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India's coronavirus infections rise by highest in three months 17 Mar 2021 - 11:29 am
A health worker checks the temperature of a passenger, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a railway station in Mumbai, India, March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Philippines says wider lockdown possible as coronavirus infections spike 17 Mar 2021 - 10:38 am
Local officials wearing face masks and face shields as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) stand near a community quarantine checkpoint in a village under local lockdown, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 25, 2021. REUTERS/Li
World's top vaccine maker India criticised at home for exports as infections rise 17 Mar 2021 - 12:33 am
FILE PHOTO: Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan holds a dose of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine called COVAXIN, during a vaccination campaign at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi, India, January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Adn
New Delhi is world's most polluted capital for third straight year - IQAir study 16 Mar 2021 - 11:25 pm
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Seven coal miners killed in Pakistan in second incident in one week 16 Mar 2021 - 09:02 pm
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Manila orders anyone below 18 to stay indoors as virus cases surge 16 Mar 2021 - 11:47 am
A view shows a makeshift barrier set up on a street of a village under lockdown amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Manila, Philippines, March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Biden's top diplomat calls for deeper Japan ties, as China, N.Korea cast shadow 16 Mar 2021 - 11:06 am
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a joint news conference after the 2+2 Meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan, March 16,
Concerns mount that new Hong Kong law on patriotic oaths could trap judges 16 Mar 2021 - 09:43 am
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Thailand to administer AstraZeneca vaccine after delay over safety 15 Mar 2021 - 01:10 pm
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Drenched in purple, South Korean islands draw tourists 15 Mar 2021 - 01:00 pm
Residents dressed in purple clothing take a break at the Purple Island in Shinan, South Korea, March 9, 2021. Picture taken March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Daewoung Kim
Hong Kong's tough COVID-19 rules see babies isolated, families cramped in tiny spaces 15 Mar 2021 - 12:54 pm
A general view of the Central financial district during sunset, in Hong Kong, China March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
S.Korea to expand COVID-19 vaccine drive, aims to inoculate a quarter of population by June 15 Mar 2021 - 10:55 am
A health worker gets a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Philippine president's spokesman tests positive for COVID-19 15 Mar 2021 - 10:42 am
A police officer mans a checkpoint at a village under lockdown amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Manila, Philippines, March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Beijing choked in duststorm stirred by heavy northwest winds 15 Mar 2021 - 10:26 am
A road worker uses his smartphone in Beijing, China, as the city is shrouded in haze after a sandstorm, March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Indonesia orders 20 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses for private inoculations 15 Mar 2021 - 10:08 am
A man reacts while receiving his first dose of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during the mass vaccination program for elderly people at Indonesia's health ministry in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Ajen
Chinese 'polar bear hotel' opens to full bookings, criticism 14 Mar 2021 - 09:07 pm
Visitors look at polar bears at an enclosure inside a hotel at a newly-opened polarland-themed park in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang province March 12, 2021. Picture taken March 12, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS I
Pakistan imposes partial lockdown in some areas 14 Mar 2021 - 08:20 pm
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Japan to limit size of foreign delegations at Games - report 14 Mar 2021 - 03:47 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man looks at his mobile phone next to The Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum in Tokyo, Japan, March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov//File Photo

Europe

Peninsula Two ships struck off Bulgaria in latest Black Sea attack
French gendarmes stand in front of Joseph-Lakanal high school after a headmaster was injured by a hunting rifle shot and a teenager was arrested in Aubagne, southern France, on October 12, 2026. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP) Teenager shoots headmaster, teacher at French school
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks at a Windows event on October 07, 2026 at Dogpatch studios in San Francisco, California. Photo by Heather Diehl / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP Microsoft bets on homegrown AI chip to challenge Nvidia
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Africa

Peninsula From Ebola fighter to survivor, DR Congo doctor vows to return to front lines
Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa speaks to the media during the official visit of India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Accra, on October 6, 2026. (Photo by Nipah Dennis / AFP) Ghana to apply to join BRICS, foreign minister says
Kenyan Cabinet Secretary of Health Aden Duale speaks at a press conference in Nairobi on October 6, 2026. Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death
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Americas

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