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Hong Kong panel advises single dose of BioNTech Covid shot for teens 16 Sep 2021 - 11:50 am
A general view showing the Central Business District, in Hong Kong, China, September 15, 2021. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
Australia to build eight nuclear-powered submarines under new Indo-Pacific pact 16 Sep 2021 - 11:19 am
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on a National Security Initiative virtually with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, inside the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 15, 2021. Re
Three crew leave China's space station for Earth after 90 days 16 Sep 2021 - 11:03 am
A giant screen shows a news broadcast of the astronauts of the Shenzhou-12 mission inside the core module Tianhe of the Chinese Space station, before returning to Earth, in Beijing, China September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Australia COVID-19 cases rise but vaccination surge gives hope 16 Sep 2021 - 11:02 am
Health workers provide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing to residents of surrounding public housing towers in the Redfern suburb, where authorities are working to contain an emerging cluster of cases, as a widespread lockdown continues in Sydney, Aus
China launches emergency response after quake kills at least three 16 Sep 2021 - 10:54 am
A person pushes a bicycle past damaged buildings, following an earthquake in Luzhou city of southwestern province of Sichuan, China September 16, 2021. cnsphoto/via REUTERS
Malaysians enjoy taste of travel after lockdown in tourism restart 16 Sep 2021 - 10:49 am
Tourists arrive at the airport as Langkawi reopens to domestic tourists, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Malaysia September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
UNICEF calls for schools to reopen in pandemic-hit nations 16 Sep 2021 - 10:34 am
Seventh grade student Ryza Delos Santos, 10, works on her modules at home as her cousin observes, after a session at the makeshift rickshaw distance learning center for the Aeta community in Porac, Pampanga, Philippines, October 12, 2020. Picture taken Oc
Malaysia holiday hotspot readies for reopening with tourism bubble 15 Sep 2021 - 03:55 pm
A vendor tidies up his shop, as Langkawi gets ready to open to domestic tourists from September 16, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Malaysia September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
India considers resuming vaccine exports soon, focus on Africa, says source 15 Sep 2021 - 03:23 pm
A woman walks past a graffiti, on a street, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Iran resumes commercial flights to Afghanistan 15 Sep 2021 - 02:20 pm
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China has fully vaccinated 91% of students aged 12-17 against COVID -state media 15 Sep 2021 - 01:20 pm
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North and South Korea conduct duelling missile tests as arms race heats up 15 Sep 2021 - 01:19 pm
People watch a TV broadcasting file footage of a news report on North Korea firing missiles off its east coast, in Seoul, South Korea, September 15, 2021. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji
Sydney nightly curfew to end as COVID-19 vaccinations hit fresh milestone 15 Sep 2021 - 11:00 am
Pedestrians cross an intersection in the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Cyber crime spreads in Australia as COVID-19 pushes more people online 15 Sep 2021 - 10:49 am
A hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration
Chinese cities issue travel warnings after Fujian COVID-19 15 Sep 2021 - 10:41 am
Medical workers wearing protective suits take swabs from primary school students at a nucleic acid testing site, following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China September 15, 2021. cnsphoto/via REUTERS
Taliban deny their deputy prime minister, Mullah Baradar, is dead 14 Sep 2021 - 02:56 pm
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COVID-19 cases in southeast China more than double as Delta spreads 14 Sep 2021 - 11:07 am
Residents register to take nucleic acid tests at a testing site in Quanzhou, following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Fujian province, China September 13, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS
Bali tourism industry looking for uptick after COVID-19 restrictions eased 14 Sep 2021 - 10:59 am
People wear protective face masks on the first day of trial opening for tourist attractions amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Badung, Bali, Indonesia September 13, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Nyoman Hendra Wibowo/via REUTERS