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Thailand floats hydro-solar projects for its dams as fossil fuel supplement 20 Apr 2021 - 05:15 pm
Workers walk between solar cell panels over the water surface of Sirindhorn Dam in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand April 8, 2021. Picture taken April 8, 2021 with a drone. REUTERS/Prapan Chankaew
Thailand seeks 5-10 mln doses of Pfizer vaccines 20 Apr 2021 - 04:52 pm
A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample from a child for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test, as the country deals with a fresh wave of infections after tackling earlier outbreaks, in Bangkok, Thailand April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/F
Philippines to start clinical trials on ivermectin, other drugs for COVID-19 20 Apr 2021 - 04:45 pm
A health worker in personal protective equipment walks inside a covered court used as a quarantine facility for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in Manila, Philippines, April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
India's Maharashtra to impose stringent lockdown this week 20 Apr 2021 - 04:17 pm
Notices about the shortage of COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, are seen outside a COVID-19 vaccination centre in Mumbai, India, April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Philippines approves emergency use of J&J, Bharat BiotechCOVID-19 vaccines 20 Apr 2021 - 02:00 pm
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India reports record daily COVID-19 death toll, many cities in lockdown 20 Apr 2021 - 12:21 pm
Migrant workers arrive at a bus station to board buses to return to their villages after Delhi government ordered a six-day lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ghaziabad on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, April 19, 20
Chinese woman who stormed Tesla display at car show detained for 5 days 20 Apr 2021 - 11:33 am
A Tesla electric vehicle (EV) is seen through a charging point displayed during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
Microsoft to invest $1 bln in Malaysia to set up data centres: Malaysian PM 19 Apr 2021 - 04:55 pm
A Microsoft logo is seen a day after Microsoft Corp's $26.2 billion purchase of LinkedIn Corp, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Pacific Ocean storm intensifies into year's first super typhoon 19 Apr 2021 - 04:52 pm
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India to fund capacity boost at Serum Institute as vaccines run short - source 19 Apr 2021 - 12:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: A health official draws a dose of the AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, at Infectious Diseases Hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
Approaching typhoon displaces 68,000 people in Philippines 19 Apr 2021 - 12:51 pm
General view of a flooded market as Super Typhoon Surigae moves close to the Philippines in the province of Catbalogan, Samar, Philippines April 18, 2021
Hong Kong bans flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines for 2 weeks 19 Apr 2021 - 11:52 am
A woman, wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, sorts luggage at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File Photo
Australia-New Zealand travel bubble opens with joy, tears 19 Apr 2021 - 10:52 am
Families and loved ones embrace after arriving on the first Air New Zealand flight to land as quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand begins, in Wellington, New Zealand, April 19, 2021. AAP Image/Ben McKay/via Reuters
India's Delhi to lock down for six days as COVID-19 outbreak worsens 19 Apr 2021 - 10:44 am
File photo: A man rides a rickshaw on a deserted street during a curfew to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, April 6, 2021. Reuters/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Taiwan rattled by quakes, no immediate reports of damage - weather bureau 18 Apr 2021 - 05:47 pm
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Cambodia uses wedding halls for COVID patients as cases surge 18 Apr 2021 - 04:50 pm
A view of a closed market, during a 14-day citywide lockdown, implemented due to a rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2021. REUTERS/Cindy Liu/File Photo
Germany will not abandon Afghan staff, minister says 18 Apr 2021 - 03:13 pm
An Afghan man holds an umbrella as he walks on a rainy day on a hilltop overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan, April 15, 2021. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail
Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply 18 Apr 2021 - 01:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan March 5, 2021. Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo