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Central Kabul struck by barrage of rocket fire 21 Nov 2020 - 08:56 am
File photo of Kabul skyline used for representation
Researchers find microplastics on top of the world at Everest 20 Nov 2020 - 07:11 pm
This file photo taken on March 26, 2020 shows Mount Everest (height 8,848 metres) from Namche Bazaar, the last stop before base camp in the shadow of the world's tallest mountain Everest. / AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA
India could get access to AstraZeneca vaccine by January, local manufacturer says 20 Nov 2020 - 05:02 pm
A test tube labeled with the vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Japan health experts urge pause in domestic travel campaign as COVID-19 cases surge 20 Nov 2020 - 04:40 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
Hong Kong reports spike in daily cases before travel bubble with Singapore opens 20 Nov 2020 - 12:30 pm
Children wearing face masks stand near balloons at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik
South Korea warns of return to tough COVID measures to fight third wave 20 Nov 2020 - 12:07 pm
Pedestrians wearing masks walk with umbrellas as it rains amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in central Seoul, South Korea, November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
Singapore activist faces fine over one-man smiley face sign protest 20 Nov 2020 - 11:52 am
Jolovan Wham wears a mask and holds a cardboard with a drawing of a smiley face in Singapore, March 28, 2020. Picture taken March 28, 2020. Jolovan Wham/Handout via REUTERS
China maintains ban on Boeing 737 MAX flights 20 Nov 2020 - 11:48 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on March 11, 2019 shows an Air China Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane at Beijing Capital Airport. China's aviation regulator said on November 20, 2020 it will not yet allow Boeing's troubled 737 MAX jet to fly in the company's biggest
South Australia says man's 'lie' caused coronavirus lockdown as harsh curbs eased 20 Nov 2020 - 11:36 am
People queue at a supermarket after the South Australian state government announced a six-day lockdown because of the Covid-19 corona virus out break in Adelaide on November 18, 2020. / AFP / Brenton EDWARDS
Plan to raise China's retirement age sparks anger 20 Nov 2020 - 11:30 am
FILE PHOTO: An elderly villager walks along a railway line on the outskirts of Jixi, in Heilongjiang province, China, October 24, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
India's total number of coronavirus cases crosses 9 Million 20 Nov 2020 - 11:05 am
A health worker takes the temperature of shoppers at a crowded market amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad, India, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Robot reminds Japan shoppers to wear masks 19 Nov 2020 - 10:58 pm
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Delhi quadruples mask fines as virus cases soar 19 Nov 2020 - 09:42 pm
A medical worker wearing protective gear collects a nasal swab sample from a man for a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for the Covid-19 coronavirus as Noida authorities started conducting random coronavirus testing on commuters arriving from Delhi at Delhi-Uttar
Pakistan's PM Khan in 'historic' first visit to Afghanistan 19 Nov 2020 - 04:02 pm
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan (R) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani inspect a guard of honour ahead of their joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on November 19, 2020. / AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR
Philippines' Duterte agrees to pay for vaccines in advance to ensure supply 19 Nov 2020 - 03:50 pm
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
Taiwan firm eyes wider market for its protective air travel gear 19 Nov 2020 - 01:25 pm
Z.C. Chen, chairman of BenQ, reads the duty-free magazine while wearing a protective outfit on a flight, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Taipei, Taiwan November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Japan's capital raises coronavirus alert to highest as cases set record 19 Nov 2020 - 10:20 am
Passers-by wear protective face masks on a street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Badly injured street dog swaps India for English countryside 18 Nov 2020 - 03:38 pm
Rocky, a female dog who lost her front legs in a train accident, rests at the People For Animal Trust in Faridabad on November 17, 2020. AFP / Money Sharma