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S.Korea PM pleads for COVID-19 compliance ahead of Lunar New Year 09 Feb 2021 - 11:29 am
A nurse takes part in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination mock drill at the COVID-19 vaccination center in Seoul, South Korea, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool
Australia's Blue Mountains hit by Lunar New Year slump in Asian visitors 09 Feb 2021 - 11:10 am
People look at the Blue Mountains from the Echo Point lookout in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stefica Nicole Bikes
Floods trigger power outages, evacuations in Indonesia's capital 08 Feb 2021 - 07:05 pm
Women carrying children walk along a street affected by floods in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Search on for more than 200 after India glacier fractures, sweeping away all before it 08 Feb 2021 - 06:45 pm
Rescue team members work near a tunnel after a part of a glacier broke away and caused flood in Tapovan, northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
South Korea seeks to reassure ageing residents after raising COVID-19 vaccine questions 08 Feb 2021 - 06:26 pm
Commuters cross a zebra crossing, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Indonesia's medical seniors get vaccines after regulator's green light 08 Feb 2021 - 06:07 pm
S. Parlindungan Gultom, a 76-year-old doctor, looks on as a medical worker prepares a dose of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as Indonesia approved use of the vaccine for its elderly population, in Jakarta, Indonesi
CanSinoBIO's COVID-19 dose 65.7% effective in large trial: Pakistani official 08 Feb 2021 - 05:20 pm
FILE PHOTO: A logo of China's vaccine specialist CanSino Biologics Inc is pictured on the company's headquarters in Tianjin, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), China August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Australia urges calm over AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine after S.Africa suspends use 08 Feb 2021 - 02:43 pm
A vail of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is seen at Basingstoke Fire Station, in Basingstoke, Britain February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
India glacier avalanche leaves 12 dead, 170 missing 08 Feb 2021 - 09:13 am
Members of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) tend to people rescued after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away a small hydroelectric dam, in Chormi village in Tapovan in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 7, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Search underway for 3 climbers on K2 mountain in Pakistan 07 Feb 2021 - 07:11 pm
File photo used for representation. REUTERS
'The wait is over': Bangladesh begins COVID-19 vaccinations 07 Feb 2021 - 05:18 pm
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Internet access restored as Myanmar coup protests grow 07 Feb 2021 - 02:41 pm
People show the three-finger salute as they rally in a protest against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 7, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Himalayan glacier bursts in India, 100-150 feared dead 07 Feb 2021 - 11:48 am
A view of damaged dam after a Himalayan glacier broke and crashed into the dam at Raini Chak Lata village in Chamoli district in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 7, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Indonesian village turns red as floods hit batik-manufacturing hub 06 Feb 2021 - 02:29 pm
A girl walks through a flooded road with red water due to the dye-waste from cloth factories, in Pekalongan, Central Java province, Indonesia, February 6, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Harviyan Perdana Putra/ via Reuters
China gives approval for broader use of Sinovac vaccine 06 Feb 2021 - 01:50 pm
A healthcare worker prepares a dose of Sinovac's vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mass vaccination for medical workers at the Istora Senayan stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
'Playing with fire': Twitter's India snub sparks debate on compliance, free speech 06 Feb 2021 - 01:06 pm
The Twitter App loads on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 22, 2019. Reuters/Mike Blake/File Photo
Myanmar generals shut down internet as thousands protest coup 06 Feb 2021 - 10:15 am
People attend a night protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar February 5, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Understanding COVID-19 origins will take years, says WHO team member 05 Feb 2021 - 05:10 pm
Dominic Dwyer, a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), waves from a balcony at a hotel in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 29, 2021. Picture taken January 29, 20

Europe

Smoke rises above a warehouse in Saint Petersburg on July 24, 2026, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. (Photo by AFP) Wildberries: Russia's Amazon that became a target for Kyiv
Firefighters spray water with a hose from the roof of a house during a wildfire near Lege Cap Ferret, southwestern France on July 23, 2026. (Photo by Julien De Rosa / AFP) Firefighters race to stop wildfires merging near Madrid
File photo of Hungarian ex-leader Viktor Orban Hungary orders probe into Orban-linked zebras
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Africa

File photo UK cancels military training in Kenya over permit dispute
A wildfire rages in a mountainous area near the town of Al Hachimia, Bouira Province, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Over 100 hospitalised, 150 homes damaged in Algeria blazes
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This photo shows a view of a power station in Mateur on July 21, 2026. Tunisia has been experiencing a heatwave for a week, with temperatures exceeding 48 degrees celsius as people endure the ordeal of daily water and electricity cuts. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP) Extreme heatwave grips Tunisia as wide power cuts fuel frustration

Americas

A Jack Sparrow pirate cosplayer poses outside the Convention Center during Comic Con International in San Diego on July 23, 2026. (Photo by Chris Delmas / AFP) Comic-Con kicks off with Marvel's return
President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge during a roundtable at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on July 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP US imposes new tariffs on 60 partners as Trump rebuilds trade agenda
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge during a roundtable at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on July 23, 2026 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) US President warns Iran of 'major military punishment' if Houthi attacks continue
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