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Covid-19 vaccine from China shows promise in human trials 28 Jun 2020 - 10:48 pm
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Dozens arrested as Hong Kongers protest planned national security laws 28 Jun 2020 - 06:52 pm
A riot police officer holds a pepper-spray projectile as he stands guard to avoid mass gathering during a protest against the looming national security legislation in Hong Kong, China June 28, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
'George Floyds of India': outrage mounts over police custody deaths 28 Jun 2020 - 06:37 pm
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Half a million in lockdown as Beijing fights new virus cluster 28 Jun 2020 - 11:45 am
People wear masks as they wait in line to undergo COVID-19 coronavirus swab tests at a testing station in Beijing on June 28, 2020.  AFP / GREG BAKER
China virus cases stabilize as Italy sees drop in deaths 28 Jun 2020 - 09:35 am
People wear masks as they walk to work in Beijing on June 28, 2020. Beijing has partially lifted weeks-long lockdown imposed in the Chinese capital to head off a feared second wave of coronavirus infections after three million samples were taken in two we
Two Afghan human rights workers killed in blast in Kabul 27 Jun 2020 - 02:19 pm
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Singapore and Malaysia to create rules for cross-border travel 27 Jun 2020 - 12:29 pm
People fish from a jetty at a seafront in Singapore across Malaysia's southern state of Johor, seen in the background on June 23, 2020. / AFP / Roslan RAHMAN
Hong Kong police refuse permission for march to mark handover 27 Jun 2020 - 11:41 am
In this file photo riot police officers stand guard ahead of a pro-democracy march in the Central district of Hong Kong on June 9, 2020. AFP / Anthony Wallace
Australia's Victoria struggles to contain coronavirus 27 Jun 2020 - 08:43 am
Cars line up at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drive-through testing facility, as the state of Victoria experiences an outbreak of cases, in Melbourne, Australia, June 24, 2020. AAP Image/James Ross via REUTERS
Pakistan grounds 262 airline pilots suspected of dodging exams 26 Jun 2020 - 08:55 pm
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Fashion masks a hit as Indonesians, Malaysians seek style in safety 26 Jun 2020 - 08:41 pm
A vendor sells face design masks at a traditional market to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Jakarta, Indonesia June 23, 2020. Picture taken June 23, 2020 REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
India turns to cardboard beds in coronavirus battle 26 Jun 2020 - 04:15 pm
A volunteer walks past disposable beds made out of cardboard at the campus of Radha Soami Satsang Beas, a spiritual organization, where a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) care centre has been constructed for the patients amidst the spread of the disease, in
High street to PPE: Bangladesh garment makers turn virus gloom into boom 26 Jun 2020 - 11:27 am
In this picture taken on June 18, 2020, labourers from Beximco Textiles Ltd manufacturer work on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) garment used as a preventive measure against the COVID-19, in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka. AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
Unilever faces calls to pull skin lightening products in South Asia 25 Jun 2020 - 07:43 pm
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India, China face off at disputed border despite peace deal 25 Jun 2020 - 05:36 pm
An Indian fighter jet flies over Leh, the joint capital of the union territory of Ladakh, on June 25, 2020.   AFP / Tauseef MUSTAFA
Pakistan airline grounds about 150 pilots in licence probe: official 25 Jun 2020 - 03:41 pm
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane prepares to land at Islamabad airport in Islamabad February 24, 2007. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/File Photo
Oz tech titans to build world's tallest 'hybrid timber' tower in Sydney 25 Jun 2020 - 02:03 pm
This handout illustration of an artist's rendition released on June 25, 2020 by Global software giant Atlassian shows what would be the world's tallest
Satellite images show new Chinese structures near site of border clash with India 25 Jun 2020 - 10:17 am
This handout satellite image taken on May 22, 2020, released by Maxar Technologies shows China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) base in Galwan Valley, bordering between India and China. AFP PHOTO / Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies