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Philippines health workers protest neglect as Covid-19 strains hospitals 01 Sep 2021 - 09:45 am
Healthcare workers hold a protest outside the Philippines' health department, demanding better wages and benefits amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Manila, Philippines, September 1, 2021. Reuters/Eloisa Lopez
Australia aims to 'live with virus' instead of eliminating it 01 Sep 2021 - 09:43 am
Medical workers speak with members of the public at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of an outbreak in Sydney, Australia, September 1, 2021. Reuters/Loren Elliott
Japan finds another Moderna vial suspected to contain foreign substance 01 Sep 2021 - 09:39 am
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Singapore reports most coronavirus cases in nearly 6 weeks 31 Aug 2021 - 03:47 pm
A man receives his vaccination at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination center in Singapore March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Leaving Afghanistan, US general's ghostly image books place in history 31 Aug 2021 - 01:20 pm
US Army Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, steps on board a C-17 transport plane as the last US service member to leave Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 30, 2021 in a photograph taken using
Taliban celebrate victory as last US troops leave Afghanistan 31 Aug 2021 - 11:38 am
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks to Badri 313 military unit at Kabul's airport, Afghanistan August 31, 2021 in this still image obtained from a handout video. Taliban/Handout via Reuters
Hong Kong's strict quarantine rules threaten to erodes allure of financial hub 31 Aug 2021 - 11:21 am
File photo: A Star Ferry boat crosses Victoria Harbour in front of a skyline of buildings in Hong Kong, China June 29, 2020. Reuters/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
As Afghanistan adjusts to Taliban rule, music goes silent 31 Aug 2021 - 10:58 am
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Taiwan expects much-anticipated first BioNTech vaccines to arrive soon 31 Aug 2021 - 10:30 am
A vial labelled with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
Australia in vaccine swap pact with Singapore as Covid-19 cases surge 31 Aug 2021 - 10:23 am
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Japan health minister says Okinawa vaccine contaminants likely from needle stick 31 Aug 2021 - 10:18 am
Medical staff prepare Moderna coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to be administered at newly-opened mass vaccination centre in Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2021. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Solar boom, pandemic curbs drive Australia's carbon emissions down 5% 31 Aug 2021 - 10:08 am
Birds and a plane are seen flying above emission from the chimneys of a chemical plant located near Port Botany in Sydney, Australia June 2, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
New Zealand COVID-19 cases drop for second day amid lockdowns 31 Aug 2021 - 09:47 am
People wear masks as they exercise during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall
China cuts amount of time minors can spend on online games 30 Aug 2021 - 01:53 pm
People play online games at an internet cafe in Fuyang, Anhui province, China August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Duterte's top aide declines Philippine presidential nomination 30 Aug 2021 - 11:55 am
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers his 6th State of the Nation Address (SONA), at the House of Representative in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo
Japan finds COVID-19 infections in teachers who took students to Paralympics 30 Aug 2021 - 11:26 am
A girl runs past Olympic rings and the logo of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Tokyo, Japan, August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
New Zealand's Auckland stays in lockdown, officials report Pfizer-linked death 30 Aug 2021 - 11:07 am
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Indonesia schools start cautious reopening after devastating virus wave 30 Aug 2021 - 10:34 am
Elementary school students wearing face masks and face shields attend class, as schools reopen on trial basis after the government extended restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 30, 2021. REUTERS/A