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Japan issues highest risk alerts in Hiroshima due to torrential rains 13 Aug 2021 - 01:26 pm
A landslide in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan after heavy rains, in this August 13, 2021 photo obtained from social media. TWITTER @KAPPACHAN1115 /via REUTERS
Indonesian ferry turns floating isolation centre for COVID-19 patients 13 Aug 2021 - 01:14 pm
A giant banner reading 'Recovery Ship: Integrated Floating Isolation - Recovery, Training, Recreation' is seen on a passenger ship owned by the state-owned shipping company PT PELNI, KM Umsini, which has been modified as an isolation centre for the corona
China cities declare rain 'red alerts' amid power cuts, floods 13 Aug 2021 - 01:05 pm
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Philippines extends travel ban for 10 countries over Delta concerns 13 Aug 2021 - 12:13 pm
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Sydney to tighten COVID-19 curbs, Australian capital to enter lockdown 12 Aug 2021 - 06:47 pm
Police officers patrol through the quiet Central Station in the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Cambodia starts vaccine booster drive to shore up COVID-19 defence 12 Aug 2021 - 05:14 pm
People receive an AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as a booster dose at the National Pediatric Hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 12, 2021.REUTERS/Cindy Liu
Marine rescuers work to free whale caught in shark net on Gold Coast 12 Aug 2021 - 05:04 pm
Seaworld Rescue crew work to free a whale tangled in shark nets off Queensland's Gold Coast, Australia August 11, 2021, in this screen grab taken from a video. Picture taken August 11, 2021. Nine Network/ via REUTERS
New Zealand plans to start reopening borders early next year 12 Aug 2021 - 04:34 pm
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern participates in a televised debate with National leader Judith Collins at TVNZ in Auckland, New Zealand, September 22, 2020. Fiona Goodall/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Vietnam concerned over vaccine supply as COVID-19 cases near record 12 Aug 2021 - 04:14 pm
A health worker wearing a protective suit labels a sample tube at the National Convention Center, the venue for the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam January 29,
Top Japan health adviser wants stricter COVID-19 measures for about two weeks 12 Aug 2021 - 04:01 pm
People wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, make their way in Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Taliban take strategic Ghazni city on road to Kabul 12 Aug 2021 - 04:01 pm
People gather on the street as Taliban fighters stand guard on main road intersection in city of Ghazni, Afghanistan in this screen grab taken from a video released by the Taliban on August 12, 2021. Taliban Handout/via Reuters
South Korea turns COVID-19 testing booth contactless 12 Aug 2021 - 03:17 pm
A hospital staff and Hallym University Medical Center (HUMC) director Lee Me-yeon (on screen) simulate a contactless medical check-up at a smart booth, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Anyang, South Korea August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Daewo
S.Korea considering mandating hospitals provide more ICU beds for COVID patients - source 12 Aug 2021 - 02:23 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
Major container ports in eastern China see worsening congestion after COVID cases 12 Aug 2021 - 02:10 pm
Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai, China October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo/File Photo
Indian rocket fails to launch earth observation satellite 12 Aug 2021 - 12:14 pm
People watch as India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F10), carrying the earth observation satellite EOS-03, lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, August 12, 2021. Reuters/Stringer
Denmark to evacuate Afghans who worked for Kabul embassy 12 Aug 2021 - 11:59 am
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Tsunami warning issued after quake near Pondaguitan in Philippines 11 Aug 2021 - 10:00 pm
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Melbourne extends COVID lockdown; 'no jab, no job' in Sydney 11 Aug 2021 - 07:53 pm
A man wearing a face mask and carrying shopping bags walks past congregating birds during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the Canterbury-Bankstown local government area of southwest Sydney, Australia, August 4

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QNA / X Kosovo set for another snap election after failure to elect president
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File / Photo Luxury carmaker Aston Martin narrows quarterly losses

Africa

Photo strictly for representational purposes. Source: freepik German tourist dies after bit by snake in Egypt: police
QNA / X Prime Minister of Libyan Government of National Unity, Greek Foreign Minister discuss strengthening relations
Peninsula Court martial over Nigeria coup plot to resume May 8
(FILES) Colonel Sadio Camara, Minister of Defense and Veterans of Mali, is seen at the meeting of Ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Ouagadougou, (Photo by FANNY NOARO-KABRة / AFP) Mali says defense minister killed in attack on his residence in Bamako

Americas

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, shortly after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP) Trump holds talks on Iran with security team
File Photo 600 Google staff urge CEO to reject classified military AI contract
Relatives identify one of the victims after a bomb attack at El Tunel, on the Popayan-Cali road, in Cajibio, Cauca department, Colombia, on April 25, 2026. (Photo by Joaquin SARMIENTO / AFP) Colombia blasts kill 19, injure 38
FBI tactical agents leave a house associated with the suspected White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter after making entry at the residence in Torrance, California, late on April 25, 2026. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP Engineer and game developer: the US press gala shooting suspect

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