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Chinese mystery box maker Pop Mart rakes in millions from millennial fans 10 Dec 2020 - 11:30 am
People wearing masks, following the coronavirus disease (COVDI-19) outbreak, are seen inside a store of Chinese toy maker Pop Mart at a shopping mall in Beijing, China December 9, 2020. Picture taken December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Gunmen kill female TV anchor in eastern Afghanistan 10 Dec 2020 - 09:56 am
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Relieved passengers leave Singapore cruise after COVID-19 scare 09 Dec 2020 - 07:28 pm
Passengers leave Marina Bay Cruise Center after disembarking from the Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas cruise ship, which is moored after a passenger tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a cruise to nowhere, in Singapore, Decembe
India experts find traces of lead, nickel in patients' blood 09 Dec 2020 - 02:55 pm
In this handout photo take and released by the Public Relations Department Government of Andhra Pradesh on December 6, 2020, Andhra Pradesh Health minister Alla Nani (L) visits patients receiving medical care for a mystery illness at a government hospital
Japanese libraries hope UV machine gives visitors peace of mind 09 Dec 2020 - 01:17 pm
A boy looks at an ultraviolet sterilising machine cleaning library books he rents, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Narimasu library in Itabashi district in Tokyo, Japan, December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
S. Korea's new coronavirus infections at second highest in new wave 09 Dec 2020 - 12:51 pm
A previously crowded shopping street affected by heightened social distancing rules is pictured amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
One year on, New Zealand remembers volcano tragedy that killed and injured dozens 09 Dec 2020 - 10:24 am
This handout file photograph released courtesy of Michael Schade and taken on December 9, 2019 shows the volcano on New Zealand's White Island spewing steam and ash moments after it erupted. AFP Photo/ Courtesy of Michael Schade
Passengers confined to cabins after COVID-19 case on Singapore cruise 09 Dec 2020 - 09:38 am
Passengers look from their balconies of the Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas cruise ship, docked at Marina Bay Cruise Center after a passenger tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a cruise to nowhere, in Singapore, December 9, 20
China bans US travel firm Tripadvisor's app, 104 others 08 Dec 2020 - 10:36 pm
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India could authorise COVID-19 vaccines in weeks, 300 million on priority list 08 Dec 2020 - 03:29 pm
A policeman directs crowd at a railway station amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, December 4, 2020. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
Mount Everest is higher than we thought, say Nepal and China 08 Dec 2020 - 01:37 pm
Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Monika Deupala/File Photo
Asteroid sample arrives in Japan after six-year space odyssey 08 Dec 2020 - 01:27 pm
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) staff carry a case containing Hayabusa2's capsule with extensive samples of an asteroid as it arrives at JAXA Sagamihara Campus in Sagamihara in this photo taken by Kyodo December 8, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo
Sri Lanka gets $300mn Chinese factory near key port 08 Dec 2020 - 12:29 pm
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Indonesia expects halal certificate for experimental vaccine 08 Dec 2020 - 12:01 pm
An official pushes a trolley with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines from China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd. as they arrive at PT Bio Farma (Persero) in the first shipment to Indonesia, in Bandung, West Java province, December 7, 2020. Courtesy of Muchlis
Hong Kong to limit dining, close gyms and beauty salons to curb virus 08 Dec 2020 - 11:59 am
A staff member wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak hands takeaway food to a customer at a restaurant in Hong Kong, China July 20, 2020. Reuters/Lam Yik/File Photo
A year on, markets bustling in Chinese city where COVID-19 emerged 08 Dec 2020 - 11:51 am
People wearing protective masks walk at a street market almost a year after the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China December 7, 2020. Picture taken December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
India investigates if organochlorines behind unknown illness 08 Dec 2020 - 10:58 am
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India speeding up review of Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines - senior official 07 Dec 2020 - 08:47 pm
FILE PHOTO: An employee in personal protective equipment (PPE) removes vials of AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from a visual inspection machine inside a lab at Serum Institute of India, Pune, India, November 30, 2020. REU

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Police community support officers (PCSOs) stand behind cordon tape at Endell road in covent garden, central London on August 5, 2026. Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP Woman charged after four stabbed in central London
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Police community support officers (PCSOs) speak to a person near cordon tape at Endell road in covent garden, central London on August 5, 2026. Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP Woman arrested as four men stabbed in central London
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