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China Junshi's potential COVID drug shows promise in small trial 18 May 2022 - 09:42 am
Workers in protective suits take an elevator as they disinfect a residential area during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China, May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Half a million Indians flee floods in northeast brought by rain 18 May 2022 - 09:40 am
People disembark a boat after they were evacuated from a flooded village in Nagaon district, in the northeastern state of Assam, India, May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika
Shanghai lets financial firms resume work as COVID curb ease - sources 18 May 2022 - 09:30 am
Workers in protective suits ride electric scooters across the street during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China, May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Hundreds of Everest climbers begin to return from summit 18 May 2022 - 09:28 am
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Sri Lanka Default hints at trouble ahead for developing nations 18 May 2022 - 09:22 am
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India's heatwave to lift AC sales to record, but supplies from China delayed 17 May 2022 - 02:49 pm
A worker assembles an air conditioner inside the Daikin Industries Ltd. plant at Neemrana in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan, October 1, 2014. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Indonesia to drop outdoor mask mandate as COVID-19 infections drop 17 May 2022 - 02:18 pm
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N.Korea mobilises army, steps up tracing amid COVID wave 17 May 2022 - 12:31 pm
A worker disinfects a dining room at a sanitary supplies factory, amid growing fears over the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo taken on May 16, 2022 and released by Kyodo on May 17, 2022. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Sri Lanka parliament reconvenes, PM warns of critical shortages 17 May 2022 - 10:05 am
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Japan announces limited "test tourism" from May as step to full re-opening 17 May 2022 - 09:37 am
Tourists wearing protective face masks following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen at Asakusa district in Tokyo, Japan March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Ju-min Park/File Photo
Shanghai residents leverage Excel skills, management savvy to navigate lockdown 17 May 2022 - 09:15 am
Workers labour to convert the National Exhibition and Convention Center into a makeshift hospital for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China April 7, 2022. cnsphoto via REUTERS/File Photo
Sri Lanka proposes privatizing national airline amid crisis 16 May 2022 - 05:58 pm
Anti-government demonstrators shout slogans during a protest demanding to arrest the supporters of the ruling party for storming an anti-government protest camp last week, outside the police headquarters, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 16, 2022. REUTERS
Lacking vaccines, N.Korea battles COVID with antibiotics, home remedies 16 May 2022 - 03:17 pm
People wearing protective face masks walk amid concerns over the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Pyongyang, North Korea May 15, 2020, in this photo released by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS/File Photo
N.Korea's Kim orders military to stabilise supply of COVID drugs 16 May 2022 - 12:42 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wears a face mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, while inspecting a pharmacy in Pyongyang, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 15, 2022. KCNA via REUTERS
Indonesia tourist bus smashes into billboard, killing 14 16 May 2022 - 12:03 pm
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Pakistan ups security for ex-PM Khan over deadly plot claims 16 May 2022 - 11:23 am
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Tesla delays plan to restore Shanghai output to pre-lockdown levels: memo 16 May 2022 - 10:22 am
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PSA webinar to address central statistical data warehouse 16 May 2022 - 08:27 am
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