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Blaze breaks out again on oil tanker off Sri Lanka, cargo area intact 03 Sep 2020 - 07:42 pm
This handout photograph taken on September 3, 2020, and released by Sri Lanka's Air Force, shows black smoke coming out from the Panamanian-registered crude oil tanker, MT New Diamond, some 60 kilometres (38 miles) off Sri Lanka's eastern coast where it r
Thai Airways opens diner for customers craving in-flights meals 03 Sep 2020 - 03:22 pm
Customers eat at Thai Airways pop-up airplane-themed restaurant at the airlines headquarters with onboard meals prepared by their chefs, while their fleet is still grounded at the airport and the company awaits a bankruptcy court decision, in Bangkok, Tha
Twitter confirms account of India PM Modi's personal website hacked 03 Sep 2020 - 10:30 am
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to the media in New Delhi, India, November 18, 2019. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain/File Photo
Australia's Covid-19 cases hit 8-day high, restrictions may linger 03 Sep 2020 - 10:02 am
Cleaners walk down a street as the city operates under lockdown in response to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Melbourne, Australia, September 3, 2020. AAP Image/Erik Anderson via REUTERS
Vietnam to resume some Asian flights as curbs on business travel ease 03 Sep 2020 - 09:41 am
A health worker sprays disinfectant inside a Vietnam Airlines airplane to protect from the recent coronavirus outbreak, at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo
Typhoon pummels South Korea, ship missing in rough waters 03 Sep 2020 - 09:20 am
A general view shows a buoy that was un-tethered during heavy swell brought by Typhoon Maysak overnight on Haeundae beach in Busan on September 3, 2020. / AFP / Ed JONES
Pakistan puzzles health experts as virus cases drop 02 Sep 2020 - 11:28 pm
In this picture taken on September 1, 2020, a health official collects swab samples taking from people to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a testing site in Karachi./ AFP / Rizwan TABASSUM / To go with AFP story Pakistan-virus-health, FOCUS by Kaneez
Uzbekistan stages outdoor exams for 1.4 million university applicants 02 Sep 2020 - 04:03 pm
School graduates take university entrance exams at the Pakhtakor sports arena amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Mukhammadsharif Mamatkulov
India bans PUBG, 117 more Chinese apps 02 Sep 2020 - 03:20 pm
This picture taken on August 22, 2020 shows stateless eSports player Muhammad Aiman Hafizi Ahmad, 20, playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), an online multiplayer gaming on his mobile phone at a house used by his gaming team in Bangi town, south of
Hong Kong to re-open gyms, massage parlours from Friday as virus cases drop 02 Sep 2020 - 11:22 am
A man wearing a face mask as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 coronavirus waks past walks past a housing building in Hong Kong on August 29, 2020.  / AFP / May James / May JAMES
Rains hit southern Japan island as Koreas ready for typhoon 02 Sep 2020 - 11:03 am
District council members fill sand bags as part of preparations ahead of the arrival of typhoon Maysak, at Gwangalli beach in Busan on September 2, 2020. / AFP / Ed JONES
Australian state reports jump in coronavirus cases but says New Year show must go on 02 Sep 2020 - 10:06 am
Medical personnel are seen at the Bondi Beach coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drive-through testing centre, as the state of New South Wales continues to report relatively low numbers for new daily cases, in Sydney, Australia, September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Lor
Older patients drive South Korean surge in critical COVID-19 cases 02 Sep 2020 - 09:54 am
A customer has her temperature checked as a preventative measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus inside a cafe in Seoul on August 31, 2020. / AFP / Ed JONES
Pakistan warns ex-PM Sharif must return to face graft case 01 Sep 2020 - 08:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: Nawaz Sharif, former Prime Minister and leader of Pakistan Muslim League (N) gestures during a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan May 10, 2018. Reuters/Faisal Mahmood
Chinese bus offers new evidence of airborne coronavirus spread: study 01 Sep 2020 - 07:16 pm
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Malaysia to bar long-term pass holders from India, Indonesia, Philippines 01 Sep 2020 - 02:50 pm
Shoppers wearing protective masks shop in Chinatown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 18, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Hong Kong starts mass virus testing as China distrust swirls 01 Sep 2020 - 12:12 am
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Philippines extends partial coronavirus curbs in Manila until Sept. 30 31 Aug 2020 - 07:56 pm
Filipinos register for free COVID-19 swab testing amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, August 25, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez