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Sydney virus cluster grows, border restrictions isolate city 20 Dec 2020 - 11:49 am
People queue in cars at a COVID-19 drive-through testing centre at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 20, 2020. / AFP / Steven Saphore
Eight killed as car bomb rocks Afghan capital 20 Dec 2020 - 10:57 am
Afghan policemen inspect at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan December 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Thailand to test over 10,000 people after record COVID-19 surge 20 Dec 2020 - 10:43 am
Migrant workers queue for a COVID-19 nasal swab test at a migrant community, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Samut Sakhon province, in Thailand, December 20, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
India’s virus cases cross 10 million as new infections dip 19 Dec 2020 - 07:29 pm
A health official takes a swab sample from a man to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a testing centre in Allahabad on December 19, 2020, as India surged past 10 million coronavirus cases. / AFP / SANJAY KANOJIA
Five rockets fired at US airbase in Afghanistan 19 Dec 2020 - 12:29 pm
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Apple supplier Wistron could not manage scaled up India plant, govt report says 19 Dec 2020 - 11:04 am
File photo: Men wearing protective face masks walk past broken windows of a facility run by Wistron Corp, a Taiwanese contract manufacturer for Apple, in Narsapura near the southern city of Bengaluru, India, December 14, 2020. Reuters/Stringer/File Photo
South Korea fears for COVID-19 patients amid sickbed shortage 19 Dec 2020 - 10:38 am
People wait in a line to undergo the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a testing site which is temporarily set up at City Hall Plaza in Seoul, South Korea December 18, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
WHO investigators heading to China in early January to probe virus 18 Dec 2020 - 09:34 pm
People wearing face masks walk on a street market in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 6, 2020. RUETERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Thailand reports local infections as measures to restart tourism begin 18 Dec 2020 - 03:43 pm
A man wearing a face mask as a preventative measure against Covid-19 coronavirus sits in the departure terminal of Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on December 18, 2020. / AFP / Jack TAYLOR
Hundreds shrug off pandemic for Ikea's new India store 18 Dec 2020 - 03:04 pm
Employees walk inside the new IKEA store in Navi Mumbai, India, December 17, 2020. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
Philippines can secure up to 25 mln doses of Moderna, Arcturus vaccines: Ambassador 18 Dec 2020 - 03:00 pm
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Sony pulls Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation in blow to CD Projekt 18 Dec 2020 - 02:14 pm
In this file photo taken on August 21, 2019 visitors wait at the Cyberpunk 2077 stand during the Video games trade fair Gamescom in Cologne, western Germany. Sony said on December 18, 2020 it was pulling the much-hyped Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation stor
Chinese citizen journalist to face trial after Wuhan virus reporting 18 Dec 2020 - 01:25 pm
A person wearing a mask rides a bicycle of bike-sharing service on a street, almost a year after the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
S.Korea reports record coronavirus deaths as lockdown fears spark panic buying 17 Dec 2020 - 04:19 pm
Office workers and city government employees queue at a temporary covid-19 novel coronavirus testing centre outside city hall in Seoul on December 17, 2020. / AFP / Ed JONES
Sydney residents told to stay home after COVID-19 cluster grows to 17 17 Dec 2020 - 01:11 pm
People walk past a hotel decorated for the holidays in the city centre of Sydney, Australia, December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Fiji declares state of natural disaster as powerful cyclone hits 17 Dec 2020 - 01:04 pm
The Bagata Crossing is seen flooded on Vunivesi Road in Savusavu, as Cyclone Yasa passes through Fiji, December 17, 2020, in this photo obtained from social media. Fiji Roads Authority/via REUTERS
Thailand relaxes travel curbs for tourists from over 50 countries 17 Dec 2020 - 12:37 pm
Tourists wait for sunrise at Phu Thap Buek mountain in Phetchabun province, Thailand, December 12, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
WHO says Beijing welcomes COVID-19 investigators trip to China 17 Dec 2020 - 11:53 am
People wearing masks walk across a street, almost a year after the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song