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US eases restrictions on contact with Taiwan in jab at China 10 Jan 2021 - 01:46 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a media briefing at the State Department in Washington, US, November 10, 2020. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
WhatsApp gets dumped by Erdogan on mounting privacy concerns 10 Jan 2021 - 12:35 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks as he attends a satellite technologies event through live videolink in Istanbul, Turkey January 8, 2021. Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters
Indonesia locates black boxes of crashed jet as body parts recovered 10 Jan 2021 - 12:17 pm
National Transportation Safety Commission (KNKT) officers inspect the debris of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182, which crashed to the sea, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 10, 2021. Reuters/Willy Kurniawan
Spain sends out vaccine, food convoys after snowstorm paralyses roads 10 Jan 2021 - 12:15 pm
An emergency vehicle drives past people walking in the snow on the M-30 motorway, in Madrid, Spain, January 9, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera
UK vaccinating 200,000 people a day: Health minister 10 Jan 2021 - 12:03 pm
Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock arrives at Downing Street, in London, Britain, January 6, 2021. Reuters/John Sibley
Oman pardons over 200 prisoners 10 Jan 2021 - 11:33 am
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Vietnam to limit inbound flights ahead of Lunar New Year 10 Jan 2021 - 10:18 am
A health worker sprays disinfectant inside a Vietnam Airlines airplane to protect from the recent coronavirus outbreak, at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo
Hong Kong protest-related website says users' access blocked 10 Jan 2021 - 09:55 am
Members of the Hong Kong Police Honour Guard raise flags during a flag-raising ceremony marking China's National Day in Hong Kong, China October 1, 2020. Reuters/Lam Yik/File Photo
Pence will break with Trump and attend Biden-Harris inauguration 10 Jan 2021 - 09:49 am
US Vice President Mike Pence reads the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, US, January 7, 2021. J Scott Applewhite/Pool via Reuters
New Zealand central bank says data system hacked 10 Jan 2021 - 09:23 am
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Indonesia finds body parts, debris, detects emergency signal of crashed jet 10 Jan 2021 - 08:55 am
Ships and boats are pictured during a search for the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182, which crashed to the sea, in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawa
Family: Trump supporter who died followed QAnon conspiracy 09 Jan 2021 - 08:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pro-Trump protesters storm the Capitol Building, January 6. REUTERS/Ahmed Gaber
Queen Elizabeth and husband receive Covid-19 vaccines: Palace 09 Jan 2021 - 07:06 pm
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II records her annual Christmas broadcast in Windsor Castle in England, on December 24, 2020. (Victoria Jones/ Reuters/File Photo)
Irish health officials believe South African COVID-19 variant contained 09 Jan 2021 - 05:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: An empty city centre shopping streets is seen after the government imposed the highest level of restrictions amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Galway, Ireland, January 1, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
India’s annual oil usage falls for first time in 21 years 09 Jan 2021 - 04:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: A view of almost empty roads is seen after authorities announced lockdown for two days every week in the West Bengal state, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kolkata, India, July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
Austria to roll out 5 million coronavirus tests for school pupils 09 Jan 2021 - 04:39 pm
Austria's Education Minister Werner Fassmann attends a news conference in Vienna, Austria November 25, 2020. Reuters/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Indonesian plane feared to have crashed with 62 aboard 09 Jan 2021 - 04:32 pm
Family of a Sriwijaya Air passenger wait after Flight SJ182, with over 60 people on board, lost contact. Antara Foto/Jessica Helena Wuysang via Reuters
Democratic wins could strengthen Biden's legislative push 09 Jan 2021 - 04:20 pm
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks as he announces members of economics and jobs team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque