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Singapore to seek more travel bubble arrangements 06 Dec 2020 - 12:13 pm
People wearing protective face masks cross a street, in Singapore, November 30, 2020. Reuters/Edgar Su
Australia bushfire threatens township on World Heritage-listed Fraser island 06 Dec 2020 - 11:25 am
Vegetation burns from a bushfire on Fraser Island (K'gari), Queensland, Australia December 5, 2020 in this aerial picture obtained from social media. Save Fraser Islands Dingoes Inc via REUTERS
China prepares large-scale rollout of coronavirus vaccines 06 Dec 2020 - 11:04 am
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S.Korea tightens curbs in Seoul as COVID-19 cases hit 9-mo high: Media 06 Dec 2020 - 10:15 am
A man wearing a face mask walks alongside the Chongye stream in central Seoul on December 4, 2020. / AFP / Ed JONES
Pfizer seeks emergency-use approval for vaccine in India: PTI 06 Dec 2020 - 08:36 am
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Kyrgyzstan reopens borders to all foreign visitors 05 Dec 2020 - 04:18 pm
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Indian jeweller's 12,638-diamond ring sets world record 04 Dec 2020 - 09:25 pm
This undated handout photograph provided by the Renani Jewels on December 4, 2020, shows a ring called the Marigold-the ring of prosperity, the circular band with 12,638 diamonds that weighs a little over 165 grams is pictured in Meerut. AFP PHOTO/Renani
Japan spacecraft approaches Earth to drop asteroid samples 04 Dec 2020 - 03:36 pm
Yuichi Tsuda (L), Hayabusa2 project manager of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), answers questions at a press conference held before the return of the sample capsule of the Hayabusa 2 probe to the earth at JAXA Sagamihara Campus in Sagamihara
Philippines allows hotel conventions as cases ebb to 5-month low 04 Dec 2020 - 02:33 pm
Filipinos wearing masks and face shields for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk along a street market in Manila, Philippines, December 3, 2020. Reuters/Eloisa Lopez
Submarine Santa brings festive cheer to Tokyo aquarium 04 Dec 2020 - 02:25 pm
A diver wearing Santa Claus costume swims in a large fish tank during an underwater performance for the Christmas celebration, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan, December 4, 2020. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon
India formally protests to Canada over Trudeau remarks on farm protests 04 Dec 2020 - 01:56 pm
FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens while wearing a mask at a news conference held to discuss the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 6, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle//File Photo
India's moustachioed 'Spice King' dies aged 97 04 Dec 2020 - 01:13 pm
A sign with a picture of Mahashian Di Hatti (MDH) Spices founder Dharampal Gulati is seen at a closed store in New Delhi on December 4, 2020. A former refugee who became India's
China's Clover says its COVID-19 vaccines trigger "strong immune responses" in early trial 04 Dec 2020 - 01:00 pm
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'Seoul stops at 9 p.m': S.Korea imposes new curbs as virus cases hit 9-month high 04 Dec 2020 - 12:55 pm
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Pakistan ex-PM Jamali, who served after military coup, dies 03 Dec 2020 - 09:47 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 3, 2004, former Pakistani Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali waves to supporters as he boards a train to return to his home town in southwest province Baluchistan at the Rawalpindi railway station. Mir Zafarullah Kha
Indian govt to meet protesting farmers again on Saturday as talks continue 03 Dec 2020 - 08:17 pm
Farmers listen to a speaker as they attend a protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi, India, December 3, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Indian action hero Rajinikanth enters political fray 03 Dec 2020 - 02:30 pm
Indian actor Rajinikanth (C) addresses the media representatives in front of his residence in Chennai on December 3, 2020. AFP
S.Korea students sit college exam behind plastic barriers and in hospitals due to COVID-19 03 Dec 2020 - 11:14 am
Students wait for the start of the annual college entrance examinations amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at an exam hall in Seoul, South Korea, December 3, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool