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Kim reappears in public, ending absence amid health rumors 02 May 2020 - 10:32 am
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the completion of a fertiliser plant, together with his younger sister Kim Yo Jong, in a region north of the capital, Pyongyang, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 2, 20
Singapore to ease restrictions on some businesses, schools 02 May 2020 - 10:12 am
A man wearing a face mask walks past blank screen at the departure hall at Singapore Changi Airport's terminal 2, which is set to suspend operations for 18 months from May 1, 2020, as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic impacts the aviation sector, in Singa
Malaysia to ease virus curbs as outbreak slows 01 May 2020 - 03:23 pm
Petronas Twin Towers are seen illuminated in blue as part of the
Asia Today: Japan slowdown not enough, Beijing parks reopen 01 May 2020 - 02:19 pm
Buildings are seen illuminated in blue as part of the
Bangladesh factories resume work, risking new virus cases 01 May 2020 - 12:53 pm
People walk on an empty street usually busy with stalls selling traditional food for Iftar, the breaking fast of Muslim's holy fasting month of Ramadan, during a government-imposed lockdown as a preventative measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coro
Australia accelerates decision on whether to lift COVID-19 restrictions 01 May 2020 - 12:46 pm
A closed playground is seen, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Sydney, Australia, April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Pakistani parliament's speaker tests positive for COVID-19 01 May 2020 - 12:18 pm
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'I'm cheering for you': Robot welcome at Tokyo quarantine 01 May 2020 - 11:56 am
A Pepper humanoid robot, manufactured by SoftBank Group Corp. demonstrates how to check-in in a hotel of APA Group that has been designated to accommodate asymptomatic people and those with light symptoms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to free up h
Tajikistan confirms first coronavirus cases 30 Apr 2020 - 01:52 pm
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How China is attempting to prevent a second wave of Infections 30 Apr 2020 - 01:29 pm
TOPSHOT - In this picture taken on April 29, 2020, an engineer shows a plastic model of the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Quality Control Laboratory at the Sinovac Biotech facilities in Beijing. AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI /
China denies Trump’s claim it’s trying to make him lose election 30 Apr 2020 - 12:53 pm
:FILE PHOTO: Cars are seen in a traffic jam during evening rush hour in Beijing, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), China April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
South Korea reports zero new domestic coronavirus cases 30 Apr 2020 - 12:27 pm
Worshippers wearing face masks have their temperature taken as they attend a prayer ceremony entitled 'overcoming and healing the COVID-19 coronavirus', while marking Buhha's birthday at the Jogye buddhist temple in Seoul on April 30, 2020. / AFP / Ed JON
Japan to extend state of emergency over virus: reports 30 Apr 2020 - 12:21 pm
A woman wearing a face mask rides a bicycle in Tokyo on April 29, 2020. / AFP / Philip FONG
Bollywood 'vanity vans' aid Indian policewomen on COVID-19 duty 30 Apr 2020 - 12:15 pm
A police officer wearing a protective face mask walks past a novel coronavirus-themed scarecrow cutout put up in a residential area during an extended lockdown to slow the spreading ofthe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the old quarters of Delhi, India,
India allows conditional movement of migrant workers 29 Apr 2020 - 07:42 pm
A boy rides a bicycle along a deserted National Highway 55 during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Sukna on the outskirts of Siliguri on April 29, 2020. / AFP / DIPTENDU DUTTA
Covid, Corona and Lockdown: the newborns named after a pandemic 29 Apr 2020 - 05:01 pm
This picture taken on April 28, 2020, shows 23-year-old Manju Bauri resting next to her newborn baby boy named 'Lockdown' in their temporary rented quarter in Agartala. AFP / Abhisek Saha
Tokyo Olympics 'difficult' if pandemic not contained: Abe 29 Apr 2020 - 04:44 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wearing a face mask speaks during a budget committee session at the parliament in Tokyo on 29 April 2020. Japan OUT / AFP / JIJI PRESS / STR
Malaysia virus infections rise most in 2 weeks on imported cases 29 Apr 2020 - 12:56 pm
AirAsia passengers wearing face masks walk to the check-in counter at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 in Sepang on April 29, 2020. / AFP / Mohd RASFAN