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Palestinian President meets US envoy to Middle East 17 May 2021 - 04:36 pm
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More COVID-19 vaccines coming to Taiwan as cases spike 17 May 2021 - 04:32 pm
A healthcare frontline worker prepares people to get their rapid test following a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Taipei, Taiwan May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Malaysia mulls shutdown of richest state amid COVID-19 surge 17 May 2021 - 04:14 pm
A man wearing a protective mask looks on as the Petronas Twin Towers are seen in the background, amid the the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Blinken hasn't seen any evidence on AP, Al Jazeera Gaza building strike 17 May 2021 - 03:46 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a news conference following meetings at the Danish Foreign Ministry, Eigtved's Warehouse, in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 17, 2021. Saul Loeb/Pool via Reuters
London has about 400 cases of India variant, Sadiq Khan says 17 May 2021 - 03:30 pm
People ride in a capsule of the London Eye as the attraction reopens while coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease in London, Britain, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
UK demands more time to solve Northern Ireland border riddle 17 May 2021 - 03:29 pm
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Singapore’s unlinked virus cases tied to Indian variant 17 May 2021 - 03:24 pm
A woman walks between rows of taped up tables at a food centre as dining-in is restricted to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su
U.S. Vice President Harris to headline Democratic Asian American summit 17 May 2021 - 03:07 pm
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as she opens the first meeting of the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, from her offices in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, U.S. May 13,
Ransomware attack hits 4 Asian countries of AXA subsidiary 17 May 2021 - 01:47 pm
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Erdogan calls on Pope to keep denouncing Gaza violence 17 May 2021 - 01:39 pm
A pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a flag with an image of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan as they drive past by the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya
Under a tree, one Indian village cares for its Covid-19 sick 17 May 2021 - 01:12 pm
Harveer Singh, 65, a villager suffering from COVID-19 rests in a cot as he receives treatment at a makeshift open-air clinic, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mewla Gopalgarh village, in Jewar district, in the northern state of
Bomb alert in French city of Lille over, no explosives found - police 17 May 2021 - 12:53 pm
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Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble postponed for a second time 17 May 2021 - 12:02 pm
File photo: Singapore Airlines' first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner prepares to land at Singapore's Changi Airport March 28, 2018. Reuters/Edgar Su/File Photo
India's Gujarat state braces for most severe cyclone in over two decades 17 May 2021 - 11:50 am
Women with their children leave their houses and evacuate to a safer place ahead of Cyclone Tauktae in Veraval in the western state of Gujarat, India, May 17, 2021. Reuters/Amit Dave
French school evacuated after bomb alert in Lille - police 17 May 2021 - 11:48 am
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BA and Heathrow urge UK to ease travel restrictions 17 May 2021 - 11:31 am
Heathrow Airport CEO John Holland-Kaye and British Airways CEO Sean Doyle hold a joint news conference at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, May 17, 2021. Reuters/John Sibley
India's virus cases decline, but WHO expert says positive tests ominously high 17 May 2021 - 11:26 am
File photo: People wearing protective face masks wait to receive their second dose of COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, outside a vaccination centre in Kolkata, India, May 12, 2021. Reuters/Rupa
US will grant Tunisia $ 500 million in aid- Tunisian minister 17 May 2021 - 11:13 am
Tunisian finance minister Ali Kooli