vaccination Center, inside the Bang Sue Grand Station, Thailand, June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Australia's Sydney and Darwin in COVID-19 lockdowns 27 Jun 2021 - 12:14 pm
A man wearing a protective mask walks through the city centre on the first day of a two-week lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, June 26, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
New Zealand extends COVID-19 alert level in capital 27 Jun 2021 - 11:48 am
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Malaysia's COVID-19 lockdown to be extended: PM 27 Jun 2021 - 10:27 am
A medical worker collects a swab sample from a woman to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, June 2, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Sydney, Australia's largest city, in two-week hard COVID-19 lockdown 26 Jun 2021 - 12:05 pm
People wear protective masks in the city centre on the first day of a two-week lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, June 26, 2021. (REUTERS/Loren Elliott)
Filipinos bid farewell to former president Benigno Aquino 26 Jun 2021 - 10:11 am
A view of the urn and portrait of former Philippine President Benigno Aquino during a public viewing at the Church of Gesu, Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines June 25, 2021. Mark Cristino
India's richest state shuts malls, cinemas as new variant spreads 25 Jun 2021 - 07:40 pm
People shop at a crowded wholesale vegetable market after authorities eased coronavirus restrictions, following a drop in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in the old quarters of Delhi, India, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Thailand to shut construction sites, seal off camps to contain virus 25 Jun 2021 - 03:44 pm
Labourers work at a construction site in downtown Bangkok, Thailand June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom/File Photo
Emergency tents erected outside Jakarta hospitals as virus cases surge 25 Jun 2021 - 01:58 pm
Healthcare workers prepare to assist COVID-19 patients at a temporary tent outside the emergency ward of a government hospital in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Antibodies triggered by Chinese COVID-19 shots less effective on Delta variant - researcher 25 Jun 2021 - 01:09 pm
Residents receive vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a makeshift vaccination site in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China June 21, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Downtown Sydney, Bondi head for lockdown as Delta infections spike 25 Jun 2021 - 12:59 pm
A sign at Central Station notes the implementation of new public health regulations from the state of New South Wales, as the city grapples with an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Shorter Hong Kong quarantine sparks rush to book travel again 24 Jun 2021 - 09:32 pm
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Bhutan PM says ready to mix COVID-19 doses to deal with vaccine shortages 24 Jun 2021 - 05:50 pm
Bhutan's Prime Minister Lotay Tshering addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Sydney faces 'scariest period' in pandemic amid Delta outbreak 24 Jun 2021 - 05:32 pm
People wait in line outside a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing clinic as the city grapples with an outbreak of new cases in Sydney, Australia, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Taiwan says discussing COVID-19 vaccine passports 24 Jun 2021 - 05:10 pm
A medical worker conducts a rapid test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on a Taiwanese resident following an increasing number of locally transmitted cases at Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, June 2, 2021. Reuters/Ann Wang

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference as part of a European Union summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Nicolas Maeterlinck / Belga / AFP) Trump waives new Russia sanctions as Ukraine ties slump
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Africa

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(FILE PHOTO) Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud casts his ballot during local council elections in Mogadishu on December 25, 2025. (Photo by Hassan Ali ELMI / AFP) Somalia sets May presidential election
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Americas

White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia (R) is seen at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) Trump's new press secretary out after less than week
Community members grieve during a candlelight vigil at Peace Corner on October 16, 2026 in Bend, Oregon. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images/AFP 'True heroism': Police praise efforts to halt Oregon school shooter
Representational file photo showing Macaws sitting on a tree at the Amazon rainforest in Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo Amazon deforestation in Brazil drops to lowest level in nearly 40 Years
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