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New Zealand deploys spy agency as stock market hit by hackers 28 Aug 2020 - 12:34 pm
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Sinovac's coronavirus vaccine candidate approved for emergency use in China- source 28 Aug 2020 - 11:32 am
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Singapore battles record dengue outbreak with more mosquitoes 28 Aug 2020 - 11:18 am
Male Wolbachia-aedes aegypti mosquitos are released at a public housing estate test site in Singapore August 27, 2020. Picture taken August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
South Korea doctors' strike escalates, Seoul imposes unprecedented coronavirus rules 28 Aug 2020 - 11:12 am
A South Korean medical doctor holds placards to protest against a government proposal to increase its annual intake of medical students, in front of the National Assembly in Seoul on August 27, 2020.  / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
NZ's Ardern takes mask making into her own hands ahead of virus measure 28 Aug 2020 - 11:04 am
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Japan PM Abe set to resign over worsening health: source 28 Aug 2020 - 10:03 am
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India's coronavirus pandemic hits fast dwindling tribe in remote islands 27 Aug 2020 - 08:33 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 22, 2018 shows Boat Island in the Andaman Islands, a remote Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal./ AFP / Hari KUMAR
August rains flood Pakistan's financial capital, shatter records 27 Aug 2020 - 08:08 pm
People wade through the flooded road with submerged vehicles during monsoon rain, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
SoftBank, Toyota venture unveils van with enhanced airflow as COVID-19 measure 27 Aug 2020 - 03:28 pm
A converted Hiace van is displayed by Monet, a mobility joint venture from SoftBank Corp and Toyota Motor Corp, in Tokyo, Japan August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Sam Nussey
New Zealand court to announce sentence for mosque shooter 27 Aug 2020 - 12:33 am
TOPSHOT - Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant attends his first day in court in Christchurch on August 24, 2020. / AFP / POOL / JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON
'Black holes': India's coronavirus apps raise privacy fears 26 Aug 2020 - 11:38 pm
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North, South Korea brace for strong typhoon, flights halted 26 Aug 2020 - 09:13 pm
High waves batter the coastline in Seogwipo on the southern island of Jeju on August 25, 2020, as Typhoon Bavi approaches South Korea. Local reports said Typhoon Bavi was predicted to pass along the western coast of South Korea and make landfall in North
Army helicopters to pluck people from flooded Karachi city 26 Aug 2020 - 07:32 pm
Motorists and pedestrians wade through a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains in the Pakistan's port city of Karachi on August 21, 2020. / AFP / Asif HASSAN
Flash floods kill more than 70 in Afghanistan 26 Aug 2020 - 05:05 pm
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Maldives ex-president tests positive for coronavirus 26 Aug 2020 - 12:04 am
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3 days of rains in Pakistan kill 90, disrupt life in Karachi 25 Aug 2020 - 08:20 pm
People wade through a flooded street with submerged vehicles during the monsoon rain, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan August 25, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
India's new COVID cases top global tally for 18th straight day 25 Aug 2020 - 07:39 pm
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) takes a swab from a migrant worker, who returned to Delhi from his native state, for a rapid antigen test at a bus terminal, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in
Rescuers find 60 survivors after building collapse in India 25 Aug 2020 - 05:02 pm
Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed five-storey apartment building in Mahad on August 25, 2020. / AFP / Punit PARANJPE