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Merck says deal signed with Singapore on Covid-19 antiviral pill 06 Oct 2021 - 08:55 am
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India plans to allow 20% foreign investment in insurer planning nation’s biggest IPO 06 Oct 2021 - 08:43 am
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India's top court orders states to pay $672 compensation for each COVID death 05 Oct 2021 - 02:59 pm
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Australia to buy Merck's COVID-19 pill, Victoria cases hit record 05 Oct 2021 - 10:57 am
An experimental COVID-19 treatment pill called molnupiravir being developed by Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, is seen in this undated handout photo released by Merck & Co Inc and obtained by Reuters May 17, 2021. Merck & Co Inc/Handout v
Japan's dip in Covid-19 cases baffles experts; winter 'nightmare' still a risk 05 Oct 2021 - 10:06 am
File photo: Women wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, walk on a stair bearing a slogan cheering Japanese team during Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, August 7, 2021. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Son of late Philippines strongman Marcos to run for presidency - report 05 Oct 2021 - 09:57 am
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Thailand kicks off vaccinations for school students 04 Oct 2021 - 03:49 pm
A high school student receives the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ahead of schools reopening in November, at a school in Bangkok, Thailand, October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Sitting pretty? Indian shop workers win the right to a chair 04 Oct 2021 - 03:37 pm
In southern states including Tamil Nadu, big family-run chains dominate the jewellery, sari and clothing segments and hire women from lower middle-class homes to serve their mainly female clientele.
Indian town on edge after 9 die during farm protest 04 Oct 2021 - 03:28 pm
Police forces detain a man during a protest by activists of the youth wing of India's main opposition Congress party outside UP Bhawan, after people were killed when violence broke out in Uttar Pradesh state on Sunday, in New Delhi, India, October 4, 2021
Duterte's daughter rebuffs offer, but door open in Philippines presidential race 04 Oct 2021 - 02:14 pm
Sara Duterte-Carpio, Davao City Mayor and daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, delivers a speech during a senatorial campaign caravan for Hugpong Ng Pagbabago (HNP) in Davao City, southern Philippines on May 9, 2019. HNP is a regional politic
Australia sees COVID-19 outbreak levelling off 04 Oct 2021 - 01:02 pm
A lone woman, wearing a protective face mask, walks across a city centre bridge as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders/File Photo
Indonesia's Bali to reopen to some foreign tourists from mid-October 04 Oct 2021 - 12:37 pm
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Thailand in talks with Merck for 200,000 courses of anti-COVID pills 04 Oct 2021 - 12:00 pm
An experimental COVID-19 treatment pill called molnupiravir being developed by Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, is seen in this undated handout photo released by Merck & Co Inc and obtained by Reuters May 17, 2021. Merck & Co Inc/Handout v
'We are tired': Workers flee Vietnam's largest city as long lockdown eases 04 Oct 2021 - 11:13 am
People, mostly migrant workers who are planning to return to their hometowns, wait at a checkpoint to leave Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam October 1, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Indonesian museum made from plastic bottles, bags highlights marine crisis 04 Oct 2021 - 10:51 am
People walk through
Manila mayor files candidacy for Philippines presidency 04 Oct 2021 - 10:03 am
Philippine capital's Mayor Francisco Domagoso poses after filing his certificate of candidacy for president in the 2022 national election, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 4, 2021. Ezra Acayan/Pool via REUTERS
New Zealand phases out elimination strategy as Delta persists 04 Oct 2021 - 09:25 am
New Zealand will phase out a COVID-19 lockdown in Auckland that led to a largely deserted city when enacted in August. Picture taken August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall/File Photo
Taliban say forces destroy Islamic State cell hours after Kabul blast 04 Oct 2021 - 08:42 am
Members of Taliban forces, of which one is armed, pose at a check point after several civilians were killed in an explosion, in Kabul, Afghanistan October 3, 2021. Reuters/Jorge Silva

Europe

Peninsula World Meteorological Organization signals possible return of El Nino by mid-2026
This handout photograph taken and released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on April 25, 2026 shows Ukrainian rescuers clearing debris in a residential building following a Russian attack in Dnipro, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / State Emergency Service of Ukraine / AFP) Ukraine says two killed, 21 wounded in Russian strike
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference in Beijing Spain PM dismisses chances of NATO membership suspension
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Africa

An aerial image shows a general view of Gao, in Mali, on November 26, 2019. (Photo by Souleymane Ag Anara / AFP) Gunfire rocks Mali districts
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