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WhatsApp faces first legal challenge in India over privacy 14 Jan 2021 - 08:47 pm
A WhatsApp advertisement is seen on the front pages of newspapers at a stall in Mumbai, India, January 13, 2021. Picture taken January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Indonesia health workers urge public to get vaccinated at campaign launch 14 Jan 2021 - 04:50 pm
A doctor receives a dose of the Sinovac's vaccine as Indonesia begins mass vaccination for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a hospital in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, January 14, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Nova Wahy
Indonesia resumes search for victims, black box of crashed Sriwijaya jet 14 Jan 2021 - 04:17 pm
An Indonesian Military aircraft CN-235 is seen during the search and rescue operation for the Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, at the sea off the Jakarta coast, Indonesia, January 14, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/M Risyal Hidayat/ via
Japan halts entry of nonresident foreign nationals to curb Covid-19 spread 14 Jan 2021 - 01:00 pm
Men sit on a rock as they look at the giant Olympic rings, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, January 13, 2021. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Philippines’ FDA approves Pfizer vaccine for emergency use 14 Jan 2021 - 08:45 am
A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is seen at a coronavirus disease vaccination center. Reuters/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
Philippines to get 20 million additional AstraZeneca doses 13 Jan 2021 - 03:14 pm
A woman wearing a face mask as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walks past a mural dedicated to frontline workers, in Manila, Philippines, January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Japan widens virus emergency for 7 more areas as cases surge 13 Jan 2021 - 02:28 pm
Two women walk on an unusually empty street during a state of emergency due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kyoto, Japan January 13, 2021.
Malaysia to study Sinovac clinical trial data before approving vaccine 13 Jan 2021 - 12:26 pm
A police officer stops a rider at a roadblock as he enforces a lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia January 13, 2021. Reuters/Lim Huey Teng
China's Sinovac to double annual COVID-19 vaccine capacity to 1 bln doses 13 Jan 2021 - 12:13 pm
An employee inspects vials containing CoronaVac, Sinovac Biotech's vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Butantan biomedical center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo
Taiwan confirms first case of S.African Covid-19 variant 13 Jan 2021 - 11:41 am
Staff members, wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, clean at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan, January 7, 2021. Reuters/Ann Wang
Indian farmers to torch laws on bonfires in show of defiance 13 Jan 2021 - 10:01 am
Farmers walk outside their tents at the site of a protest against new farm laws, at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border in Ghaziabad, India, January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Australians head to sea cliffs for adrenalin-pumping sport 13 Jan 2021 - 09:18 am
Adventure sport enthusiast Daisy Allen leaps from a cliff edge over the ocean while rope jumping near Currarong, Australia, January 9, 2021. Reuters/Loren Elliott
North Korea ends party meeting with calls for nuclear might 13 Jan 2021 - 08:34 am
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo supplied by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 13, 2021. KCNA/via REUTERS
Indonesia to launch vaccination drive as COVID-19 deaths hit record 12 Jan 2021 - 08:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: A nurse holds a dose of China's CoronaVac, a potential vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before administering it to a volunteer at Emilio Ribas Institute in Sao Paulo, Brazil July 30, 2020. Picture taken July 30, 2020. REUTERS
Tesla takes another step on road to launch in India 12 Jan 2021 - 07:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk dances onstage during a delivery event for Tesla China-made Model 3 cars in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Philippines' Duterte stops mining on 'devastated' southern island 12 Jan 2021 - 04:57 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
Indonesia retrieves 'black box' from crashed Sriwijaya Air plane: Official 12 Jan 2021 - 03:42 pm
A National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) official holds a part of the retrieved black box of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, which crashed into the sea at the weekend off the Jakarta coast, in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dina
Indonesia retrieves crashed Sriwijaya Air plane's flight data recorder 12 Jan 2021 - 03:33 pm
Indonesian navy divers stand on a rubber boat during the search and rescue operation for the Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, at the sea off the Jakarta coast, Indonesia, January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

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Africa

Traditional groups play traditional instruments next to Djidji Ayokwe, also known as the talking drum, that was taken by French Colonial troups from Ivory Coast in 1916, during an official presentation to the local population in Adjamé village in Abidjan on August 7, 2026 after the repatriation of the Talking Drun fron France in March 13, 2026. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) Ivorians set eyes on talking drum for first time
File photo strictly for representational purposes only. Freepik. Ethiopia posts record 5.7-bln-USD annual mining export revenue
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File photo WHO calls for additional support to combat Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Americas

Representational image US partially resumes avocado inspections in Mexico
This aerial view shows a backhoe loader removing accumulated sargassum seaweed from the shoreline as a municipal worker walks along a beach in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on August 6, 2026. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP) Empty beaches and 'unbearable stench': Mexico wages war on sargassum weeds
Colombia's new President Abelardo de la Espriella rides in a military vehicle while reviewing troops during a change-of-command ceremony at the Pichincha Battalion following his inauguration in Cali, Colombia, on August 7, 2026. (Photo by Jaime SALDARRIAGA / AFP) Colombia's new president vows to 'defeat narco-terrorists'
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