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China coronavirus vaccine may be ready for public in November: Official 15 Sep 2020 - 11:46 am
A booth displaying a coronavirus vaccine candidate from China National Biotec Group (CNBG), a unit of state-owned pharmaceutical giant China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), is seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIF
Former Ghosn aide Greg Kelly pleads not guilty as trial opens 15 Sep 2020 - 10:55 am
Greg Kelly, former representative director of Nissan Motor Co. arrives for the first trial hearing at the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo, Japan, on September 15, 2020. ( Bloomberg/Kiyoshi Ota - Anadolu Agency )
Philippines to prioritise coronavirus vaccine supply from Russia or China 14 Sep 2020 - 08:58 pm
A nurse prepares to inoculate volunteer Ilya Dubrovin, 36, with Russia's new coronavirus vaccine in a post-registration trials at a clinic in Moscow on September 10, 2020. Russia announced last month that its vaccine, named
Pakistan to reopen schools, universities on Tuesday 14 Sep 2020 - 08:28 pm
A worker wearing a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit (C) sprays disinfectant while other workers tag cross signs on chairs for social distancing at the Capital University of Science and Technology in Islamabad on September 10, 2020, following the g
Women grieve stillborn babies as COVID-19 hits maternity care in rural India 14 Sep 2020 - 02:43 pm
A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a woman amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi, India, September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Search resumes in villages hit by Nepal landslide, 11 dead 14 Sep 2020 - 12:11 pm
Residents and rescue workers search for bodies of landslides victims, following heavy rains in Bahrabise municipality of Sindhupalchok district, some 90 km northeast of Kathmandu on September 13, 2020. / AFP / NIROJ CHAOULAGAIN
Australia proposes paying oil refiners billions to stay open 14 Sep 2020 - 11:01 am
Exxon Mobil Corp’s Altona refinery is seen on the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia June 28, 2020. REUTERS/Sonali Paul -/File Photo/File Photo
India considers emergency authorisation of vaccine as COVID-19 cases surge 13 Sep 2020 - 07:25 pm
A health worker marks a number on a rapid antigen test kit during a Covid-19 coronavirus screening for frontline civic staff in Mumbai on September 10, 2020. / AFP / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE
With travel limited, plane cafes take off in Thailand 13 Sep 2020 - 03:10 pm
This photograph taken on September 1, 2020 shows visitors sitting in the cockpit of a retired Airbus 330 air-plane turned into a coffee shop at an attraction site, outside Pattaya in Chonburi province. With millions around the world stuck at home due to t
Landslide kills 6, 26 more missing in Nepal mountains 13 Sep 2020 - 01:49 pm
Rescue workers and residents gather for search at the scene of a landslide following heavy rains in Bahrabise municipality of Sindhupalchok district, some 90 kms northeast of Kathmandu on September 13, 2020. / AFP / NIROJ CHAOULAGAIN
Indonesia reports sixth consecutive day of over 3,000 new infections 13 Sep 2020 - 01:32 pm
This picture taken on September 12, 2020 shows youths queueing to take the COVID-19 coronavirus rapid test in Surabaya, East Java. / AFP / Juni Kriswanto
South Korea eases social distancing for two weeks ahead of major holiday 13 Sep 2020 - 11:01 am
A man enjoys wakeboard amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at a Han River park in Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 10, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Sri Lanka navy plugs leak on fire-hit supertanker 12 Sep 2020 - 07:07 pm
Fireboats battling to extinguish a fire on the Panamanian-registered crude oil tanker New Diamond. AFP
Delhi summons top Indian Facebook official over hateful content 12 Sep 2020 - 06:52 pm
A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
Taiwan says plans to sign up for 'COVAX' vaccine allocation scheme 12 Sep 2020 - 12:40 pm
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US Secretary of State says up to Afghans to determine political system during peace talks 12 Sep 2020 - 11:45 am
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is seen during talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents in Doha, Qatar September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ibraheem al Omari
Humpback whales stray up tropical Aussie river 12 Sep 2020 - 11:32 am
This undated handout photo received on September 12, 2020, from Dr. Carol Palmer at Australia's Northern Territory Government shows a humpback whale swimming in the East Alligator River in the Kakadu National Park in Australia's Northern Territory. AFP PH
Sri Lanka navy plugs fuel leak on fire-stricken tanker 12 Sep 2020 - 11:18 am
This handout picture taken on September 10, 2020, and released on September 11, 2020 by Sri Lanka Navy shows international salvage experts boarding the fire-stricken tanker, New Diamond, in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka's eastern coast. AFP PHOTO / Sri L