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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
Pfizer-BioNTech apply for EU emergency authorization for COVID-19 vaccine 01 Dec 2020 - 01:07 pm
Syringes are seen in front of displayed Biontech and Pfizer logos in this illustration taken November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
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
Debenhams set to shut, threatening another 12,000 UK jobs 01 Dec 2020 - 12:59 pm
Debenhams' logo is pictured amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Liverpool, Britain December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble
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
US imposes sanctions on Chinese firm accused of undermining democracy in Venezuela 01 Dec 2020 - 11:39 am
(FILES) In this file photo, a journalist follows the live online encounter between Colombian President Ivan Duque (top) and Venezuelan opposition leader and self-declared acting president Juan Guaido, on a computer in Caracas, on February 15, 2019. AFP /
'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
Moderna files for US vaccine authorization, will seek EU nod 01 Dec 2020 - 09:17 am
Moderna headquarters is seen on November 30, 2020, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images/AFP
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
Biden's win in Arizona finalized, further cementing Trump loss 30 Nov 2020 - 11:50 pm
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No COVID-19 vaccine, no normal life, UK minister suggests 30 Nov 2020 - 11:11 pm
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Novavax expects delayed US COVID-19 vaccine trial to start in coming weeks 30 Nov 2020 - 11:09 pm
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WHO alarmed by Covid-19 surge in Brazil, Mexico 30 Nov 2020 - 10:54 pm
A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) takes a swab sample from a man for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rapid antigen testing outside the Azteca stadium in Mexico City, Mexico, November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero
Turkey to impose curfew, weekend lockdown against coronavirus 30 Nov 2020 - 10:32 pm
General view of the deserted Ortakoy square, during a night-time curfew aimed at curbing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, in Istanbul, on November 28, 2020. A partial curfew from 8pm to 10am started in Turkey on Novembe
Indian PM Modi refuses to back down on farm reforms despite huge protests 30 Nov 2020 - 08:46 pm
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