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Taiwan train crash kills 36, many trapped, in deadliest rail tragedy in decades 02 Apr 2021 - 09:45 am
Rescue team help stranded passengers down from the roof of a train which derailed in a tunnel north of Hualien, Taiwan April 2, 2021, in this still image taken from video. FACEBOOK @HUALIENFASTNEWS via REUTERS
Pakistan court allows commercial sale of COVID-19 vaccine 01 Apr 2021 - 07:41 pm
A paramedic prepares a dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine before administering it to a resident, at a vaccination center in Karachi, Pakistan April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Malaysia detects nine cases of South African COVID-19 variant 01 Apr 2021 - 04:03 pm
A man wearing a protective mask walks past closed shops, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 28, 2020. REUTERS/ Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Hong Kong to resume use of BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines on April 5 01 Apr 2021 - 02:18 pm
A man wearing a face mask leaves a vaccination centre administering COVID-19 vaccine, in Hong Kong, China March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File Photo
India launches biggest vaccination drive yet against a surging coronavirus 01 Apr 2021 - 11:15 am
File photo: A healthcare worker collects a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test swab sample from a man, at a temporary shelter for homeless people in New Delhi, India, March 31, 2021. Reuters/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Veteran Hong Kong democrats found guilty in landmark unlawful assembly case 01 Apr 2021 - 09:39 am
Democratic Party founder and barrister Martin Lee and Albert Ho arrive at the West Kowloon Courts for verdicts in landmark unlawful assembly case, in Hong Kong, China April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Japan announces emergency measures in Osaka area to curb Covid-19 cases 01 Apr 2021 - 09:35 am
This aerial image taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the city of Osaka blanketed in a sandstorm, in this photo taken by Kyodo, Japan March 30, 2021. Kyodo/via Reuters
Pakistani PM rules out general lockdown 31 Mar 2021 - 08:21 pm
Men wear protective masks as they walk along a road, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Karachi, Pakistan March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Indonesia recovers cockpit voice recorder of crashed Sriwijaya Air jet 31 Mar 2021 - 03:14 pm
National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) officials place the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182 on a table at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 31, 2021. Reuters/Willy Kurniawan
Australia marks quietest fire season in a decade 31 Mar 2021 - 01:02 pm
A firefighter is seen as New South Wales Rural Fire Service personnel conduct a controlled burn to eliminate fuels before the upcoming bushfire season in the Arcadia suburb of Sydney, Australia, September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Malaysia to receive first 600,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots in June 31 Mar 2021 - 12:20 pm
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Osaka governor sounds alarm over COVID-19 as infections exceed Tokyo's 31 Mar 2021 - 12:04 pm
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Indonesia recovers cockpit voice recorder of crashed Sriwijaya Air jet 31 Mar 2021 - 10:32 am
Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) officials carry a safety box containing the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
India tells states to get a grip before COVID-19 overwhelms hospitals 30 Mar 2021 - 09:04 pm
Police officers patrol on Segways along the promenade at Marine Drive during a curfew to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni
Pakistan to get 3 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines from China's CanSino next month -minister 30 Mar 2021 - 08:38 pm
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Japan's famous cherry blossoms see early bloom amid warming 30 Mar 2021 - 03:38 pm
Visitors sit along a tidal wall while observing the annual cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin near the National Mall in Washington, U.S., March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Asian countries seek vaccine supplies after India export curbs hit COVAX 30 Mar 2021 - 02:16 pm
File photo: Workers offload the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines under the COVAX scheme against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Aden Abdulle Osman Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia March 15, 2021. Reuters/Feisal Omar/File Photo
Vietnam sentences flight attendant for spreading coronavirus 30 Mar 2021 - 11:23 am
Vietnam Airlines flight attendant Duong Tan Hau, attends court before being found guilty of violating COVID-19 quarantine rules and handed a two year suspended prison term in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam March 30, 2021. VNA via REUTERS

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File photo Spain back on wildfire alert as blaze burns 4,500 hectares
Agrilus planipennis (ash beetle)in the territory of the Slovak Republic. PICS:ÚKSÚP Devastating Asian beetle detected in EU for first time
File photo Macron pledges 'zero tolerance' for arson after spate of fires in France
Peninsula Regulator backs extension of Spain's largest nuclear plant

Africa

File photo Ebola spreading in DRC 'faster than any previous outbreak': WHO chief
File photo Uganda discharges last Ebola patient: minister
Police officers stand guard at the entrance of an orphanage following a fire in the Mohammadia suburb of Algiers on July 16, 2026 (Photo by AFP) Orphanage fire kills 11 as Algeria struggles in heatwave
Peninsula 11 killed, 19 injured in fire at childcare facility in Algeria

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File photo United States limits stays of students, journalists
File photo US unveils new 25 percent tariff on certain imports from Brazil
File photo Uber to gobble up Delivery Hero in latest food delivery deal
Wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario fills the sky in Toronto, Canada, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua) Toronto air ranked among world's worst as wildfire smoke billows south

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