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Pakistan launches COVID-19 vaccination drive, staring with elderly 10 Mar 2021 - 08:08 pm
A woman receives the first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, as the government started vaccination for the general public, starting with elderly people, at a vaccination center in Karachi, Pakistan March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
S.Korean hospitals extract extra COVID vaccine doses from vials 10 Mar 2021 - 12:23 pm
Registered nurse Kim Eun-suk measures 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
Australia sees no concern with pace of COVID-19 vaccination drive 10 Mar 2021 - 10:39 am
A healthcare professional administers a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to Dr. Chris Quinn as high-risk workers receive the first vaccines in the state of Victoria's rollout of the program, in Melbourne, Australia, February 22, 2
Big Indian state scales down vaccinations, citing shortage 09 Mar 2021 - 11:23 pm
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Pakistan cabinet backs draft law granting central bank autonomy - finance adviser 09 Mar 2021 - 07:48 pm
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is pictured on a reception desk at the head office in Karachi, Pakistan July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
Japan to stage Tokyo Olympics without foreign spectators, Kyodo says 09 Mar 2021 - 04:09 pm
The logo of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, is seen through a traffic sign at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/
Thai university warns foreign students they could lose visas over protests 09 Mar 2021 - 01:39 pm
Anti-government demonstrators flash the three-finger salute during a march from Kasetsart University towards Democracy monument, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 7, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
India, world's top vaccine maker, denies shortage at home 09 Mar 2021 - 12:53 pm
Officials unload boxes containing vials of AstraZeneca's Covishield, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, outside a vaccination storage centre in Ahmedabad, India, January 12, 2021. Reuters/Amit Dave/File Phot
Facebook tests feature in India to share Instagram reels on its news feed 09 Mar 2021 - 11:34 am
A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Singapore 'bubble' business hotel welcomes first guests 09 Mar 2021 - 11:25 am
A view of a meeting room outfitted with airtight glass panels at short-stay facility Connect@Changi, a complex of hotel rooms and meeting halls near the airport which will welcome business
No appetite in New Zealand to review constitutional link to royal family, PM Ardern says 08 Mar 2021 - 10:26 pm
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India's richest state has half of new, active coronavirus cases 08 Mar 2021 - 03:26 pm
A man wearing a protective mask walks past a graffiti amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on a street in Navi Mumbai, India, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Thailand to reduce quarantine period for vaccinated travellers 08 Mar 2021 - 03:00 pm
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In Japan, vending machines help ease access to COVID-19 tests 08 Mar 2021 - 12:42 pm
A vending machine selling a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), operated by Takenoko ENT Clinic, is installed at the entrance of a ramen noodle shop at Shibuya district in Tokyo, Japan March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Issei
Cambodia's dwindling fish stocks put spotlight on changing rivers 08 Mar 2021 - 12:35 pm
A group of fishermen boats are seen on the Mekong river in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 19, 2021. Picture taken February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Cindy Liu
Japanese smart city offers residents quake, privacy protection 08 Mar 2021 - 12:31 pm
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New Zealand to buy enough Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for entire population 08 Mar 2021 - 12:21 pm
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses supporters at a Labour Party event in Wellington, New Zealand, October 11, 2020. REUTERS/Praveen Menon/File Photo
Vietnam begins COVID-19 vaccinations after successful virus containment 08 Mar 2021 - 11:38 am
Health workers wait for their turn as Vietnam starts its official rollout of AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for health workers, at Hai Duong Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Hai Duong province, Vietnam, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Thanh Hu