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India calls in army to run facilities in Delhi as cases surge 24 Jun 2020 - 12:20 pm
A medical worker collects a sample from a woman at a school turned into a centre to conduct tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), amidst its spread in New Delhi, India June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
North Korea's Kim suspends military plans against South: KCNA 24 Jun 2020 - 11:10 am
A South Korean soldier checks a van at a checkpoint on the Tongil bridge, the road leading to North Korea's Kaesong joint industrial complex, in the border city of Paju on June 24, 2020. AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Probe finds procedure violations in Pakistan airliner crash, minister says 24 Jun 2020 - 10:58 am
Ambulances and fire brigade vehicles gather at the site of a passenger plane crash in a residential area near an airport in Karachi, Pakistan May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Australia reports first COVID-19 death in more than a month, second wave worry stirs 24 Jun 2020 - 08:16 am
Travelers stand at a Virgin Australia Airlines counter at Kingsford Smith International Airport, following the coronavirus outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Yoga guru’s firm ordered to stop claiming product cures Covid-19 23 Jun 2020 - 06:11 pm
(FILES) Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev. India's best known guru announced on June 23 the launch by his Ayurvedic consumer goods corporation of two herbal remedies to
India's Cipla to price remdesivir version for COVID-19 under $66 23 Jun 2020 - 01:58 pm
Firefighters wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) spray disinfectant in a closed market amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Siliguri on June 22, 2020. AFP / Diptendu Dutta
Singapore PM calls July 10 election as virus lockdown lifts 23 Jun 2020 - 01:43 pm
People exercise along the promenade at Marina Bay in Singapore on June 19, 2020, as restrictions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus are eased. AFP / Roslan Rahman
Migratory birds flock to Pakistan as lockdown keeps poachers at bay 23 Jun 2020 - 12:11 pm
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Global K-pop fans emerge as political force, but some in S.Korea worry 23 Jun 2020 - 10:39 am
 In this file released by the United Nations, K-Pop band BTS poses for a photo with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (R) during a meeting focused on youth issues at the United Nations in New York on September 24, 2018. AFP PHOTO / UN/ Mark GARTEN
N.Korea seen reinstalling border loudspeakers; satellite pictures show liaison office standing but damaged 23 Jun 2020 - 08:22 am
This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows the close up view of north_south joint liaison office and administration building , on June 22, 2020, after it was intentionally destroyed by explosives set by North Korean forces on the af
Kiribati's pro-China leader wins re-election in blow to Taiwan 23 Jun 2020 - 08:07 am
Kiribati's President Taneti Maamau smiles during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China January 6, 2020. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
"Performance art?": China rebukes US envoy for photo stunt at talks with Russia 22 Jun 2020 - 05:47 pm
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North Korea to send 12 million propaganda leaflets to South 22 Jun 2020 - 09:34 am
A general view shows the skyline of North Korea behind the barbed-wire fence of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea, on the South Korean island of Gyodong on June 18, 2020.   AFP / Ed JONES
As virus surges, Pakistan says there's no choice but to open 22 Jun 2020 - 09:14 am
A policeman stands guard in a blocked street which was sealed by the authorities in Karachi on June 20, 2020, after the COVID-19 coronavirus cases continue to rise. / AFP / Rizwan TABASSUM
Chinese researchers launch phase-2 human test for possible coronavirus vaccine 21 Jun 2020 - 11:08 pm
FILE PHOTO: This photo taken on June 10, 2020 shows researchers working in a lab  in China/ AFP / NOEL CELIS /
Beijing can screen almost 1 million people daily for coronavirus: official 21 Jun 2020 - 04:38 pm
A man receives a nucleic acid test at a makeshift testing site in a residential compound after a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Hong Kong lawyers alarmed at plans for judges in national security trials 21 Jun 2020 - 03:02 pm
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, holds a news conference in Beijing, China, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Chinese researchers launch phase-2 human test for possible coronavirus vaccine 21 Jun 2020 - 11:18 am
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