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Taiwan signs local deals for up to 20 mln COVID shots 30 May 2021 - 08:34 pm
Soldiers in protective suits disinfect a street following the recent surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Tucheng district of New Taipei City, Taiwan May 27, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Search continues for one still missing after Indonesian ferry fire 30 May 2021 - 04:31 pm
A ferry is seen from a distance during a Barsanas rescue operation after fire broke out on the vessel in North Maluku province, Indonesia, May 29, 2021. Picture taken May 29, 2021.
S.Korea says 1 mln doses of J&J Covid-19 vaccines to arrive this week from US 30 May 2021 - 11:01 am
A woman wearing a mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic takes photographs of her boyfriend at a Han river park in Seoul, South Korea, May 24, 2021. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji
Mortar shell hits Afghan wedding, kills at least six 30 May 2021 - 10:55 am
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India says will have 120 million vaccine doses for local use in June 30 May 2021 - 10:50 am
File photo: People wearing face maks ride motorcycles as a municipal vehicle decontaminates a road during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Chennai, India, April 9, 2020. Reuters/P. Ravikumar/File Pho
Vietnam business hub Ho Chi Minh City to enact social distancing 30 May 2021 - 10:00 am
File photo: Employees on the way to work at the Samsung factory in Thai Nguyen province, north of Hanoi, Vietnam October 13, 2016. Reuters/Kham/File Photo
New Zealand hosts Australia PM in 1st meeting since outbreak 30 May 2021 - 09:31 am
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and wife Jenny Morrison with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford at annual Australia-New Zealand Leaders' Meeting. AAP Image/Peter Meecham via Reuters
Oldest American, fastest woman on Everest return safely 30 May 2021 - 09:00 am
Hong Kong's Tsang Yin-Hung, 45, who scaled Mount Everest in less than 26 hours, the shortest time taken by any woman after starting from the base camp, waves for a picture upon her arrival after climbing Everest, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 30, 2021. Reuters/
One crew feared dead after Japanese cargo ship collision - media 30 May 2021 - 07:59 am
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Australia's Victoria state reports 5 Covid-19 cases on day 3 of lockdown 30 May 2021 - 07:34 am
File photo: An empty tram is seen on the first day of a seven-day lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Melbourne, Australia, May 28, 2021. Reuters/Sandra Sanders/File Photo
Afghan officials: Roadside bomb kills 4, wounds 11 students 29 May 2021 - 06:17 pm
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China successfully launches cargo resupply spacecraft 29 May 2021 - 04:57 pm
A child stands near a giant screen showing the images of the Tianhe space station at an exhibition featuring the development of China's space exploration on the country's Space Day at China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing. (Reuters/File Photo)
Australia's Victoria logs 5 Covid-19 cases amid lockdown, vaccination demand surges 29 May 2021 - 02:51 pm
Healthcare workers administer coronavirus disease (Covid-19) tests on the first day of a seven-day lockdown. Reuters/Sandra Sanders/File Photo
Thai authorities rescue wild macaques smuggled in pickup truck 29 May 2021 - 02:48 pm
One of the rescued wild monkeys receives care at the animal field hospital in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand May 28, 2021. Thai Department of Natural Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (PR DNP)/Handout via Reuters
Philippines lifts ban on workers deploying to Saudi Arabia 29 May 2021 - 12:19 pm
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Chinese city locks down neighborhood after virus upsurge 29 May 2021 - 10:41 am
People line up to test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site on Haizhu Square in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China May 27, 2021. cnsphoto via Reuters
Vietnam detects hybrid of Covid-19 variants found in India and UK 29 May 2021 - 09:24 am
File photo: A health worker labels a test-sample tube during the coronavirus outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 29, 2021. Reuters/Kham/File Photo
Malaysia PM orders 'total lockdown' amid COVID-19 surge 28 May 2021 - 05:13 pm
File photo : General view of a deserted street during a lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo

Europe

Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales during her visit to the University of East London in Stratford, east London, on May 6, 2026, where she was set to meet with families, researchers and students, alongside leaders in further and higher education from across the UK, to launch 'Foundations for Life: A Guide to Social and Emotional Development', as part of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood. (Photo by Chris Jackson / POOL / AFP) Britain's Princess Catherine to make official visit to Italy
File photo: World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Three suspected hantavirus cases evacuated from cruise ship
Image used for representation only. EU watchdog says pesticide risk in food 'remains low'
This aerial picture shows a general view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 4, 2026. Photo by AFP Race to find port for cruise ship battling deadly rodent virus

Africa

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Americas

US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on May 5, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP) US pauses Hormuz escorts in bid for deal, as threats continue
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This handout picture released by the Cundinamarca Fire Department shows firefighters inspecting the site of an explosion at a coal mine in Sutatausa, Cundinamarca department, Colombia on May 4, 2026. Photo by Handout / Cundinamarca Fire Department / AFP Nine killed in central Colombia mine explosion

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