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Cambodia's cash-strapped cyclo drivers treated to pedal-in movie 28 Jan 2021 - 03:05 pm
Tricycle drivers attend an outdoor movie screening held by a non-governmental organization (NGO). Reuters/Cindy Liu
Australia extends New Zealand 'travel bubble' pause amid new COVID-19 cases 28 Jan 2021 - 02:54 pm
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Pakistani court: Release man accused in Daniel Pearl's death 28 Jan 2021 - 02:30 pm
A portrait of the Wall Street Journal's reporter Daniel Pearl stands with a candle at the altar at Fleet Street's journalists chapel St Brides Church prior to a memorial service in London March 5, 2002. Reuters/Ian Waldie IW/NMB/File Photo
India donates first 500,000 doses of vaccine to Sri Lanka 28 Jan 2021 - 02:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials of AstraZeneca's Covishield coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, are seen before they are packaged inside a lab at Serum Institute of India, Pune, India, November 30, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study 28 Jan 2021 - 02:01 pm
Members of the World Health Organisation (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic leave their quarantine hotel in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Taiwan asks Germany to help obtain coronavirus vaccines 28 Jan 2021 - 12:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man wears a protective mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while shopping ahead of the Chinese new year in Taipei, Taiwan, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
Japan to source most AstraZeneca vaccines locally amid global snags 28 Jan 2021 - 09:56 am
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Vietnam reports first coronavirus outbreak in 55 days; highest single-day tally 28 Jan 2021 - 09:51 am
A health worker takes a sample for a coronavirus test from a journalist in preparation for the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, which began on January 25, in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 18, 2021. Reuters/Kham/File Photo
South Korea reviews AstraZeneca vaccine for elderly under rollout plan 28 Jan 2021 - 09:45 am
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New Zealand investigates two new positive COVID-19 tests 27 Jan 2021 - 10:03 pm
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Indian farmers call off march to parliament on Budget Day following deadly violence 27 Jan 2021 - 07:50 pm
FILE PHOTO: Farmers gather in front of the historic Red Fort during a protest against farm laws introduced by the government, in Delhi, India, January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Pakistan to start COVID-19 vaccination drive next week, minister says 27 Jan 2021 - 07:11 pm
People with masks against COVID-19 travel by rikshaw (tok tok) in Karachi, Pakistan January 25, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Beijing city raises COVID-19 requirements on travellers from low-risk areas 27 Jan 2021 - 01:54 pm
People walk in the Beijing West railway station ahead of upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Nepal kicks off coronavirus inoculations with Indian vaccine 27 Jan 2021 - 12:24 pm
Health workers prepare to start vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kathmandu, Nepal January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Philippines cancels $10 bln airport plan with Chinese-led group 27 Jan 2021 - 12:17 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
India's COVAXIN likely effective against UK variant: Study 27 Jan 2021 - 12:15 pm
Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan holds a dose of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine called COVAXIN, during a vaccination campaign at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi, India, January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Indonesian volcano unleashes river of lava in new eruption 27 Jan 2021 - 12:08 pm
Mount Merapi volcano spews hot ash as seen from Kaliurang in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, January 27, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Hendra Nurdiyansyah/ via REUTERS
Australia records 10th day of no local COVID-19 cases 27 Jan 2021 - 10:32 am
Medical workers administer tests at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre in the wake of an outbreak in Sydney, Australia, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo