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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
Japan's Moderna vaccine contamination woes widen as 1 mln more shots withdrawn 30 Aug 2021 - 10:21 am
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India's COVID vaccine supply jumps, raising export hopes 30 Aug 2021 - 09:48 am
A research scientist works inside a laboratory of India's Serum Institute, the world's largest maker of vaccines, which is working on vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Pune, India, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Euan Rocha/File Photo
Biden pays respects to US troops killed in Afghanistan 29 Aug 2021 - 05:39 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, U.S., August 29, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Rival faction in Philippines' ruling party tries to oust Duterte from chairman role 29 Aug 2021 - 03:41 pm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the arrival ceremony for the first COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in the country, at Villamor Air Base in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Macron says France, Britain to propose Kabul safe zone to UN 29 Aug 2021 - 02:35 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron visits Bytna Foundation for Culture, Arts and Heritage in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, August 29, 2021. REUTERS/Abdullah Rashid
Thailand to allow local flights to resume in COVID-risk areas 29 Aug 2021 - 01:03 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask enters a taxi in Chinatown, after the government started opening some restaurants outside shopping malls, parks, and barbershops during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, Ma
India's Bharat Biotech scouts international COVID-19 vaccine partners 29 Aug 2021 - 12:58 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
Japan eyes mixed use of COVID-19 shots to speed vaccine rollout 29 Aug 2021 - 11:29 am
People walk in Shibuya shopping area, during a state of emergency amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan August 29, 2021. REUTERS/Androniki?Christodoulou
Singapore hits 80% vaccine threshold seen as key to easing 29 Aug 2021 - 10:43 am
People wearing face masks cross a road amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia
Thailand to have 140 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines this year 29 Aug 2021 - 10:27 am
People wearing protective masks queue outside the Central Vaccination Center as Thailand opens walk-in first dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination scheme for elders, people with a minimum weight of 100 kilograms and pregnant w
Okinawa finds contaminants in Moderna COVID-19 vaccines- NHK 29 Aug 2021 - 09:39 am
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Australia's Covid-19 cases hit new record as 'reopening' debate heats up 29 Aug 2021 - 09:14 am
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US military begins withdrawal from Kabul airport 28 Aug 2021 - 07:46 pm
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command assist with security at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 26, 20
Passenger boat in Bangladesh sinks after collision, 22 dead 28 Aug 2021 - 07:22 pm
Recovered bodies are seen after a boat packed with passengers slammed into a vessel transporting sand, in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
US airstrike targets Islamic State members in Afghanistan 28 Aug 2021 - 07:02 pm
U.S. service members assist at an Evacuation Control Check Point (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 26, 2021.