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Tens of thousands evacuated as cyclone targets southeast India 26 Nov 2020 - 12:07 am
A man shelters under an umbrella from heavy rains while looking out to the Indian ocean as Cyclone Nivar approaches the southeastern Indian coast in Puducherry on November 25, 2020. Several thousand people in south-eastern India fled their homes on Novemb
Hospitals full as second wave of virus grips Pakistan 25 Nov 2020 - 09:15 pm
Students wear protective masks as they attend a class at school as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Peshawar, Pakistan November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
China stepping up virus testing on imported food packaging 25 Nov 2020 - 03:35 pm
A security guard holds a thermometer at Yingqian village of Pudong district, amid the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Cyclone Nivar may slam Into south India as category 2 storm 25 Nov 2020 - 03:01 pm
Fishermen move a fishing boat to a safer place along the shore before Cyclone Nivar's landfall, in Chennai, India, November 25, 2020. REUTERS/P. Ravikumar
Malaysia reassures on supply after world's largest latex glove maker shuts factories 25 Nov 2020 - 12:12 pm
A worker inspects newly-made gloves at Top Glove factory in Shah Alam, Malaysia August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Philippines caps prices of covid tests, eyes Sinovac vaccines 25 Nov 2020 - 12:06 pm
File photo: A vendor at Pritil Public Market gets a free swab test amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tondo, Manila, Philippines, October 8, 2020. Reuters/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Japan fights coronavirus in luxurious style with million-yen masks 25 Nov 2020 - 11:45 am
An employee of Cox Co, the operation company of the face-mask speciality shop Mask.com, shows off a luxury face mask made with about 330 pearls which is sellig for one million yen ($9,640), at the shop, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in
Nearly 100 whales die after mass stranding in New Zealand 25 Nov 2020 - 11:25 am
Pilot whales are seen stranded on the beach in Chatham Islands, New Zealand November 22, 2020 in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken November 22, 2020. Jemma Welch/Department Of Conservation Nz Via Reuters
Imran Khan to address nation over Covid after NCC meeting 24 Nov 2020 - 08:54 pm
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India bans 43 more mobile apps, including many from China 24 Nov 2020 - 05:57 pm
The banned apps include four from Chinese retail giant the Alibaba Group.
Pakistan's lonely elephant Kaavan packs trunk for Cambodia 24 Nov 2020 - 03:01 pm
Kaavan, an elephant waiting to be transported to a sanctuary in Cambodia, is seen during a farewell ceremony at the Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad, Pakistan November 23, 2020. Reuters/Saiyna Bashir
Japan pauses domestic travel push in two cities as Covid spreads 24 Nov 2020 - 02:36 pm
People wearing protective face masks walk on the street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 19, 2020. Reuters/Issei Kato/File Photo
Australian girl proves a valuable fish friend in shark rescue 24 Nov 2020 - 12:48 pm
Billie Rea, 11, rescues a draughtboard shark trapped in shallow waters by an outgoing tide, before releasing it in deeper waters, near Kingston Beach, in Tasmania, Australia November 18, 2020, in this still image obtained from a social media video. Courte
Shares in world's top latex glove maker plunge as workers test positive for COVID 24 Nov 2020 - 11:20 am
Exterior of workers' hostel for Top Glove, world's largest glove maker, is seen through barricade amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Meru, Selangor state, Malaysia, November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Ebrahim Harris
Australia opens up more borders in domestic travel boost, eyes vaccine 24 Nov 2020 - 11:01 am
People walk past a cafe after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were eased for the state of Victoria, in Melbourne, Australia, October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders
Australia airline boss wants vaccine passport for travelers 24 Nov 2020 - 09:03 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 1, 2019, a Qantas Boeing 737-800 takes off from Sydney's Kingsford Smith airport in Sydney. AFP / PETER PARKS
'Alone in the dark': S.Korea's small businesses reel from new virus clampdown 24 Nov 2020 - 09:00 am
A pigeon walks at an empty shopping district amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
China launches robotic spacecraft to retrieve rocks from the moon 23 Nov 2020 - 11:53 pm
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