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China's vegetable, grain supplies plentiful, say farm officials 04 Nov 2021 - 11:26 am
Farmers wearing face masks harvest vegetables at a farm following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country, in Xianju county, Zhejiang province, China February 9, 2020. Picture taken February 9, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS
WHO approves emergency listing of India's first homegrown COVID-19 shot Covaxin 03 Nov 2021 - 03:59 pm
A healthcare worker fills a syringe with a dose of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine called COVAXIN, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi, India, January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
North Korea seeks to boost education with toy-like robots 03 Nov 2021 - 03:06 pm
A robot is pictured in Pyongyang, North Korea November 3, 2021, in this still image obtained from REUTERS TV/KRT via REUTERS
Hong Kong to launch COVID-19 booster campaign from next week 03 Nov 2021 - 01:40 pm
People queue up at a community vaccination centre to receive a dose of the Sinovac Biotech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Hong Kong, China, February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
China ministry orders 38 apps to rectify excessive collection of personal data 03 Nov 2021 - 01:19 pm
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S.Korean teens drive up COVID-19 cases ahead of full school reopening 03 Nov 2021 - 11:26 am
A man who got a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine leaves a COVID-19 vaccination center in Seoul, South Korea, October 29, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Chinese stock up on food as temperatures fall and COVID-19 spreads 03 Nov 2021 - 09:50 am
People buy bags of rice at a supermarket following outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Philippines' Duterte threatens to punish officials for slow pace of Covid-19 vaccinations 03 Nov 2021 - 09:45 am
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Australian 4-year-old girl who went missing reunited with parents after 18 days 03 Nov 2021 - 09:28 am
Cleo Smith, 4, who went missing from an Australian outback campsite more than two weeks ago and was found in a locked house on November 3, smiles from a hospital bed in Carnarvon, Australia, in this handout photo released to Reuters on November 3, 2021. Mandatory credit WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE FORCE/Handout via REUTERS
AstraZeneca increases COVID-19 vaccine supply to Thailand after row 02 Nov 2021 - 03:48 pm
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Japan eases COVID-19 border curbs, trails major partners 02 Nov 2021 - 01:23 pm
Kimono-clad tourists wearing protective face masks are seen at a temple at Asakusa district, a popular sightseeing spot, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan October 13, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Files
Blasts, gunfire heard at military hospital in Kabul, casualties unknown 02 Nov 2021 - 12:53 pm
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China won't give up on its zero-tolerance COVID policy soon - experts 02 Nov 2021 - 12:27 pm
Workers in protective suits inspect the health information of passengers leaving Yantai Railway Station following the recent outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Yantai, Shandong province, China November 2, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS
After clean spell, air quality set to plummet in India's capital 02 Nov 2021 - 11:21 am
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New Zealand seals off northern region over suspected spread of COVID-19 02 Nov 2021 - 10:16 am
A normally busy road is deserted during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Auckland, New Zealand, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall
India will reach net-zero emissions by 2070, Modi tells COP26 01 Nov 2021 - 08:25 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks on during the opening ceremony of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain November 1, 2021. Jeff J Mitchell/Pool via REUTERS
Indonesia first to green light Novavax COVID-19 vaccine 01 Nov 2021 - 03:23 pm
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At least 17 injured in knife attack and fire on Tokyo subway crowded with Halloween revelers 01 Nov 2021 - 11:26 am
Rescue workers and police officers work at the site where a knife, arson and acid attack incident occurred on a train, at the Kokuryo station of the Keio Line train in Tokyo, Japan October 31, 2021 in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

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Baladna Algeria launches dairy cattle airlift from the United States as part of its integrated project following $635 million phase two signing