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Damage, injuries as Vamco hits Vietnam 15 Nov 2020 - 12:38 pm
Residents carry part of a damaged roof following high winds and rain brought by Typhoon Vamco as it made landfall in Thua Thien Hue province on November 15, 2020. / AFP / Huy THANH
Trolls get creative after WHO allegedly censors Taiwan 15 Nov 2020 - 12:27 pm
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Soumitra Chatterjee, legend of Indian cinema, dies at 85 15 Nov 2020 - 12:22 pm
In this file photo taken on January 31, 2018 actor Soumitra Chatterjee smiles after receiving France's highest national order of 'Chevalier (Knight) de la Légion d'Honneur' during an event in Kolkata. Indian actor Soumitra Chatterjee has died on November
Australia 'victim' of own COVID-19 success as locals want to return: Minister 15 Nov 2020 - 11:38 am
People stand on the harbour waterfront near the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Asia forms world's biggest trade bloc, a China-backed group excluding U.S. 15 Nov 2020 - 11:28 am
Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is pictured on the screen (R) as he addresses his counterparts during the 4th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Summit at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit being held onlin
Death toll from year's deadliest typhoon in Philippines climbs to 67 15 Nov 2020 - 10:04 am
Residents retrieve belongings from their submerged village following floods caused by Typhoon Vamco, in Rodriguez, Rizal province, Philippines, November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Kyrgyz PM steps down as acting president to run in election 14 Nov 2020 - 06:34 pm
Kyrgyzstan's Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov delivers a speech during an extraordinary session of parliament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan October 16, 2020. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov/File Photo
Pandemic casts shadow over India's festival of light 14 Nov 2020 - 02:13 pm
People buy lamps for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, on a street in Amritsar on November 14, 2020. / AFP / NARINDER NANU
Climate change worsening Australia's extreme weather: scientists 13 Nov 2020 - 08:13 pm
This file photo taken on December 10, 2019 shows a firefighter conducting back-burning measures to secure residential areas from encroaching bushfires in the Central Coast, some 90-110 kilometres north of Sydney. / AFP / Saeed KHAN
South Korean firm to produce 150 mln doses a year of Russian COVID-19 vaccine: RDIF 13 Nov 2020 - 04:56 pm
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South Korea begins fining people flouting mask rules, reports 191 new coronavirus cases 13 Nov 2020 - 04:31 pm
A man holding a pet dog takes a walk amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at a park in Seoul, South Korea, November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Sony PS5 sold out online as pandemic chills real-world retailing 13 Nov 2020 - 02:52 pm
In a photo taken on November 12, 2020, a customer walks away after purchasing the new Sony Playstation PS5 in Seoul after Sony launched the new console in select markets around the world. / AFP / Ed JONES
Drones light up Seoul sky with messages of hope amid COVID-19 13 Nov 2020 - 02:31 pm
Spectators take photos as 315 illuminated drones perform a routine to display messages and images of support for South Korea amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, at a park in Seoul on November 13, 2020. - South Korea OUT
No need for new coronavirus emergency, Japan PM says, as cases hit record 13 Nov 2020 - 01:52 pm
People wearing protective masks, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, make their way at Shinagawa station in TOKYO, Japan November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
South Korean firm to produce 150 mln doses a year of Russian COVID-19 vaccine - RDIF 13 Nov 2020 - 01:22 pm
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China finds coronavirus on packaging of Brazilian beef 13 Nov 2020 - 01:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: Employees work at the assembly line of jerked beef at a plant of JBS S.A, the world's largest beef producer, in Santana de Parnaiba, Brazil December 19, 2017. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker
Indonesia to start mass COVID-19 vaccination this year - President 13 Nov 2020 - 12:48 pm
TOPSHOT - An Indonesian military health staff takes a blood sample to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus during a mass testing at a playground in Banda Aceh on November 7, 2020. / AFP / CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN
Australia scraps plans to allow foreign students back 13 Nov 2020 - 12:11 pm
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