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Vietnam troops find more bodies after latest deadly landslide 19 Oct 2020 - 09:05 am
A general view of a flooded village in Quang Tri province, Vietnam October 18, 2020. Best quality available. Ho Cau/VNA via REUTERS
Taiwan says Chinese diplomats assaulted official in Fiji 19 Oct 2020 - 08:39 am
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British billionaire Dyson sells Singapore's priciest penthouse 19 Oct 2020 - 08:31 am
File photo: Tanjong Pagar Centre is seen in Singapore July 10, 2019. REUTERS/Pedja Stanisic/File Photo
Tens of thousands rally against Pakistani government 18 Oct 2020 - 08:48 pm
Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) are seen during an anti-government protest rally organized by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an a
Indian company sign agreement with Washington Univ to develop nasal vaccine for Covid 18 Oct 2020 - 04:22 pm
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Thai protesters ignore crackdown to rally for fifth day 18 Oct 2020 - 04:20 pm
Pro-democracy protesters hold up their mobile phones with lights during an anti-government rally at Asok in Bangkok on October 18, 2020, as they continue for the fourth consecutive day to defy an emergency decree banning gatherings. / AFP / Mladen ANTONOV
Vietnam barracks hit by landslide; 22 personnel missing 18 Oct 2020 - 10:32 am
This picture taken on October 18, 2020 and released by the Vietnam News Agency on October 18, 2020 shows military personnel searching for missing soldiers at the site of a landslide in central Vietnam's Quang Tri province. / AFP / Vietnam News Agency / ST
China passes biosecurity law to prevent infectious diseases 18 Oct 2020 - 10:17 am
People wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 show a QR code
China passes amendments outlawing insulting national flag 17 Oct 2020 - 02:18 pm
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Thousands of Thais again defy protest ban in Bangkok 17 Oct 2020 - 01:08 pm
A pro-democracy activist covered in blue paint uses a megaphone during an anti-government protest, in Bangkok, Thailand October 17, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Ardern wins landslide in New Zealand election 17 Oct 2020 - 12:52 pm
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives at the Labour Party election night event in Auckland, New Zealand, October 17, 2020. AAP Image/David Rowland via REUTERS
Sinovac coronavirus vaccine offered by Chinese city for emergency use costs $60 17 Oct 2020 - 11:47 am
FILE PHOTO: A man works in the packaging facility of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas P
India selecting 300 million people for Covid vaccine, Times says 17 Oct 2020 - 11:24 am
Residents wait as a health worker (C background) collects a swab sample from a man to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus before going to a medical camp for flood victims at a slum area following heavy rains in Hyderabad on October 16, 2020. AFP / NOAH SEEL
Ardern has big lead in New Zealand election on early vote count 17 Oct 2020 - 10:57 am
Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern visits Labour Election Day volunteers as polling booths open on election day for the 2020 General Election of New Zealand in Auckland on October 17, 2020. AFP / MICHAEL BRADLEY
Thailand reports first local coronavirus cases in over a month 17 Oct 2020 - 08:38 am
A staff member sits under the arrivals flight information board at Suvarnabhumi Airport during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Bangkok, Thailand, October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Hong Kong activist Grandma Wong says kept back in Shenzhen for 14 months 17 Oct 2020 - 08:38 am
Alexandra Wong, 63, holds up a Union Flag during a demonstration demanding Hong Kong's leaders step down and withdraw an extradition bill, in Hong Kong, China, June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Fujifilm seeks approval for Avigan as COVID-19 treatment in Japan 16 Oct 2020 - 07:04 pm
A tablet of Avigan - drug approved as an anti-influenza drug in Japan and developed by Toyama Chemical Co, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings Co, is displayed during a photo opportunity at Fujifilm's headquarters in Tokyo, October 22, 2014. REUTERS/Issei K
Bad weather hampers Vietnam's search for victims of landslide 16 Oct 2020 - 01:44 pm
An aerial picture shows houses submerged in flood waters caused by heavy rains in Quang Dien district in central Vietnam's Hue province on October 15, 2020. / AFP / MANAN VATSYAYANA