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Rescuers find debris thought to be from missing Indonesian submarine 24 Apr 2021 - 02:55 pm
Debris from the missing Indonesian Navy KRI Nanggala-402 submarine are displayed during a media conference at Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali, Indonesia, April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo
Indian hospitals turn away patients in Covid-19 'tsunami' 24 Apr 2021 - 02:15 pm
Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside the casualty ward at Guru Teg Bahadur hospital, in New Delhi, India, April 24, 2021. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
French PM calls killing of police worker an attack on nation 24 Apr 2021 - 02:04 pm
A police officer works in the area where an attacker stabbed a female police administrative worker, in Rambouillet, near Paris, France, April 23, 2021. Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes
Merkel urges Germans to stick to coronavirus rules 24 Apr 2021 - 01:02 pm
File photo: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany April 21, 2021. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
UK opposition calls for standards commission after PM criticised by former top adviser 24 Apr 2021 - 12:20 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson's gives media interviews as he visits Hartlepool United Football Club ahead of the May 6 by-election, Hartlepool, Britain, April 23, 2021. Ian Forsyth/Pool via Reuters
Indonesian rescuers recover debris believed to be from missing submarine: official 24 Apr 2021 - 12:10 pm
Indonesian Navy's KRI Singa-651 leaves the Tanjung Wangi port as the search continues for the missing KRI Nanggala-402 submarine in Banyuwangi, East Java Province Indonesia, April 24, 2021. Reuters/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
Cambodia closes markets to curb COVID-19, thousands plead for food 24 Apr 2021 - 11:49 am
People wait in line before being vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Cindy Liu
Iran to bar travellers from India over Covid-19 variant, officials say 24 Apr 2021 - 11:46 am
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Kuwait suspends commercial flights from India 24 Apr 2021 - 08:42 am
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CDC advisers reconvene to weigh next steps on Johnson & Johnson vaccine after rare blood clots 23 Apr 2021 - 08:42 pm
Empty vials of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are seen on a table at a vaccination centre in Ronda, Spain, April 23, 2021. Reuters/Jon Nazca
Kremlin critic Navalny ends hunger strike, but political prospects darken 23 Apr 2021 - 08:36 pm
File photo: A woman holds a sign as she takes part in a demonstration in support of jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny outside the Russian Embassy in London, Britain, April 21, 2021. Reuters/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
Co-creator of AstraZeneca COVID shot defends safety amid clot concerns 23 Apr 2021 - 08:23 pm
Professor Adrian Hill to members of the media at The Jenner Institute in Oxford, England January 16, 2015. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh/File Photo
Canada says COVID-19 cases could almost double soon unless stricter measures taken 23 Apr 2021 - 05:49 pm
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam attends a news conference as efforts continue to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
Eerily empty, Thai tourist island Phuket desperate to reopen 23 Apr 2021 - 05:38 pm
An empty hotel and beach which have opened for visitors is seen in Karon, Phuket Island, Thailand March 31, 2021. Picture taken March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
U.S. officials hopeful as advisers meet again on J&J COVID-19 vaccine 23 Apr 2021 - 05:19 pm
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Moderna CEO says world faces 2022 COVID vaccine production surplus 23 Apr 2021 - 04:59 pm
Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are pictured at a rural vaccination site in Columbus, New Mexico, U.S., April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Paul Ratje/File Photo
Indonesia to restrict foreign travellers from India over COVID-19 variant 23 Apr 2021 - 03:54 pm
Visitors walk after they arrived at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport following Indonesia's government decision to ban foreign tourists from entry to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Janu
Thailand says to add ICU beds after reporting record COVID-19 tally 23 Apr 2021 - 03:35 pm
People queue to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as the country deals with a fresh wave of infections after tackling earlier outbreaks, in Bangkok, Thailand April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo