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India's virus cases decline, but WHO expert says positive tests ominously high 17 May 2021 - 11:26 am
File photo: People wearing protective face masks wait to receive their second dose of COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, outside a vaccination centre in Kolkata, India, May 12, 2021. Reuters/Rupa
Top Indian virologist quits government panel after airing differences 16 May 2021 - 08:42 pm
Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) walk towards different localities before the start of a check-up camp for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India June 27, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Vietnam's daily COVID-19 cases hit new record with 187 infections 16 May 2021 - 04:21 pm
Health workers wait for their turn as Vietnam starts its official rollout of AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for health workers, at Hai Duong Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Hai Duong province, Vietnam. (REUTERS/Thanh Hue/File Photo)
Australia sticks by plan to re-open border in mid-2022 16 May 2021 - 02:48 pm
File photo: People, some wearing protective face masks, stand on a train platform at Central Station after new public health regulations were announced for greater Sydney, including compulsory mask-wearing on public transport, following the emergence of n
India to start evacuating parts of west coast as cyclone approaches 16 May 2021 - 01:05 pm
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India's pace of daily Covid-19 infections slows as more vaccines awaited 16 May 2021 - 12:06 pm
Family members of Vijay Raju, who died due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), mourn before his cremation at a crematorium ground in Giddenahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Samuel Rajkumar
Singapore reports 38 new local COVID-19 cases, highest in months 16 May 2021 - 11:53 am
People shop for groceries at a supermarket after curbs on social gatherings and public activities were announced following a rise of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Singapore May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia
Afghan cease-fire ends amid calls for fresh peace talks 16 May 2021 - 11:25 am
Children stand next to a damaged wall at the site of a car bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Indonesia pauses distribution of a batch of AstraZeneca vaccine 16 May 2021 - 10:59 am
A doctor shows vials of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in his general practice facility, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Vienna, Austria May13, 2021. Reuters/Leonhard Foeger
Taiwan urges no panic buying as new COVID-19 rules kick off 16 May 2021 - 09:59 am
A man takes instant noodles from a near-empty shelf as customers rush to buy their groceries after the government advised people to reduce leaving their homes and limit gatherings due to an increasing number of locally transmitted coronavirus disease (COV
China cancels Everest climbs over fears of virus from Nepal 15 May 2021 - 06:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: Light illuminates Mount Everest, during sunset in Solukhumbu District also known as the Everest region, November 30, 2015. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo
Success story Taiwan faces its worst outbreak in pandemic 15 May 2021 - 04:54 pm
People wearing protective face masks ride their motorbikes as others shop at a night market in Taipei, Taiwan, May 15, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang
UNHCR calls for renewed and strong support for Rohingya refugees 15 May 2021 - 01:27 pm
Peninsula
Back-to-back tornadoes kill 12 in China; over 300 injured 15 May 2021 - 01:21 pm
A plant under construction is seen damaged after a tornado ripped through Caidian district of Wuhan, Hubei province, China May 15, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
India's daily COVID-19 deaths near 4,000 as police sent to halt dumping of bodies 15 May 2021 - 12:55 pm
Healthcare workers transfer the body of a person who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), inside a hospital premises in Kolkata, India, May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
Protesters march in Sydney, Melbourne against Israeli attacks on Gaza 15 May 2021 - 11:45 am
Peninsula
China cancels Everest spring climbing over coronavirus worries 15 May 2021 - 11:23 am
File photo: Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal January 15, 2020. Reuters/Monika Deupala/File Photo
Taiwan tightens curbs after surge in domestic COVID-19 cases 15 May 2021 - 10:52 am
People wait to pay for their groceries after the government advised people to reduce leaving their homes and limit gatherings due to an increasing number of locally transmitted COVID-19 infections, in Taipei, Taiwan, May 15, 2021. Reuters/Ann Wang