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Taxi for hire! Bangkok cabbie hopes to capitalise on his COVID-19 shot 07 Jun 2021 - 11:28 am
Thai taxi driver Sombat Subin rides with a sign above his cab showing that he has been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in order to attract more customers in Bangkok, Thailand, May 29, 2021. Picture taken May 29, 2021. REUTERS/Chaline
Taiwan to extend COVID-19 curbs, schools to stay shut 07 Jun 2021 - 11:06 am
Soldiers in protective suits disinfect a street following the recent surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in the Tucheng district of New Taipei City, Taiwan May 27, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
Philippines to open COVID-19 vaccinations to include more workers 07 Jun 2021 - 10:44 am
Health workers encode information and prepare vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a mobile vaccination site in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo
Australian police free entangled young whale off east coast 07 Jun 2021 - 10:20 am
An aerial view of an entangled whale in this handout picture, off the coast of New South Wales, Australia June 7, 2021. NSW POLICE/Handout via REUTERS
Officials: 2 trains collide in southern Pakistan, killing 35 07 Jun 2021 - 10:11 am
Paramilitary soldiers and rescue workers gather at the site following a collision between two trains in Ghotki, Pakistan June 7, 2021. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)/ Handout via REUTERS
India cautiously starts to open up as virus cases decline 07 Jun 2021 - 09:45 am
Workers carry goods at a market area after authorities eased lockdown restrictions that were imposed to slow down the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Australia's Victoria logs biggest rise in COVID-19 cases in a week 07 Jun 2021 - 09:29 am
Health workers are seen at work at a drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing facility in Melbourne, Australia, June 7, 2021. AAP Image/Luis Ascui via REUTERS
Heavy rain, floods kill at least 17 in Sri Lanka 07 Jun 2021 - 09:21 am
Men float along a flooded road during a COVID-19 curfew in Biyagama, near Colombo, Sri Lanka June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Thailand starts long awaited COVID-19 vaccination drive 07 Jun 2021 - 09:12 am
People wait to receive the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as Thailand start a mass inoculation at a gymnasium inside the Siam paragon Shopping center, Bangkok, Thailand June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Z
Vietnam Premier asks provinces to ease strict virus measures 06 Jun 2021 - 10:03 pm
A man buys goods at a shop covered with plastic amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 31. REUTERS/Thanh Hue
Sri Lanka receives 1M doses of Sinopharm vaccine 06 Jun 2021 - 07:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: Doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo
Taiwan to quarantine workers to control COVID spike at tech firm 06 Jun 2021 - 03:14 pm
File photo: An aerial view of the landscape in Taipei, Taiwan, November 19, 2020. Reuters/Ann Wang/File Photo
Death toll in Sri Lanka floods, mudslides rises to 14 06 Jun 2021 - 01:34 pm
Men float on a tube down a flooded road during a COVID-19 curfew in Kaduwela, a suburb town of Colombo, Sri Lanka June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Data recovered as ship with chemicals sinking off Sri Lanka 06 Jun 2021 - 09:56 am
The MV X-Press Pearl vessel sinks while being towed into deep sea off the Colombo Harbour in Sri Lanka June 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Australia's COVID-19 hotspot logs four new local cases 06 Jun 2021 - 09:15 am
A woman walks past a
India to ease lockdown rules as coronavirus case numbers decline 06 Jun 2021 - 09:12 am
People walk at a crowded market in the old quarters of Delhi, India, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
Chinese city of Guangzhou reports seven new COVID-19 cases 06 Jun 2021 - 08:45 am
A medical worker collects a swab from a resident during a mass testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a makeshift testing site in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China May 30, 2021. Picture taken May 30, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
India issues final warning to Twitter to comply with new rules 05 Jun 2021 - 02:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo