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Vietnam to vaccinate 20% of population against COVID-19 by end of year 02 Apr 2021 - 03:28 pm
A doctor looks at the vial before receiving a vaccine, 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, March 8, 20
CCTV shows couple in Seoul daubing over $500,000 graffiti artwork 02 Apr 2021 - 03:21 pm
The marks painted by a young couple are seen on the graffiti artwork of New York-based artist Jon One at a gallery in Seoul, South Korea April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Minwoo Park
Guinea medics track suspected Ebola cluster after one case confirmed 02 Apr 2021 - 02:33 pm
A member of the French Red Cross disinfects the area around a motionless person suspected of carrying the Ebola virus as a crowd gathers in Forecariah, Guinea, January 30, 2015. REUTERS/Misha Hussain/File Photo
Train crash kills 48 in Taiwan's deadliest rail tragedy for decades 02 Apr 2021 - 01:10 pm
Rescue workers walk next to a damaged train which derailed in a tunnel north of Hualien, Taiwan April 2, 2021, in this still image taken from video. FTV via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. TAI
China aims to vaccinate entire city in 5 days after outbreak 02 Apr 2021 - 12:54 pm
Medical workers inoculate students with the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a university in Qingdao, Shandong province, China March 30, 2021. Picture taken March 30, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS
Australia investigates possible link of blood clot case to AstraZeneca vaccine 02 Apr 2021 - 12:30 pm
A medical worker fills a syringe with a dose of AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Belexpo vaccination centre, as Serbia started to immunise business people across the region, in Belgrade, Serbia, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Zorana Je
India's Tendulkar hospitalised a week after contracting COVID-19 02 Apr 2021 - 12:18 pm
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Taiwan train crash kills 36, many trapped, in deadliest rail tragedy in decades 02 Apr 2021 - 09:45 am
Rescue team help stranded passengers down from the roof of a train which derailed in a tunnel north of Hualien, Taiwan April 2, 2021, in this still image taken from video. FACEBOOK @HUALIENFASTNEWS via REUTERS
Pakistan court allows commercial sale of COVID-19 vaccine 01 Apr 2021 - 07:41 pm
A paramedic prepares a dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine before administering it to a resident, at a vaccination center in Karachi, Pakistan April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Malaysia detects nine cases of South African COVID-19 variant 01 Apr 2021 - 04:03 pm
A man wearing a protective mask walks past closed shops, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 28, 2020. REUTERS/ Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Hong Kong to resume use of BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines on April 5 01 Apr 2021 - 02:18 pm
A man wearing a face mask leaves a vaccination centre administering COVID-19 vaccine, in Hong Kong, China March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File Photo
India launches biggest vaccination drive yet against a surging coronavirus 01 Apr 2021 - 11:15 am
File photo: A healthcare worker collects a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test swab sample from a man, at a temporary shelter for homeless people in New Delhi, India, March 31, 2021. Reuters/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Veteran Hong Kong democrats found guilty in landmark unlawful assembly case 01 Apr 2021 - 09:39 am
Democratic Party founder and barrister Martin Lee and Albert Ho arrive at the West Kowloon Courts for verdicts in landmark unlawful assembly case, in Hong Kong, China April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Japan announces emergency measures in Osaka area to curb Covid-19 cases 01 Apr 2021 - 09:35 am
This aerial image taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the city of Osaka blanketed in a sandstorm, in this photo taken by Kyodo, Japan March 30, 2021. Kyodo/via Reuters
Pakistani PM rules out general lockdown 31 Mar 2021 - 08:21 pm
Men wear protective masks as they walk along a road, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Karachi, Pakistan March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Indonesia recovers cockpit voice recorder of crashed Sriwijaya Air jet 31 Mar 2021 - 03:14 pm
National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) officials place the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182 on a table at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 31, 2021. Reuters/Willy Kurniawan
Australia marks quietest fire season in a decade 31 Mar 2021 - 01:02 pm
A firefighter is seen as New South Wales Rural Fire Service personnel conduct a controlled burn to eliminate fuels before the upcoming bushfire season in the Arcadia suburb of Sydney, Australia, September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Malaysia to receive first 600,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots in June 31 Mar 2021 - 12:20 pm
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