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Philippines to ban US travellers from Sunday 01 Jan 2021 - 04:03 pm
Airport personnel monitor a thermal scanner as passengers arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Philippines, January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
India's drug regulator approves AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine: Sources 01 Jan 2021 - 03:26 pm
Vials with a sticker reading,
Daily coronavirus cases top 1,000 as S.Korea marks subdued New Year 01 Jan 2021 - 03:00 pm
People visit a shopping district on New Year's Eve in Seoul on December 31, 2020. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
AstraZeneca COVID vaccine set to become first one approved in India -sources 01 Jan 2021 - 01:39 pm
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Australia changes National Anthem wording to reflect Indigenous history 01 Jan 2021 - 12:30 pm
People visit the Opera House in Sydney on December 30, 2020, as authorities work to suppress a growing cluster of Covid-19 coronavirus cases in Australia's most populous city. / AFP / Saeed KHAN
From the highways to the skies: Pakistan's famous truck art goes airborne 01 Jan 2021 - 12:23 pm
A two-seater Cessna aircraft painted with Pakistani truck art is seen at general aviation area at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, December 30, 2020. Picture taken December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Coronavirus overshadows Japan's New Year's Day festivities 01 Jan 2021 - 12:21 pm
Security guards stand in front of the main gate of Kanda Myojin Shrine for New Year prayers in Tokyo on January 1, 2021. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
Singapore to block entry to visitors from South Africa 01 Jan 2021 - 12:17 pm
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Bangkok to close schools for two weeks as number of COVID-19 cases rise 01 Jan 2021 - 11:53 am
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Delhi leads India clampdown on New Year events 31 Dec 2020 - 11:30 pm
People pose for a picture next to an installation at a mall on New Year's Eve, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Pakistan to purchase 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China's Sinopharm 31 Dec 2020 - 11:01 pm
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China’s Xi lauds Covid-19 recovery in New Year’s eve speech 31 Dec 2020 - 07:51 pm
People gather to celebrate the arrival of the new year during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Wuhan, China December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
North Korea holds New Year's Eve show despite COVID-19 restrictions 31 Dec 2020 - 07:08 pm
People visit a shopping district on New Year's Eve in Seoul on December 31, 2020. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Goodbye 2020 as Australia and New Zealand welcome 2021 31 Dec 2020 - 04:45 pm
New Year's Eve fireworks erupt over Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House (L) during the fireworks show on January 1, 2021. / AFP / SAEED KHAN
Singapore sees most local coronavirus cases in 3 months, more of new variant 31 Dec 2020 - 03:29 pm
Workers wipe down doors at a train station during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Philippine islands self-isolate after new COVID-19 variant found in Malaysia 31 Dec 2020 - 03:16 pm
Passengers wearing face masks and face shields for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) queue for bus rides going to provinces amid the holiday season, at the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, in Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philip
China confirms first case of UK coronavirus variant 31 Dec 2020 - 12:28 pm
A woman uses her mobile phone along the banks of the Yangtze River on New Year's Eve day in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province on December 31, 2020. / AFP / Noel Celis
Foreign and Filipino travellers advised to reconsider New Year travel plans to the Philippines 31 Dec 2020 - 12:16 pm
Airport personnel monitor a thermal scanner as passengers arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Philippines, January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo

Europe

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File photo Infantino says backed by 'vast majority' in bid for re-election
French gendarmes stand amidst tear gas during a demonstration in favor of purchasing power, the protection of public services, and fiscal and social justice, in Nantes, western France on October 24, 2026 (Photo by Guillaume Saligot / AFP) Police fire tear gas as new French protests kick off
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Africa

A general view of the vaccine developed for a strain of the Ebola virus at the Provincial Laboratory of Ituri in the northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on September 19, 2026. Representational file photo. DR Congo launches major Ebola vaccine trial amid outbreak
This aerial view shows personell from the Kenya Defence Forces Disaster Response Battalion inspecting the rubble of a collapsed residential building that was still under construction in the Eastleigh neighborhood of Nairobi on October 23,2026. Photo by Tony Karumba / AFP Casualties feared as multi-storey building collapses in Nairobi: media
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(FILES) A health official works in the laboratory extraction room of the Institute of Lassa Fever Research and Control in Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Irrua, Edo State, midwest Nigeria, on March 6, 2018. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP) WHO warns of 'complex' Ebola outbreak in Africa after spread to Nigeria

Americas

Former US President Barack Obama speaks during a midterm campaign rally as he campaigns alongside Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit, Michigan on October 24, 2026. (Photo by Bill Pugliano / AFP) Obama blasts Trump's 'chaos and cruelty' while campaigning for Democrats
Audi AG CEO Gernot Dollner speaks alongside US President Donald Trump during a midterm campaign rally at the Guardian Centers on October 24, 2026 in Perry, Georgia. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP Trump says Audi to invest $4.2 bn in its first US auto plant
A Brazilian flag flies at sunset in Brasilia on October 24, 2026. (Photo by Pablo Porciuncula / AFP) More Lula, or back to the Bolsonaros? Brazil votes in cliffhanger
Brazil's presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro (L) and Brazil's President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pose before a presidential debate ahead of the election runoff in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP) Lula, Bolsonaro hold final rallies ahead of Brazil election

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