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Hong Kong to let residents choose between Covid-19 vaccines 23 Dec 2020 - 02:56 pm
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UK coronavirus variant likely found in Hong Kong as city secures vaccine supplies 23 Dec 2020 - 02:53 pm
A health worker collects a swab sample from a woman at a makeshift testing centre on a soccer field following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik
Tropical Malaysia works to boost cold-storage, get more COVID-19 shots 23 Dec 2020 - 02:45 pm
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Keep calm, Taiwan says after first local COVID-19 case in 8 months 23 Dec 2020 - 12:58 pm
People wear protective masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while riding the metro in Taipei, Taiwan, December 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Philippines bans all flights from Britain starting Dec. 24 23 Dec 2020 - 11:33 am
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his fourth State of the Nation address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Thai seafood market coronavirus infections top 1,000 22 Dec 2020 - 02:44 pm
Migrant workers queue to talk with the public health authorities for a COVID-19 investigation at a fresh market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand, December 22, 2020. Reuters/Chalinee Thirasupa
Singapore's happy 'glampers' pick airport stays for year-end holidays 22 Dec 2020 - 02:35 pm
Children play a game of tag at Changi AirportÕs indoor glamping grounds after checking in, in Singapore, December 21, 2020. Picture taken December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ying Shan Lee
Gas pipeline blast kills two, destroys houses in western India 22 Dec 2020 - 01:46 pm
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Millions facing winter power shortages in China as coal supply squeezed 22 Dec 2020 - 01:31 pm
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Prison doctors among five killed in Kabul bombing 22 Dec 2020 - 12:28 pm
Municipal workers clean up debris at the site of a bomb attack in Kabul on December 22, 2020. AFP / Zakeria Hashimi
Taiwan reports first locally transmitted COVID-19 case since April 22 Dec 2020 - 11:21 am
Passengers wearing masks practice social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as they wait to board a flight at Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport, in Taiwan, October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ben Blanchard
S.Korea shuts ski resorts, winter tourism to curb COVID-19 spread 22 Dec 2020 - 11:07 am
A woman wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus rides an escalator at Seoul railway station in Seoul on December 22, 2020. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Thailand tells market buyers to seek tests as coronavirus cases climb 22 Dec 2020 - 10:47 am
Migrant workers talk with the public health authorities for a COVID-19 investigation at a fresh market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
Singapore gets first batch of COVID-19 vaccines: DHL 21 Dec 2020 - 04:14 pm
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India suspends all flights originating from UK until Dec 31 21 Dec 2020 - 01:14 pm
Men walk past a mural of frontline workers amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Australia detects new UK strain, Hong Kong cancels Britain flights 21 Dec 2020 - 01:00 pm
A mostly empty domestic terminal at Sydney Airport is seen after surrounding states shut their borders to New South Wales in response to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, December 21, 2020. Reuters/Loren Elliott
S.Korea's capital to ban gatherings larger than four as coronavirus deaths rise 21 Dec 2020 - 11:47 am
People ride on escalators amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Hong Kong to ban flights from UK from Dec 22 21 Dec 2020 - 11:31 am
Pilots wearing face masks to avoid the spread of the coronavirus are seen at the Hong Kong International Airport, in Hong Kong, China May 7, 2020. Picture taken May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo