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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
Pakistan's opposition rejects toughened new social media law 21 Feb 2022 - 10:20 pm
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Biological E. COVID shot gets India emergency approval for 12-18 age group 21 Feb 2022 - 03:56 pm
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US former top diplomat Pompeo, sanctioned by China, to visit Taiwan 21 Feb 2022 - 12:59 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a news conference about dealings with China and Iran, and on the fight against the coronavirus disease pandemic, in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2020. Mangel Ngan/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
'Welcome back world!': Australia fully reopens borders after two years 21 Feb 2022 - 12:18 pm
International passengers arrive at Melbourne Airport, after Australia reopened its international borders to travelers vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Melbourne, Australia February 21, 2022. AAP Image/Joel Carrett via REUTERS
Hong Kong maps terms of COVID vaccine pass, with some exemptions 21 Feb 2022 - 11:48 am
Cleaning staff spray disinfectant on a public minibus for driving coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, in Hong Kong, China February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File Photo
New Zealand's Ardern signals mandates will ease after Omicron peaks 21 Feb 2022 - 11:23 am
Shoppers walk through a retail district in the wake of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown restrictions being eased in Auckland, New Zealand, November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall
Australia welcomes back tourists with toy koalas, Tim Tams 21 Feb 2022 - 09:19 am
Rudolf and Julianna Nemeth from Hungary reunite with their granddaughter Lili as they arrive on the first international flight to the Brisbane International Airport, Australia February 21, 2022. AAP Image/Darren England via Reuters
Only one more flight from Singapore to Hong Kong this month 21 Feb 2022 - 09:00 am
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Hong Kong says anti-virus controls might be tightened 20 Feb 2022 - 03:53 pm
People queue in the rain at a makeshift testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong, China February 20, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
Nepal police fire tear gas, water cannon to disperse protest against US funded projects 20 Feb 2022 - 01:05 pm
A demonstrator throws a burning tire towards the riot police during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 20, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
'Fortress Australia' to welcome tourists for first time under COVID 20 Feb 2022 - 12:54 pm
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China's foreign minister says U.N. human rights chief can visit Xinjiang 19 Feb 2022 - 04:01 pm
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Hong Kong ramps up isolation facility plans as Covid infections climb 19 Feb 2022 - 12:39 pm
Patients wearing face masks lie in bed at a makeshift treatment area outside a hospital, following the Covid-19 outbreak in Hong Kong, China February 16, 2022. Reuters/Aleksander Solum/File Photo