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Beijing extends movement curbs to contain resurgent coronavirus 17 Jun 2020 - 09:52 am
People wearing protective gear are pictured inside the terminal at Beijing's international airport on June 17, 2020. AFP / STR
Singapore scientists to start human trials of COVID-19 vaccine in August 17 Jun 2020 - 12:42 am
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India says 20 soldiers killed in clash with Chinese troops 16 Jun 2020 - 08:58 pm
Indian army soldiers walk past their parked trucks at a makeshift transit camp before heading to Ladakh, near Baltal, southeast of Srinagar, June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
Pakistan moves to seal off high-risk areas 16 Jun 2020 - 08:03 pm
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India says three soldiers killed in 'violent faceoff' on border with China 16 Jun 2020 - 12:59 pm
A man walks inside a conference room used for meetings between military commanders of China and India, at the Indian side of the Indo-China border at Bumla, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, November 11, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File
Singapore to suspend airport expansion works amid coronavirus 16 Jun 2020 - 12:47 pm
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New Zealand reports first new virus cases in 25 days 16 Jun 2020 - 10:34 am
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Beijing and provinces impose travel curbs as coronavirus cases mount 16 Jun 2020 - 10:23 am
A health worker (2nd-L) wearing a protective suit takes a swab test on a woman in Beijing on June 16, 2020. AFP / Noel Celis
North Korea blows up South Korea Liaison Office, Seoul says 16 Jun 2020 - 10:20 am
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Explosion heard, smoke seen in North Korean border city Kaesong: Yonhap 16 Jun 2020 - 10:00 am
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India's Chennai city to reimpose lockdown as coronavirus surges 15 Jun 2020 - 03:29 pm
TOPSHOT - A firefighter sprays disinfectant as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in a containment zone in Chennai on May 11, 2020. / AFP / Arun SANKAR
Crowds gather for coronavirus tests in Beijing amid new outbreak 15 Jun 2020 - 03:01 pm
People crowd outside the Guangan Sport Center to get tested after an unexpected spike of cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Singapore to remove most coronavirus restrictions from Friday: Govt 15 Jun 2020 - 02:28 pm
People walk along promenade during lunch break at Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore on June 15, 2020. AFP / Roslan RAHMAN
Pakistan’s upward coronavirus spiral continues 15 Jun 2020 - 12:29 pm
Members of Prime Minister Imran Khan's Corona Relief Tiger Force volunteers gather before starting a COVID-19 coronavirus awareness campaign at Raja bazar in Rawalpindi on June 10, 2020.  / AFP / Farooq NAEEM
Salmon shunned in China after link to Beijing virus outbreak 15 Jun 2020 - 12:00 pm
People are wearing face masks inside the Jingshen seafood market which has been closed for business after new coronavirus infections were detected, in Beijing, China, June 12, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
South Korea announces new measures to support private sector 15 Jun 2020 - 11:52 am
FILE PHOTO: A water park employee looks on in Yongin, South Korea, as measures to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue, June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Thailand ends curfew, marks 21 days with no local coronavirus cases 15 Jun 2020 - 09:48 am
People are seen at a beach after the government eased some protective measures following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hua Hin, Thailand June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Coronavirus resurgence in Beijing prompts reinstatement of tough measures 15 Jun 2020 - 09:37 am
Security personnel wearing face masks stand guard at a residential area under lockdown near Yuquan East Market in Beijing on June 15, 2020. China locks down ten more Beijing neighbourhoods over virus cluster. / AFP / Noel Celis