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Myanmar junta leader says Suu Kyi will soon appear 22 May 2021 - 11:13 am
File photo: Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends the joint news conference of the Japan-Mekong Summit Meeting at the Akasaka Palace State Guest House in Tokyo, Japan October 9, 2018. Franck Robichon/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
Thailand reports 1st cases of Indian coronavirus variant 21 May 2021 - 03:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks shop for street food in Chinatown amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Roadside bomb kills 6 in Pakistan 21 May 2021 - 02:10 pm
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India and Pfizer at impasse over vaccine indemnity demand -sources 21 May 2021 - 01:12 pm
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Thailand sees first local cases of Indian COVID-19 variant 21 May 2021 - 12:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks shop for street food in Chinatown amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
Taiwan presses US health secretary on COVID vaccines 21 May 2021 - 12:29 pm
Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung holds a news conference about Taiwan's efforts to get into the World Health Organization in Taipei, Taiwan, May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Indian rescuers use ships, planes in search for 26 missing after cyclone 20 May 2021 - 08:18 pm
People who were stranded at sea due to Cyclone Tauktae exit an Indian Navy Sea King Mk.42C helicopter, after they were rescued by the Indian Navy, at INS Shikra, Colaba, Mumbai, India, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Dutch court orders Ghosn to repay Nissan-Mitsubishi $6 mln in wages 20 May 2021 - 01:49 pm
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India battles rash of 'black fungus' cases hitting COVID-19 patients 20 May 2021 - 01:32 pm
Volunteers drive an ambulance amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bengaluru, India, May 18, 2021. Reuters/Samuel Rajkumar
Britons banned from working in Singapore over yacht party 20 May 2021 - 01:28 pm
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China says US warship illegally enters its territory in South China Sea 20 May 2021 - 11:51 am
File photo: The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur patrols in the Philippine Sea in this August 15, 2013 file photo. Reuters/US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Declan Barnes/Handout via Reuters/Files
Hopes fading for 38 missing after barge sinks in India storm 20 May 2021 - 10:48 am
Members of the Indian Navy transport a person to receive medical attention after a rescue from a sunken barge in the Arabian Sea in the aftermath of cyclone Tauktae's landfall, at naval air station INS Shikra in Mumbai, May 18, 2021. Indian Navy/Handout v
India's largest vial maker expects sales to triple on COVID-19 vaccine ramp up 20 May 2021 - 09:41 am
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Sri Lanka suspends all arrivals for 10 days 19 May 2021 - 04:34 pm
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India sets global record for daily coronavirus deaths 19 May 2021 - 03:17 pm
Professional bikers Murthaza Junaid and his brother Muteeb Zoheb, who volunteer as ambulance drivers, tend to a man with breathing difficulty before ferrying him to a hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Benga
China authorities evacuate, investigate shaking skyscraper 19 May 2021 - 12:15 pm
People evacuate the shaking 73-storey SEG skyscraper in Shenzhen, China, May 18, 2021, in this still image obtained from a social media video. Weibo/@Shaguo Dabao Tou/via Reuters
Indian data hints at runaway virus spread as daily deaths hit record 19 May 2021 - 11:42 am
File photo: A healthcare worker checks the temperature of a rice mill worker during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination drive at Bavla village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, April 13, 2021. Reuters/Amit Dave/File Photo
Fourteen die after barge sinks as cyclone batters India's west coast 19 May 2021 - 11:06 am
A man gestures after he was rescued by Indian Navy personnel from a sunken barge in the Arabian Sea in the aftermath of cyclone Tauktae's landfall, at naval air station INS Shikra in Mumbai, May 18, 2021. Indian Navy/Handout via Reuters

Europe

Investigators survey debris amongst the damaged carriages of a train crash between two high-speed units, a Renfe AVE train and an Iryo train around 150 km south of Madrid between Urda and Los Yebenes in the province of Toledo, a day after the accident on October 29, 2026. Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP What we know about Spain's deadly train crash
Spanish mounted police survey the perimeter around the damaged carriages of a train crash, a day after the accident on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Oscar Del Pozo / AFP) Spain mourns after latest train tragedy kills 69
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This still image from video taken and released by Spain's Civil Guard on October 28, 2026 shows an aerial scene of a train crash between a high speed Renfe AVE train and Iryo train around 150kms south of Madrid between Urda and Los Yebenes in the province of Toledo. (Photo by Handout / Guardia Civil / AFP) Copa del Rey games suspended after deadly train crash in Spain

Africa

A health worker takes the temperature of a traveller after arriving in Bimbo district south-west of Bangui, on October 28, 2026. (Photo by AFP) CAR escalates border screening at border amid DRC Ebola rise
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Representational photo showing a displaced Amhara woman stands at the entrance of her tent at the crowded Bakelo Camp for internally displaced people in Debre Berhan, on October 19, 2026. (Photo by Marco Simoncelli / AFP) Clashes in south Ethiopia force 50,000 to flee: UN

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Xinhua File photo taken. U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., the United States. US Fed holds interest rates steady, says committed to fighting inflation
Vehicles run past the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, Oct. 23, 2026. Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua US, Cuba shouting match derails debate at UN
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