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Long queues as China's capital launches mass virus tests 22 Jan 2021 - 03:45 pm
People line up to get their nucleic acid test at a mass testing site following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Modi says India self-reliant on Covid-19 vaccines as 1 mln inoculated 22 Jan 2021 - 12:59 pm
A man walks past a graffiti of people wearing protective masks amidst the spread of Covid-19 on a street in Navi Mumbai, India January 21, 2021. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
India parliament panel questions Facebook on WhatsApp's privacy terms 21 Jan 2021 - 11:24 pm
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China to gift half million doses of Sinopharm vaccine to Pakistan 21 Jan 2021 - 08:33 pm
A man wears a protective face mask as he walks among other people along a street, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
S.Korea expects first batch of COVID-19 vaccine from COVAX within weeks 21 Jan 2021 - 03:58 pm
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A lotus, not a Chinese dragon: Indian PM Modi's home state changes name of fruit 21 Jan 2021 - 03:48 pm
File photo: A woman sorts and packs dragon fruit. Reuters/Oswaldo Rivas/File Photo
Indonesia halts search for victims of Sriwijaya Air crash 21 Jan 2021 - 02:57 pm
A member of Indonesia's rescue personnel observes the debris of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, which crashed into the Java Sea, at the last day of the search and rescue operation, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng D
Fire at building site for India's Serum Institute, vaccine output not hit, source says 21 Jan 2021 - 01:20 pm
Source: Social media
China's capital steps up COVID-19 measures as outbreak persists 20 Jan 2021 - 12:41 pm
Police guard a blocked-off street in a residential neighbourhood following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tiangongyuan area of Daxing district in Beijing, China, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
China's COVID-19 vaccine makers apply to join COVAX scheme 20 Jan 2021 - 12:19 pm
A man walks to receive a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination site, during a government-organized visit, in Beijing, China January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Indian villagers celebrate inauguration of Kamala Harris 20 Jan 2021 - 11:33 am
People holding placards with the photo of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris celebrate on the day of her inauguration in the village of Thulasendrapuram, where Harris' maternal grandfather was born and grew up, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu,
China deploys 16 rescue teams to save stricken gold miners 20 Jan 2021 - 10:09 am
Rescuers are seen at the site where workers were trapped underground after an explosion at the gold mine under construction, in Qixia, Shandong province, China January 20, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS
Alibaba's Jack Ma makes first public appearance in three months 20 Jan 2021 - 10:07 am
Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba Group arrives at the
S.Korea may secure additional COVID-19 vaccines from Novavax, Moon says 20 Jan 2021 - 09:51 am
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during an online New Year news conference with local and foreign journalists at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, January 18, 2021. Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool via REUTERS
India asks Facebook's WhatsApp to withdraw privacy policy update 19 Jan 2021 - 11:44 pm
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India’s homegrown vaccine developer warns some to avoid shot 19 Jan 2021 - 03:37 pm
A healthcare worker fills a syringe with a dose of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine called COVAXIN, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi, India, January 16
Malaysia expands lockdown measures to most states as virus spreads 19 Jan 2021 - 03:33 pm
People wait to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
India to start COVID-19 vaccine exports as soon as Wednesday: Sources 19 Jan 2021 - 03:07 pm
An employee in personal protective equipment (PPE) removes vials of AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from a visual inspection machine inside a lab at Serum Institute of India, Pune, India, November 30, 2020. REUTERS/Francis

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