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As US-Canada border closures risk trade, more govt action is likely 10 Feb 2022 - 03:11 pm
Vehicles queue on Bank Street as truckers and supporters continue to protest Covid-19 vaccine mandates, in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 9, 2022. Reuters/Blair Gable
United States to host APEC summit next year: White House 10 Feb 2022 - 03:06 pm
 A woman passes by the logo of the APEC Summit 2022 at a department store in Bangkok, Thailand, November 18, 2021. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
Germany's COVID-19 wave flattens as regions ease curbs 10 Feb 2022 - 01:14 pm
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Vietnam warns of hospitals strain as COVID-19 cases spike after holiday 10 Feb 2022 - 01:05 pm
Medical specialists wearing protective hazmat suits take a swab sample to test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from a woman repatriated from Singapore at a military base in southern Mekong delta Dong Thap province, Vietnam August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mai Nguyen/File Photo
Hong Kong COVID infections surge, experts warn could near 30,000 a day 10 Feb 2022 - 12:39 pm
A pedestrian walks past a closed hair salon at a shopping mall, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
India relaxes Covid-19 protocol for International arrivals from 82 countries, including Qatar 10 Feb 2022 - 12:32 pm
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Philippines welcomes back foreign travelers after 2 years 10 Feb 2022 - 12:09 pm
A foreign passenger wearing a face mask and a face shield as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) arrives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Tonga's virus outbreak growing rapidly; omicron confirmed 10 Feb 2022 - 10:27 am
A general view from a New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance flight shows ash covered homes and vegetation over an area in Tonga. Picture taken January 17, 2022. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via Reuters
S.Korea turns to self-treatment as Omicron fuels COVID surge 10 Feb 2022 - 10:09 am
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Omicron BA.2 sub-variant close to 100% dominant in S. Africa 10 Feb 2022 - 09:52 am
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Video showing torture of kidnapped Syrian boy sparks outrage 09 Feb 2022 - 07:46 pm
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UK PM Johnson says to end Covid self-isolation requirement this month 09 Feb 2022 - 03:25 pm
A general view of the Houses of Parliament at sunrise, in London, Britain, February 9, 2022. Reuters/Tom Nicholson
Japan to extend COVID-19 curbs for 13 regions by three weeks 09 Feb 2022 - 03:05 pm
People wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walk past lantern decoration on Lunar New Year's Eve at China town in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Italy makes constitution greener, environmentalists call for action 09 Feb 2022 - 02:58 pm
FILE PHOTO: Rowers take part in the Vogalonga, or Long Row, in the Venice lagoon, Italy May 24, 2015. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
Lebanon's Maronite Patriarch calls for timely elections, cooperation with IMF 09 Feb 2022 - 01:19 pm
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Blinken lands in Australia ahead of Indo-Pacific meeting 09 Feb 2022 - 01:15 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken steps from his plane upon his arrival to attend the meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) foreign ministers in Melbourne, Australia, February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Poland could lift COVID restrictions in March, minister says 09 Feb 2022 - 01:06 pm
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US House passes bill to avert temporary government shutdown 09 Feb 2022 - 11:25 am
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