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Airliner skids off runway in India, at least two dead 07 Aug 2020 - 07:36 pm
In this file photo taken on March 2, 2020 Air India planes are seen parked at the Indira Gandhi International airport, in New Delhi. Fatalities were feared after a passenger jet carrying at least 185 people from Dubai crash-landed at an airport in southe
Air India plane crash lands in Kerala, splits into two; several injured 07 Aug 2020 - 06:49 pm
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India to host 2021 T20 World Cup, 2022 edition in Australia: ICC 07 Aug 2020 - 06:37 pm
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Penguins and jellyfish wow visitors at new Taiwan aquarium 07 Aug 2020 - 05:45 pm
Visitors tour the Xpark Aquarium on its opening day while wearing protective masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Taoyuan, Taiwan, August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Malaysia charges former finance minister with corruption 07 Aug 2020 - 02:30 pm
Malaysia's former finance minister Lim Guan Eng (C) speaks to members of the media after posting bail outside the Duta Court complex in Kuala Lumpur on August 7, 2020, after being charged with corruption. AFP / Mohd RASFAN
Philippines defends coronavirus response after soaring cases 07 Aug 2020 - 02:27 pm
Government workers in hazmat suits sell fresh produce in a neighbourhood, amid the reimposed lockdown to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Navotas, Metro Manila, Philippines, August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
India's Serum Institute to get $150 mln from Gates Foundation for COVID-19 vaccine 07 Aug 2020 - 01:46 pm
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Hong Kong offers universal virus testing, with Beijing's help 07 Aug 2020 - 01:42 pm
A medical worker (L) demonstrates removing her gown while being supervised in an area where protective gear is put on and taken off at a temporary field hospital set up at Asia World Expo in Hong Kong on August 1, 2020. / AFP / ISAAC LAWRENCE
Japan says in deal to purchase AstraZeneca's COVID-10 vaccine 07 Aug 2020 - 01:25 pm
TOPSHOT - People wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus visit Togoshi Ginza shopping street in Tokyo on August 1, 2020. / AFP / Philip FONG
Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa alliance wins two-thirds majority 07 Aug 2020 - 12:08 am
A Special Task Force (STF) soldier (L) stands guard at the main counting centre in Colombo on August 6, 2020, a day after Sri Lanka's parliamentary election. / AFP / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI
Pakistan lifts virus restrictions as cases drop 06 Aug 2020 - 05:39 pm
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South Korea searches for rescue workers missing in floods 06 Aug 2020 - 05:21 pm
People watch as water from the Imjin river is discharged through the Gunnam Dam in Yeoncheon following heavy rain fall on August 6, 2020. / AFP / YONHAP /
Human trials of coronavirus vaccine set to begin in Indonesia 06 Aug 2020 - 04:53 pm
A doctor displays a vaccine for COVID-19 coronavirus at Padjadjaran university educational hospital in Bandung, West Java on July 6, 2020, in preparation for efforts to vaccinate 1,620 volunteers in the community next week. / AFP / TIMUR MATAHARI
Vietnam turns Danang stadium into field hospital amid virus outbreak 06 Aug 2020 - 03:27 pm
Workers prepare a make-shift field hospital inside the Tien Son sports complex amid the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Danang on August 5, 2020. / AFP / Hoang Khanh
Olympic rings in Tokyo Bay removed for 'maintenance' 06 Aug 2020 - 02:12 pm
A large size Olympic rings symbol (W32.6m x H15.3m) is seen in front of Rainbow Bridge at Tokyo Waterfront in the waters of Odaiba Marine Park on August 6, 2020 before being transferred back to the factory where it was manufactured for a safety inspection
Philippines reports 3,561 new coronavirus cases, 28 more deaths 06 Aug 2020 - 11:17 am
People wearing masks shop for fresh food at a market in Manila on August 6, 2020. AFP / Lisa Marie David
Australia's second-biggest city enters strict new coronavirus lockdown 06 Aug 2020 - 09:36 am
A sign in Federation Square urges people to wear a mask in the central business district in Melbourne on August 6, 2020. Australia's second city Melbourne entered a more restrictive six-week lockdown on August 6, sparking a fresh wave of anxiety and confu
Eight COVID-19 patients die in hospital fire in western India 06 Aug 2020 - 09:06 am
Police officers and relatives stand outside a hospital where a fire broke out inside an intensive Care Unit (ICU) treating patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

Europe

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File photo Spain back on wildfire alert as blaze burns 4,500 hectares
Agrilus planipennis (ash beetle)in the territory of the Slovak Republic. PICS:ÚKSÚP Devastating Asian beetle detected in EU for first time

Africa

A medical worker performs disinfection before burying a deceased person infected with the Ebola virus in Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 9, 2026. (Xinhua) Africa CDC commends China for support in Ebola response
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File photo Uganda discharges last Ebola patient: minister
Police officers stand guard at the entrance of an orphanage following a fire in the Mohammadia suburb of Algiers on July 16, 2026 (Photo by AFP) Orphanage fire kills 11 as Algeria struggles in heatwave

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