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Thailand urges calm after four test positive for virus 01 Dec 2020 - 02:52 pm
FILE PHOTO: Medical personnel perform a nose swab test on a local resident of a community in Bangkok, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Thailand, April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Hong Kong leader urges people to stay home as cases rise 01 Dec 2020 - 02:33 pm
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a weekly news conference following a rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Hong Kong, China December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Joyce Zho
Thai court fires warning on eve of PM ruling 01 Dec 2020 - 02:21 pm
Riot police officers stand guard behind barb wires covered with red paint during a pro-democracy rally demanding Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to resign and reforms to the monarchy, at 11th Infantry Regiment, in Bangkok, Thailand, November 29, 2020. Re
Tokyo pop-up mask store lures shoppers with festive face coverings 01 Dec 2020 - 01:20 pm
Face masks are displayed at Tokyo Mask Land, a face-mask theme exhibition and its speciality shop, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Yokohama, Japan December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Thousands flee as activity in Indonesian volcanoes increases 01 Dec 2020 - 01:02 pm
An eruption of Mount Semeru is seen in Lumajang, East Java Province, Indonesia, December 1, 2020, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Seno via Reuters
Sri Lanka frees prisoners after pandemic sparks deadly jail riot 01 Dec 2020 - 12:02 pm
Smoke billows from a building inside Mahara prison on the outskirts of Colombo on November 30, 2020 a day after a prison riot over the surge of coronavirus infections. AFP / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI
'Cinema under the stars' offers Indonesians safe entertainment amid pandemic 01 Dec 2020 - 11:20 am
People watch movies from tents placed for social distancing at the campsites in Bandung, West Java Province, Indonesia, November 4, 2020. Picture taken November 4, 2020, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/M Agung Rajasa via Reuters
Philippines mulls subsidizing coronavirus tests to boost tourism 01 Dec 2020 - 10:31 am
A janitor wearing a hazmat suit to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), rides an escalator in an almost empty shopping mall in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Jakarta governor contracts COVID-19 as Indonesia infections spike 01 Dec 2020 - 08:34 am
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan speaks in a video statement about testing positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in this still frame obtained from social media video dated December 1, 2020, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Insta@aniesbaswedan via Reuters
Indian PM Modi refuses to back down on farm reforms despite huge protests 30 Nov 2020 - 08:46 pm
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Pakistan government, opposition trade blame as virus cases surge 30 Nov 2020 - 07:39 pm
Maryam Nawaz (C), daughter of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and leader of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), attends an anti-government rally in Multan on November 30, 2020. / AFP / Shahid Saeed MIRZA
Kaavan, Pakistan's lonesome elephant, starts new life in Cambodia 30 Nov 2020 - 07:33 pm
US pop singer Cher poses in front of the crate containing Kaavan the Asian elephant Kaavan upon his arrival in Cambodia from Pakistan at Siem Reap International Airport in Siem Reap on November 30, 2020. / AFP / TANG CHHIN Sothy
Vietnam reports first locally transmitted COVID-19 case in 89 days 30 Nov 2020 - 04:38 pm
A healthcare worker wearing protective suit walks past as local residents, who have returned after travelling to Da Nang, wait at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing center in Hanoi, Vietnam August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo
China to force firms to report use of plastic in new recycling push 30 Nov 2020 - 01:23 pm
A man carries plastic bags containing take-away food after the government banned dine-in services, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
Australia PM slams Chinese official's 'repugnant' tweet 30 Nov 2020 - 11:57 am
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying holds a news conference in Beijing, China, November 30, 2020. Reuters/Thomas Peter
Singapore studies effect of COVID on mother and foetus after baby born with antibodies 30 Nov 2020 - 10:25 am
People sit along the steps of the quay watching lights illuminate Marina Bay Sands hotels and resorts to celebrate its tenth anniversary and usher in the holiday season in Singapore on November 26, 2020. / AFP / Roslan Rahman
Universal Studios Japan to open Super Nintendo World area on Feb. 4 30 Nov 2020 - 09:20 am
An aerial view shows Super Nintendo World, a new attraction area featuring the popular video game character Mario, which is set to open in the spring of 2021, at the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka, western Japan, November 25, 2020. Kyodo/via
India regulators probe alleged AstraZeneca shot reaction, trial continues 29 Nov 2020 - 08:08 pm
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