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Philippine artist fights waste by using recycled trash in paintings 12 Mar 2021 - 04:11 pm
Filipino artist Gilbert Angeles incorporates expired paint and shredded plastic wrappers into a painting he is working on, at his studio in Plaridel, Bulacan province, Philippines, February 8, 2021. Picture taken February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Thailand delays AstraZeneca vaccination amid Europe safety reports 12 Mar 2021 - 03:12 pm
A vial of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is seen at a vaccination centre in Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo/File Photo
Tokyo area COVID-19 numbers showing signs of rising, health min says 12 Mar 2021 - 02:49 pm
Pedestrians wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, make their way in Tokyo, Japan, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
South Korea extends social distancing rules to stamp out infections amid vaccination drive 12 Mar 2021 - 01:21 pm
Doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are seen at a COVID-19 vaccination centre in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Malaysia outlaws ‘fake news’ on emergency, Covid pandemic 12 Mar 2021 - 12:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask rides across a street, during a lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Philippines' Duterte looking to reopen economy in coming weeks 11 Mar 2021 - 04:24 pm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at Villamor Air Base in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
COVID cluster at gym sends hundreds into quarantine in Hong Kong 11 Mar 2021 - 04:04 pm
A sign is seen at a community vaccination centre during the coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong, China February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
Indonesia’s Sinabung volcano unleashes new burst of hot ash 11 Mar 2021 - 03:39 pm
Mount Sinabung volcano erupts as seen from Kuta Rakyat village in Karo, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia March 11, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Sastrawan Ginting/via Reuters
India sees worst COVID-19 increase since Christmas as Maharashtra battles surge 11 Mar 2021 - 03:26 pm
A boy walks past a graffiti amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on a street in Navi Mumbai, India, March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Philippines reports largest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in nearly six months 11 Mar 2021 - 03:18 pm
Passengers wearing hazmat suits for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk inside the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Pakistan to block social media app TikTok, says telecoms regulator 11 Mar 2021 - 03:16 pm
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Ten years on, Japan mourns victims of earthquake and Fukushima disaster 11 Mar 2021 - 03:14 pm
People standing near candles watch as fireworks light up the sky to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands and triggered the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in Futaba, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, March 1
Unafraid but cautious: climbers return to Everest after COVID-19 closure 11 Mar 2021 - 11:52 am
Mount Everest, the world's 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
South Korea extends use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to people aged 65 and over 11 Mar 2021 - 11:27 am
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Pakistan launches COVID-19 vaccination drive, staring with elderly 10 Mar 2021 - 08:08 pm
A woman receives the first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, as the government started vaccination for the general public, starting with elderly people, at a vaccination center in Karachi, Pakistan March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
S.Korean hospitals extract extra COVID vaccine doses from vials 10 Mar 2021 - 12:23 pm
Registered nurse Kim Eun-suk measures a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Australia sees no concern with pace of COVID-19 vaccination drive 10 Mar 2021 - 10:39 am
A healthcare professional administers a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to Dr. Chris Quinn as high-risk workers receive the first vaccines in the state of Victoria's rollout of the program, in Melbourne, Australia, February 22, 2
Big Indian state scales down vaccinations, citing shortage 09 Mar 2021 - 11:23 pm
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