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China to suspend UK flights indefinitely: Foreign ministry 24 Dec 2020 - 11:52 am
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin attends a news conference in Beijing, China November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File photo
Rules to stop coronavirus variant stoke chaos at Indian airports 23 Dec 2020 - 03:33 pm
People wearing protective face masks wait for passengers to arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after India cancelled all flights from the UK over fears of a new strain of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, Decem
Hong Kong to let residents choose between Covid-19 vaccines 23 Dec 2020 - 02:56 pm
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UK coronavirus variant likely found in Hong Kong as city secures vaccine supplies 23 Dec 2020 - 02:53 pm
A health worker collects a swab sample from a woman at a makeshift testing centre on a soccer field following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik
Tropical Malaysia works to boost cold-storage, get more COVID-19 shots 23 Dec 2020 - 02:45 pm
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Keep calm, Taiwan says after first local COVID-19 case in 8 months 23 Dec 2020 - 12:58 pm
People wear protective masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while riding the metro in Taipei, Taiwan, December 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Philippines bans all flights from Britain starting Dec. 24 23 Dec 2020 - 11:33 am
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
Thai seafood market coronavirus infections top 1,000 22 Dec 2020 - 02:44 pm
Migrant workers queue to talk with the public health authorities for a COVID-19 investigation at a fresh market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand, December 22, 2020. Reuters/Chalinee Thirasupa
Singapore's happy 'glampers' pick airport stays for year-end holidays 22 Dec 2020 - 02:35 pm
Children play a game of tag at Changi AirportÕs indoor glamping grounds after checking in, in Singapore, December 21, 2020. Picture taken December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ying Shan Lee
Gas pipeline blast kills two, destroys houses in western India 22 Dec 2020 - 01:46 pm
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Millions facing winter power shortages in China as coal supply squeezed 22 Dec 2020 - 01:31 pm
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Prison doctors among five killed in Kabul bombing 22 Dec 2020 - 12:28 pm
Municipal workers clean up debris at the site of a bomb attack in Kabul on December 22, 2020. AFP / Zakeria Hashimi
Taiwan reports first locally transmitted COVID-19 case since April 22 Dec 2020 - 11:21 am
Passengers wearing masks practice social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as they wait to board a flight at Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport, in Taiwan, October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ben Blanchard
S.Korea shuts ski resorts, winter tourism to curb COVID-19 spread 22 Dec 2020 - 11:07 am
A woman wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus rides an escalator at Seoul railway station in Seoul on December 22, 2020. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Thailand tells market buyers to seek tests as coronavirus cases climb 22 Dec 2020 - 10:47 am
Migrant workers talk with the public health authorities for a COVID-19 investigation at a fresh market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
Singapore gets first batch of COVID-19 vaccines: DHL 21 Dec 2020 - 04:14 pm
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India suspends all flights originating from UK until Dec 31 21 Dec 2020 - 01:14 pm
Men walk past a mural of frontline workers amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Australia detects new UK strain, Hong Kong cancels Britain flights 21 Dec 2020 - 01:00 pm
A mostly empty domestic terminal at Sydney Airport is seen after surrounding states shut their borders to New South Wales in response to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, December 21, 2020. Reuters/Loren Elliott