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Japan opens airport coronavirus test lab for departing travellers 02 Nov 2020 - 11:06 am
A medical worker walks at the entrance of the newly-opened Narita International Airport PCR Center operated by Nippon Medical School Foundation, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing facility aimed at outbound travelers who need proof that they do not
Philippines' Duterte to inspect typhoon damage as deaths rise to 16 02 Nov 2020 - 09:56 am
A man sits beside a car, washed away by floods caused by Typhoon Goni, in Barangay San Isidro, Batangas City, Philippines, November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Gunfire erupts at Kabul University as police surround campus 02 Nov 2020 - 09:48 am
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Thousands stage show of support for Thai king 01 Nov 2020 - 05:50 pm
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida greet royalist supporters outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok on November 1, 2020 after presiding over a religious ceremony at a Buddhist temple inside the palace. / AFP / Jack TAYLOR
China starts once-a-decade census of world's largest population 01 Nov 2020 - 02:35 pm
People walk along a pedestrian street in Shanghai on October 28, 2020. / AFP / Hector Retamal
Super typhoon weakens after slamming Philippines; 7 dead 01 Nov 2020 - 02:24 pm
A man looks at his house buried under the pile of rubble and sand following flash floods brought by Typhoon 'Goni' in Barangay Busay, Daraga town, Albay province, Philippines, November 1, 2020. REUTERS/Nino N. Luces
Indian doctor duped into buying 'Aladdin's lamp' after genie show 01 Nov 2020 - 02:07 pm
This handout photograph taken on October 29, 2020 and released by the Uttar Pradesh Police (UP Police) shows a lamp which was allegedly sold for $93,000 with the claim that it had magic powers as described in the popular folk tale
S.Korea expands mask requirements as COVID-19 cases grow 01 Nov 2020 - 01:33 pm
People take a walk as they wear masks to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a park in Seoul, South Korea, October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Australia records no new COVID-19 cases for first time in five months 01 Nov 2020 - 12:58 pm
Federation Square is seen devoid of people after Melbourne, Australia, returned to a stage-three lockdown as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders/File Photo
Typhoon Goni weakens as it crosses Philippines, 4 dead 01 Nov 2020 - 09:52 am
A resident cycles along a flooded street due to heavy rains brought by Super Typhoon Goni in Legazpi City, Philippines' Abay province on November 1, 2020. / AFP / Charism SAYAT
Philippines evacuates a million people ahead of super typhoon 31 Oct 2020 - 04:11 pm
Residents wade in a flooded bridge over a swollen river due to heavy rains in Ilagan town, Isabela province north of Manila on October 31, 2020, ahead of Typhoon Goni's landfall in the Philippines. / AFP / Villamor Visaya
Typhoon Goni gains strength, to hit Philippines early sunday 31 Oct 2020 - 12:04 pm
A handout photo taken on October 31, 2020 from the Facebook page of Philippine Coast Guard, shows personnels from the coast guard evacuating residents from the coastal villages of Buhi town, Camarines Sur province, south of Manila, to a safer place, ahead
Ardern makes room for Greens in New Zealand's Labour government 31 Oct 2020 - 11:31 am
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Vietnam tackles typhoon's tragic aftermath as new storm threatens region 30 Oct 2020 - 04:01 pm
A man cleans up mud inside his house after waters receded in the old city of Hoi An, a UNESCO world heritage site, on October 30, 2020, in the aftermath of Typhoon Molave. / AFP / Manan VATSYAYANA
Latest travel restrictions for inbound and outbound passengers in the Philippines 30 Oct 2020 - 03:49 pm
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Japan tests virus measures at near-full baseball stadium 30 Oct 2020 - 01:19 pm
Workers take cleaning seats of the Yokohama Stadium, which will host baseball and softball games during the Tokyo Olympics, prior to a professional baseball game in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture on October 30, 2020. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
Australia needs national response to 'alarming' disaster future - enquiry 30 Oct 2020 - 12:03 pm
(FILES) A file photo was taken on November 12, 2019 shows locals watching as bushfires impact on farmland near the small town of Nana Glen, some 600kms north of Sydney. / AFP / William WEST
Pakistan imposes mask order, curfew as coronavirus cases rise 29 Oct 2020 - 08:38 pm
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