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Quake rattles Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing at least 7 people 25 Feb 2022 - 04:00 pm
A man checks the damage of the destroyed Raya Kajai mosque after an earthquake in Kecamatan Talamau on Sumatra Island, Indonesia, February 25, 2022. Antara Foto/Altas Maulana via REUTERS
Chinese firm to build COVID facilities as Hong Kong infections spiral 25 Feb 2022 - 12:53 pm
People queue up at a community testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hong Kong, China February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
India seeks evacuation of thousands of nationals from Ukraine as Modi calls Putin 24 Feb 2022 - 09:14 pm
People gather at a bus station as they try to leave the city of Kyiv, Ukraine February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Volodymyr Petrov
Pakistan's first deaf-staffed food truck empowers hearing impaired 24 Feb 2022 - 09:09 pm
People communicate using sign language outside Pakistan's first mobile restaurant, staffed entirely by deaf workers, in Islamabad, Pakistan February 23, 2022. Picture taken February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Salahuddin NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Singapore halts easing of virus restrictions as Covid cases surge 24 Feb 2022 - 03:58 pm
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Hong Kong starts vaccine requirement for restaurants, stores 24 Feb 2022 - 01:48 pm
People are seen wearing face masks at the first day of a vaccine passport roll out, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Cambodia vaccinates children aged three to five against COVID 23 Feb 2022 - 02:36 pm
A child receives a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a health center as Cambodia begins to vaccinate children aged 3 to 5 years old, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Cindy Liu
S. Korea approves Pfizer's COVID vaccine for ages 5-11 23 Feb 2022 - 01:08 pm
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Hong Kong COVID cases hit record as compulsory testing looms 23 Feb 2022 - 12:54 pm
People wearing face masks line up at a testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong, China February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
Trolley school helps Philippine children keep studies on track 23 Feb 2022 - 12:05 pm
Student volunteers ride on their makeshift trolley which serves as a mobile library for children, in Tagkawayan, Quezon Province, Philippines, February 15, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Musk's Starlink connects remote Tonga villages still cut off after tsunami 23 Feb 2022 - 11:50 am
A general view shows damaged buildings and landscape covered with ash following the volcanic eruption and tsunami in Kanokupolu, Tonga, January 23,2022. Picture taken January 23, 2022. Tonga Red Cross Society/Handout via REUTERS
Thailand eases rules for foreign visitors to reboot tourism 23 Feb 2022 - 11:37 am
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Pakistan removes PCR test requirement for vaccinated incoming travellers 23 Feb 2022 - 10:04 am
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Hong Kong to enforce mass testing amid predicted surge in Covid infections 22 Feb 2022 - 03:44 pm
People line up for a nucleic acid test at a makeshift testing site set up next to a mobile testing vehicle dispatched from mainland China in Tung Chung, Hong Kong, China February 21, 2022. Reuters/Lam Yik
COVID swamping Hong Kong, study warns coming weeks will be far, far worse 22 Feb 2022 - 01:25 pm
A promoter holds a box of rapid antigen test kit for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a street stall in Hong Kong, China February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
S.Korea says Omicron COVID variant 75% less likely to kill than Delta strain 22 Feb 2022 - 11:28 am
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Bank CEO gives $500,000 of shares to his chauffeur, home help 22 Feb 2022 - 10:25 am
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Tonga reconnects to world as submarine cable restored after tsunami 22 Feb 2022 - 09:26 am
A general view from a New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance flight shows heavy ash fall over Nomuka in Tonga after the Pacific island nation was hit by a tsunami triggered by an undersea volcanic eruption January 17, 2022. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via REUTERS