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India plans foreign investment rule changes that could hit Amazon 19 Jan 2021 - 01:08 pm
File photo: Logo of Amazon is seen on the door of an Amazon Books retail store. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Chaos as snow hits Japanese highway, 134 cars in crashes; one dead 19 Jan 2021 - 12:31 pm
General view shows the site where cars were involved in a series of crashes when a snow storm struck a stretch of highway on the Tohoku Expressway in Osaki, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan January 19, 2021. Kyodo via REUTERS
Japan eyes use of robots to boost COVID-19 testing as Olympics loom 19 Jan 2021 - 12:19 pm
General view of the Kawasaki Heavy Industries' Tokyo Robot Centre, a facility that researches polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test automation, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Akira Tomoshige
Taiwan cancels major festival as domestic COVID-19 cases rise 19 Jan 2021 - 11:55 am
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen makes a speech during her visit to a military base in Tainan, Taiwan, January 15, 2021. Reuters/Ann Wang
China's latest COVID outbreak worst since March 2020 19 Jan 2021 - 09:29 am
People wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak are seen on a snowy day in Beijing, China January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Pakistan approves Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use 18 Jan 2021 - 11:41 pm
Peninsula
Duterte says Filipinos can use Pfizer vaccine, but touts Sinovac deal 18 Jan 2021 - 09:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte attends an ASEAN leaders summit with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in Bangkok, Thailand November 3, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
Nepali climbers successfully complete first winter summit of K2; Spanish climber killed 18 Jan 2021 - 12:20 pm
Nirmal
Sulawesi quake death toll at 81 as Indonesia battles series of disasters 18 Jan 2021 - 11:31 am
An Indonesian police officer with a K9 unit sniffer dog search for victims among the ruins of a hospital building collapsed following an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi province, Indonesia, January 18, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara F
Indian zoo stops feeding chickens to raptors as bird flu spreads 18 Jan 2021 - 10:57 am
Peninsula
China reports more than 100 new COVID cases as New Year holiday exodus looms 18 Jan 2021 - 10:57 am
A woman is tested at a nucleic acid testing site following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Samsung's Lee receives 2-and-a-half year jail term from Seoul court 18 Jan 2021 - 08:34 am
Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee arrives at a court in Seoul, South Korea, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
At least 12 workers trapped in China gold mine are still alive -Xinhua 18 Jan 2021 - 12:19 am
Rescue teams work on saving workers trapped underground after an explosion at the gold mine under construction in Qixia, Shandong province, China, January 12, 2021. Picture taken January 12, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Singapore to require all inbound travelers be tested for virus 17 Jan 2021 - 10:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: The Marina Bay Sands integrated resort lights up in tribute to the healthcare workers and people staying home to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore, April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream 17 Jan 2021 - 10:47 pm
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India's COVID-19 vaccination drive hits bump due to app glitch 17 Jan 2021 - 09:33 pm
A paramedic fills a syringe with COVISHIELD, a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, before administering it to a colleague during one of the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination campaigns at a health centre in Ahmedabad, India, Janua
Indonesian volcano spews ash as officials grapple with disasters 17 Jan 2021 - 11:57 am
Mount Semeru volcano spews hot lava as it erupts, as seen from Oro-oro Ombo village in Lumajang, East Java province, Indonesia, January 17, 2021. Zabur Karuru/Antara Foto via REUTERS
In wheelchair, paraplegic Lai Chi-wai climbs up skyscraper in Hong Kong 17 Jan 2021 - 10:50 am
Lai Chi-wai, a paraplegic climber, attempts to climb the 320-metre tall Nina Tower using only his upper body strength, in Hong Kong, China January 16, 2021. On this attempt, Lai completed 250-meters (75/f), as he faced strong winds. Picture taken January