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China rescues first person from Shandong gold mine: CCTV 24 Jan 2021 - 07:24 am
Rescuers work at the Hushan gold mine where workers were trapped underground after the Jauary 10 explosion, in Qixia, Shandong province, China January 22, 2021. Reuters/Aly Song
Marchers rehearse for India's Republic Day parade 23 Jan 2021 - 11:53 am
Indian soldiers wearing protective face masks march during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A year after Wuhan lockdown, China reports small rise in COVID-19 cases 23 Jan 2021 - 11:01 am
FILE PHOTO: Volunteers from the Blue Sky Rescue team disinfect at the Qintai Grand Theatre in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Hong Kong locks down thousands for compulsory COVID-19 testing 23 Jan 2021 - 10:52 am
Health workers are seen in protective gear inside a locked down portion of the Jordan residential area to contain a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hong Kong, China January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Distraught families of Sriwijaya Air victims visit Java Sea crash site 22 Jan 2021 - 04:54 pm
A colleague of the crew of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, which crashed into the sea, throws flowers and petals from the deck of Indonesia's Naval ship KRI Semarang as they visit the site of the crash to pay their tribute, at the sea off the Jakarta coast,
Long queues as China's capital launches mass virus tests 22 Jan 2021 - 03:45 pm
People line up to get their nucleic acid test at a mass testing site following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Modi says India self-reliant on Covid-19 vaccines as 1 mln inoculated 22 Jan 2021 - 12:59 pm
A man walks past a graffiti of people wearing protective masks amidst the spread of Covid-19 on a street in Navi Mumbai, India January 21, 2021. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
India parliament panel questions Facebook on WhatsApp's privacy terms 21 Jan 2021 - 11:24 pm
Peninsula
China to gift half million doses of Sinopharm vaccine to Pakistan 21 Jan 2021 - 08:33 pm
A man wears a protective face mask as he walks among other people along a street, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
S.Korea expects first batch of COVID-19 vaccine from COVAX within weeks 21 Jan 2021 - 03:58 pm
The word
A lotus, not a Chinese dragon: Indian PM Modi's home state changes name of fruit 21 Jan 2021 - 03:48 pm
File photo: A woman sorts and packs dragon fruit. Reuters/Oswaldo Rivas/File Photo
Indonesia halts search for victims of Sriwijaya Air crash 21 Jan 2021 - 02:57 pm
A member of Indonesia's rescue personnel observes the debris of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, which crashed into the Java Sea, at the last day of the search and rescue operation, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng D
Fire at building site for India's Serum Institute, vaccine output not hit, source says 21 Jan 2021 - 01:20 pm
Source: Social media
China's capital steps up COVID-19 measures as outbreak persists 20 Jan 2021 - 12:41 pm
Police guard a blocked-off street in a residential neighbourhood following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tiangongyuan area of Daxing district in Beijing, China, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
China's COVID-19 vaccine makers apply to join COVAX scheme 20 Jan 2021 - 12:19 pm
A man walks to receive a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination site, during a government-organized visit, in Beijing, China January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Indian villagers celebrate inauguration of Kamala Harris 20 Jan 2021 - 11:33 am
People holding placards with the photo of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris celebrate on the day of her inauguration in the village of Thulasendrapuram, where Harris' maternal grandfather was born and grew up, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu,
China deploys 16 rescue teams to save stricken gold miners 20 Jan 2021 - 10:09 am
Rescuers are seen at the site where workers were trapped underground after an explosion at the gold mine under construction, in Qixia, Shandong province, China January 20, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS
Alibaba's Jack Ma makes first public appearance in three months 20 Jan 2021 - 10:07 am
Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba Group arrives at the