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Indian drug regulator panel recommends Cadila's COVID-19 vaccine - CNBC-TV18 20 Aug 2021 - 12:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Used syringes lie discarded in a bin after they were used to administer the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Mumbai, India, August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Sri Lankans seek full COVID lockdown ahead of president's address 20 Aug 2021 - 12:33 pm
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Thailand reaches 1 million COVID-19 cases, plans vaccine boosters 20 Aug 2021 - 12:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: 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 an
In highly vaccinated Singapore, masks may be last virus curb to go 20 Aug 2021 - 12:13 pm
Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan speaks during in an interview at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia
Japan to ramp up COVID-19 tests as it battles worst wave of infections 20 Aug 2021 - 11:53 am
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New Zealand outbreak widens making lockdown extension likely 20 Aug 2021 - 11:20 am
FILE PHOTO: Lambton Quay is devoid of people on the first day of a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wellington, New Zealand, August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Praveen Menon/File Photo
Singapore gets sweet pandemic distraction as Museum of Ice Cream opens 19 Aug 2021 - 08:09 pm
Visitors play in a 'sprinkle pool' at the Museum of Ice Cream in Singapore, August 19, 2021. REUTERS/Travis Teo
Philippines' Duterte to relax coronavirus curbs in capital region 19 Aug 2021 - 06:58 pm
An aerial view shows minimal traffic in a main thoroughfare in Quezon City, during a two-week lockdown following a surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Metro Manila, Philippines August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal
S.Korea COVID-19 count ticks up as authorities consider tougher distancing 19 Aug 2021 - 03:11 pm
People wait in line for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a testing site, temporarily set up at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, July 7, 2021. REUTERS/ Heo Ran/File Photo
Singapore’s vaccinated travel easing starts with Germany, Brunei 19 Aug 2021 - 02:25 pm
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A small Afghan girl is lifted from the crowd, capturing desperation to flee Kabul 19 Aug 2021 - 01:51 pm
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Sydney steps up vaccine rollout as Australia's COVID-19 cases at daily high 19 Aug 2021 - 01:32 pm
Police officers patrol the quiet city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Indian states preparing for next COVID wave focus on children 19 Aug 2021 - 01:17 pm
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Delta outbreak exposes New Zealand's low vaccination rates 19 Aug 2021 - 11:25 am
Lambton Quay is devoid of people on the first day of a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wellington, New Zealand, August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Praveen Menon/File Photo
Several killed amid firing by Taliban and stampede during rally in Afghan city - witness 19 Aug 2021 - 10:21 am
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Philippines earmarks $899 mln for COVID-19 booster shots 19 Aug 2021 - 09:28 am
A government worker assists people queueing to get Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in school turned vaccination site that operates 24/7, in Manila, Philippines, August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Stampede at gate of airport in Afghan capital injures 17 - NATO official 18 Aug 2021 - 02:02 pm
People climb a barbed wire wall to enter the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from a video. Reuters TV/via Reuters/File Photo
Taliban will be judged on actions, not words, says UK's Johnson 18 Aug 2021 - 12:23 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay