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NZealand's Ardern turned away from cafe under virus rules 17 May 2020 - 04:31 pm
In this file photo taken on June 24, 2018 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford pose with their baby daugther Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford outside the hospital in Auckland. AFP / MICHAEL BRADLEY
Indian state that’s home to Mumbai extends virus lockdown 17 May 2020 - 04:21 pm
A pedestrian walks past a wall graffiti during a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Mumbai on May 15, 2020. / AFP / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE
Afghan President Ghani and rival Abdullah sign power-sharing deal 17 May 2020 - 04:10 pm
In this handout photograph taken on May 17, 2020 and released by Afghanistan's Office of Chief Executive, politician Abdullah Abdullah (L) gestures as he speaks next to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (R) ahead of signing a power-sharing deal agreement at t
Philippines urges coronavirus vigilance as shoppers ignore safety protocols 17 May 2020 - 02:02 pm
A poster reminding shoppers to maintain social distance to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is placed beside an escalator in a shopping mall in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Japan COVID-19 doctors lack fresh masks, hazard pay-union survey 17 May 2020 - 11:27 am
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China reports 5 new coronavirus cases, down from 8 a day earlier 17 May 2020 - 11:06 am
:A woman holds a child who wears a protective face cover as they pose for pictures near a Chinese national flag at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China May 16, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
South Korea reports single digit domestic coronavirus cases 17 May 2020 - 10:49 am
People wait in line to take tests for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a virus testing station in the nightlife district of Itaewon in Seoul on May 12, 2020. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Truck collision on Indian highway kills 23 migrant workers 16 May 2020 - 01:10 pm
Rescue workers and people stand watching as an excavator gathers the wreckage of a truck transporting goods and migrant labourers going back to their hometowns after it collided with another vehicle, in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh state on May 16, 2
Bangladesh: Growing fear of virus outbreak in Rohingya camps 16 May 2020 - 12:57 pm
Rohingya refugees gather at a market as first cases of COVID-19 coronavirus have emerged in the area, in Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia on May 15, 2020. AFP / Suzauddin RUBEL
India overtakes China in number of cases 16 May 2020 - 12:17 pm
AFP / Indranil MUKHERJEE
Pakistan's Ferozsons to begin producing COVID-19 drug remdesivir 15 May 2020 - 04:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: An ampule of drugmaker Gilead's remdesivir, which has won emergency approval as a treatment for COVID-19 in Japan, is pictured during a news conference at the University Hospital Eppendorf (UKE) in Hamburg, Germany, April 8, 2020. Ulrich Perre
Swabbers Wanted: Singapore recruits virus testers as cases climb 15 May 2020 - 01:40 pm
:Medical workers prepare to perform a nose swab on a migrant worker at a dormitory, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
China's Wuhan says tested almost a third of residents for coronavirus since April 15 May 2020 - 01:26 pm
Medical workers take swab samples from staff members from the AOC computer monitor factory to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on May 15, 2020. Nervous residents of China's pandemic epicentre of Wuhan queue
China asks US to 'meet halfway' after Trump threatens to cut ties 15 May 2020 - 12:11 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 29, 2019, US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping attend a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Typhoon leaves 1 dead, extensive damage in Philippine towns 15 May 2020 - 11:31 am
Residents stand amongst debris and next to a huge crucifix blown from the church after it was destroyed at the height of typhoon Vongfong in Arteche town, Eastern Samar province on May 15, 2020, a day after the typhoon hit the town. typhoon Vongfong has d
Ex-billionaire Mallya one step closer to India extradition 14 May 2020 - 05:02 pm
A 2017 Reuters file photo of Vijay Mallya at Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Britain
India to provide free food grains to millions of migrant workers 14 May 2020 - 04:22 pm
Migrants are sit outside a shelter home, during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, May 14, 2020. Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
First coronavirus cases found in Bangladesh refugee camps 14 May 2020 - 04:13 pm
People make their way along a busy street in a market area during a government-imposed lockdown as a preventative measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Dhaka on May 12, 2020. / AFP / Munir Uz Zaman

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A floating dock for boats is seen lying on the riverbed along the river Po in Castelvetro Piacentino, near Cremona, Northern Italy on July 3, 2026. Photo by PIERO CRUCIATTI / AFP Drought threatens irrigation in northern Italy
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File photo Ebola death toll in DR Congo rises to 648
Rescued children in Oyo Nigeria kidnapping. Photo by: Presidency Nigeria Nearly 50 abducted pupils, teachers rescued in Nigeria
Representational file photo. AFP Ebola risks worsening humanitarian situation in DR Congo: UN
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Representational image 10 killed in Bahamas small plane crash
A Boeing 737 MAX 10 fuselage is pictured during the opening ceremony for the company's new North Line assembly line, which will produce 737 MAX aircraft, at the Boeing Everett Factory in Everett, Washington, on July 10, 2026. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) Boeing unveils new 737 MAX production line as aviation giant charts comeback
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