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Fiji reopens to foreign tourists for first time in nearly two years 01 Dec 2021 - 11:08 am
Travellers walk in the terminal upon arrival at Nadi Airport, Fiji in this still frame obtained from handout video dated December 1, 2021. FIJI AIRWAYS /Handout via REUTERS
Indian student's fight against caste discrimination raises Dalit hopes 30 Nov 2021 - 03:43 pm
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India advises states to step up COVID testing; Mumbai delays school reopening 30 Nov 2021 - 03:32 pm
A healthcare worker collects a swab sample from a passenger as others wait for their turn upon arrival at a railway station during a rapid antigen testing drive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Chinese border cities limit rail imports amid COVID outbreak in the north 30 Nov 2021 - 03:09 pm
People wearing protective masks are seen inside a subway station, following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China, November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
Singapore boosts testing, holds off on further reopening over Omicron variant 30 Nov 2021 - 11:31 am
A woman takes her antigen rapid test under supervision at a Quick Test Centre during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Singapore September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Australia on alert after first probable Omicron community case 30 Nov 2021 - 10:13 am
A flight crew member stands on an escalator in the international terminal at Sydney Airport, as countries react to the new coronavirus Omicron variant amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Sydney, Australia, November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Japan confirms first case of Omicron variant of coronavirus: Kyodo 30 Nov 2021 - 10:06 am
People wait to cross the street in front of a PCR testing centre, on the first day of Japan's closed borders to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, in Tokyo, Japan November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
Cambodia bans travel from 10 African countries over Omicron variant 29 Nov 2021 - 07:26 pm
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Australia delays border reopening as Omicron cases rise 29 Nov 2021 - 02:57 pm
A traveller wearing personal protective equipment arrives at the international terminal at Sydney Airport, as countries react to the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, in Sydney, Australia, November 29, 2021. AAP Image/James Gourley via REUTERS
Japan bans entry of foreign visitors as omicron spreads 29 Nov 2021 - 07:44 am
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Philippines launches campaign to vaccinate 9 million people in three days 29 Nov 2021 - 07:35 am
Wendilyn Cabornay, 65, takes a selfie while being inoculated at a vaccination centre in San Juan City, Metro Manila, in the Philippines, November 29, 2021. Reuters/ Peter Blaza
Philippines tightens border controls to keep out Omicron variant 28 Nov 2021 - 07:52 pm
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New Zealand politician cycles to hospital in labour, gives birth 28 Nov 2021 - 12:39 pm
Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter rides a bicyle to the hospital while in labour, in Wellington, New Zealand, November 28, 2021, in this picture obtained from social media. Mandatory credit JULIE ANNE GENTER / FACEBOOK /via REUTERS
Australia police to charge woman with arson for quarantine hotel fire 28 Nov 2021 - 12:24 pm
Smoke billows over the Pacific Hotel, a COVID-19 quarantine venue, in Cairns, Australia November 28, 2021 in this picture obtained from social media. Sarah Orton/via REUTERS
Philippines to buy extra 20 mln doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine 28 Nov 2021 - 11:35 am
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Australian state confirms two cases of Omicron coronavirus variant 28 Nov 2021 - 10:40 am
People sit in the arrivals section of the international terminal of Kingsford Smith International Airport the morning after Australia implemented an entry ban on non-citizens and non-residents intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, March 21, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Maldives bans travellers from 7 African nations due to Omicron COVID variant 28 Nov 2021 - 10:25 am
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China study warns of 'colossal' COVID outbreak if it opens up like US, France 28 Nov 2021 - 09:53 am
A security guard blocks an exit as he directs people to scan a QR code to track their health status at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China, November 25, 2021. Picture taken November 25, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song