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Roadside bomb attack misses Afghan vice president, but kills 10 09 Sep 2020 - 11:03 am
An Afghan security forces member inspects at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
China celebrates virus success as Europe suffers 09 Sep 2020 - 12:36 am
General view of a meeting to commend role models in China's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Ships, aircraft fight new fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka 08 Sep 2020 - 03:36 pm
This handout photograph taken on September 8, 2020, and released by Sri Lanka's Air Force shows fireboats battling to extinguish a fire on the Panamanian-registered crude oil tanker New Diamond, some 60 km off Sri Lanka's eastern coast where a fire was re
Malaysia says no more 'fist bumps' as coronavirus numbers jump 08 Sep 2020 - 02:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask crosses a street in front of Petronas Twin Towers, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Thailand's oldest hippo celebrates birthday with fruit and song 08 Sep 2020 - 02:09 pm
Currently longest hippopotamus lives in the world
18 killed and more trapped in Pakistan mine rockslide 08 Sep 2020 - 12:49 pm
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Taj Mahal to reopen even as virus rages in India 08 Sep 2020 - 12:37 pm
People take pictures with their mobile phones near the Taj Mahal in Agra on September 8, 2020. AFP / Pawan Sharma
PUBG Corp says Tencent not to publish mobile game in India 08 Sep 2020 - 12:35 pm
A boy plays Tencent Holdings' PUBG videogame on his mobile phone at a cafe in New Delhi, India, September 3, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Pakistan to begin reopening educational institutions next week 07 Sep 2020 - 08:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: Men wearing protective masks wait for a bus in Lahore, Pakistan November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza
China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine candidate appears safe, slightly weaker in elderly 07 Sep 2020 - 07:45 pm
A booth displaying a coronavirus vaccine candidate from Sinovac Biotech Ltd is seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), following the COVID-19 outbreak, in Beijing, China September 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Coronavirus curbs could crimp key South Korean holiday despite fewer cases 07 Sep 2020 - 04:12 pm
A woman takes a walk as it rains amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at a Han River park in Seoul, South Korea, September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Almost 300 Rohingya found on beach in Indonesia’s Aceh 07 Sep 2020 - 03:56 pm
Rohingya migrants look on following their arrival by boat in Lhokseumawe, Aceh on September 7, 2020. AFP / Rahmat Mirza
Typhoon lashes South Korea after battering Japanese islands 07 Sep 2020 - 01:39 pm
Waves brought by Typhoon Haishen crash into the breakwater in the eastern port city of Sokcho on September 7, 2020. The powerful typhoon lashed South Korea on September 7 after smashing into southern Japan with record winds and heavy rains that left four
India's coronavirus infections overtake Brazil as some rail services resume 07 Sep 2020 - 10:45 am
Commuters sit in a carriage of a Yellow Line train after Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) resumed services following its closure due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic in New Delhi on September 7, 2020. / AFP / Prakash SINGH
Australia expects to receive AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine within months 07 Sep 2020 - 10:19 am
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a news conference in Sydney, Australia, July 27, 2020. Picture taken July 27, 2020. AAP Image/Joel Carrett/via REUTERS
China's CNBG, Sinovac find more countries to test coronavirus vaccines 06 Sep 2020 - 07:52 pm
A sign for Sinovac Biotech Ltd is seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), following the COVID-19 outbreak, in Beijing, China September 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Nothing to see: COVID origins off-limits as China's Wuhan touts recovery 06 Sep 2020 - 07:41 pm
File photo /REUTERS
Hong Kong police swoop on postponed poll protests 06 Sep 2020 - 04:26 pm
Police question a group of people as they patrol the area after protesters called for a rally in Hong Kong on September 6, 2020 to protest against the government's decision to postpone the legislative council election due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, and