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India's daily COVID-19 cases rise to record for fifth time this week 10 Apr 2021 - 12:43 pm
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Ten Myanmar policemen killed in attack by ethnic armies opposed to junta: report 10 Apr 2021 - 10:39 am
File photo: Anti-coup protesters hold a Chinese flag before burning it down during a demonstration against China in Yangon, Myanmar April 5, 2021. Reuters/Stringer/File Photo
Western Australia braces for 'worst case scenario' as cyclone Seroja nears 10 Apr 2021 - 10:20 am
An aerial picture shows damaged houses following flash floods triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia April 7, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Aditya Pradana Putra via Reuters
Sinopharm's protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate gets China clinical trial nod 10 Apr 2021 - 08:16 am
A dose of Sinopharm vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), gifted by China's government for citizens living abroad, is pictured at Colombo Port City project premises in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 5, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Second virus wave overwhelms India hospitals as shots run low 09 Apr 2021 - 10:16 pm
People wearing protective masks stand in line at a railway station amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, 9 April, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Cambodia sees daily record COVID-19 cases 09 Apr 2021 - 03:11 pm
Garment factory workers and staff wait to receive China's Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at an industrial park in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Cindy Liu/File Photo
Japan places Tokyo under COVID-19 state of 'quasi-emergency' 09 Apr 2021 - 01:11 pm
A man wearing a protective face mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic walks on a parking lot at a shopping mall in Tokyo, Japan, April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Nepal battles worst forest fires in years as air quality drops 09 Apr 2021 - 12:34 pm
A hill burns during a forest fire in Makwanpur, outskirts of Kathmandu, as forest fires have raged many areas in Nepal contributing to worst air quality in the bowl shaped Kathmandu, Nepal April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
'No warnings': Powerful cyclone exposes Indonesia's lack of preparedness 09 Apr 2021 - 12:31 pm
An excavator search for a body at an area affected by landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia April 8, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Aditya Pradana Putra/via Reuters.
J&J says in talks with Indian govt for trial of single-dose vaccine 09 Apr 2021 - 12:27 pm
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Reigning Mrs World released on bail over incident at Sri Lanka pageant 08 Apr 2021 - 08:21 pm
Reigning Mrs World Caroline Jurie, forcibly removes the Mrs Sri Lanka winner Pushpika De Silva's crown as Jurie declared that the winner was ineligible because she was divorced, during the Mrs Sri Lanka pageant, in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 4, 2021. Pictur
Tokyo governor asks for emergency virus measures 08 Apr 2021 - 07:54 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wear protective masks in a shopping district amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, December 14 , 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo/File Photo
Modi says India is attempting to boost capacity to make vaccines 08 Apr 2021 - 07:45 pm
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Indonesia announces internal travel ban during Eid al-Fitr over Covid-19 08 Apr 2021 - 02:47 pm
File photo of Indonesian Muslim women praying to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, at a residential area amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, May 24, 2020. Reuters/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo
South Korea weighs more virus curbs as daily infections surge 08 Apr 2021 - 10:37 am
People walk near a cherry blossom street, closed to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Seoul, South Korea, April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Heo Ran
Philippines suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60 08 Apr 2021 - 09:56 am
A health worker verifies a senior citizen's information prior to receiving her first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at a covered court in Manila, Philippines, March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Philippine leader cancels address as coronavirus spreads among staff 07 Apr 2021 - 03:43 pm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his fourth State of the Nation address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo/File Photo
Thailand detects first domestic cases of UK coronavirus variant - expert 07 Apr 2021 - 12:34 pm
People are seen at an empty beach in Phuket, Thailand, March 31, 2021. Picture taken March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Europe

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer reacts as he prepares to leave the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on April 17, 2026. Photo by Tom Nicholson / POOL / AFP UK's Starmer vows to 'listen to voters' after election drubbing
Dockers hold banners reading 'Without protocol, no safety' as they protest against the arrival of a cruise ship affected by hantavirus in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on May 8, 2026. Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP Canary Islands brace for arrival of hantavirus-hit cruise ship
This handhout photograph taken and released on May 7, 2026 by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows its Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaking during a virtual press conference on the hantavirus cluster linked to a cruise ship travel, at the WHO headquarters, in Geneva. Photo by CHRISTOPHER BLACK / WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION / AFP WHO chief arrives in Spain before hantavirus-hit ship evacuation
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Africa

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