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China seizes over 89 million shoddy face masks 26 Apr 2020 - 12:52 pm
A worker wearing a protective suit counts masks at Naton Medical Group, a company which makes medical equipment in Beijing on April 24, 2020. AFP / WANG ZHAO
Lightning kills at least 10 in India amid heavy rain 26 Apr 2020 - 12:50 pm
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Beijing bans 'uncivilised' behaviour to improve public hygiene 26 Apr 2020 - 12:35 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, a man sits next to a fountain at the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park in Hong Kong. As Hong Kongers hunker down during the coronavirus pandemic, police have ramped up arrests of pro-democracy activists while Be
14 civilians killed in Taliban attacks in Afghanistan 26 Apr 2020 - 12:27 pm
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US calls on Afghans to set aside disputes, focus on virus 26 Apr 2020 - 12:24 pm
An Afghan man reads the Koran on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kabul, Afghanistan April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
India's Modi urges citizens follow lockdown as coronavirus cases rise 26 Apr 2020 - 12:23 pm
Medical professionals issue modules to members of the media before getting tested for COVID-19 coronavirus as part of an ongoing nationwide screening for media professionals during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against t
China eases restrictions on exports of some coronavirus equipment 26 Apr 2020 - 12:14 pm
Two workers wearing protective suits check masks at Naton Medical Group, a company which makes medical equipment in Beijing on April 24, 2020. / AFP / WANG ZHAO
Satellite imagery finds likely Kim train amid health rumors 26 Apr 2020 - 12:12 pm
What is described by Washington-based North Korea monitoring project 38 North as a special train possibly belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen in a satellite image with graphics taken over Wonsan, North Korea April 21, 2020.
Japan government weighing need to extend emergency, reports Say 26 Apr 2020 - 12:09 pm
People walk along a shopping street leading to Tsuruoka Hachimangu, a symbolic shrine in Kamakura on April 25, 2020, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
Australia launches app to trace coronavirus contacts 26 Apr 2020 - 11:57 am
:A photo illustration shows a new COVIDSafe app by the Australian government as seen on an Iphone to install in Sydney on April 27, 2020. More than one million Australians have downloaded a new government smartphone app designed to make coronavirus contac
India opens some stores as virus restrictions ease elsewhere 25 Apr 2020 - 06:52 pm
Border Security Force personnel (BSF) patrol a deserted street during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in the old quarters of New Delhi on April 25, 2020. / AFP / SAJJAD HUSSA
India sees biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases 24 Apr 2020 - 08:44 pm
A medical staff uses a thermal scanner at an information collection and awareness desk set up by the West Bengal Health Department of Darjeeling district during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavi
U.S. warship sails through Taiwan Strait, second time in a month 24 Apr 2020 - 03:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman, wearing a protective face mask, walks past a Ministry of National Defense recruitment poster, amid concerns about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Taipei, Taiwan, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
Pakistan's Sindh province bans prayer at mosques during Ramadan 24 Apr 2020 - 03:09 pm
Municipal workers spray disinfectant at the main entrance of the Badshahi mosque ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Lahore on April 22, 202
Indians try to flee unsanitary, overcrowded coronavirus quarantine centres 24 Apr 2020 - 03:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: People are seen inside a temporary quarantine centre, during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kolkata, India, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/File Photo
Work smart, travel alone, eat out fast: South Korea's prescription for coronavirus recovery 24 Apr 2020 - 12:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks to protect themselves against contracting the new coronavirus walk on a street in central Seoul, South Korea April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran/File Photo
Ninety-one crew have virus on Italian liner in Nagasaki 24 Apr 2020 - 12:17 pm
An aerial view shows Italian cruise ship Costa Atlantica, which had confirmed 33 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, in Nagasaki, southern Japan April 21, 2020. in this photo taken by Kyodo. Picture taken April 21, 2020. Mandatory credi
China to give WHO $30 million more after US freezes funds 23 Apr 2020 - 02:42 pm
Artist Kong Ning, wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, prepares for a portrait in a wearable art piece she made to mark Earth Day, during a Reuters interview outside her studio in Beijing, China April 22, 2020. REUTER

Europe

Peninsula 6,000 seafarers 'remain stranded' in Gulf: UN maritime head
Workers and volunteers, rest before preparing to pack the Bayeux Tapestry in a crate for transfer to the British Museum, at the Bayeux Tapestry Museum, in Bayeux, northwestern France, on September 18, 2025. Photo by Lou Benoist / Pool / AFP Bayeux tapestry to arrive in London in secret, high-stakes operation
A picture taken on July 6, 2026 in Barcelona shows a gardener's wristband containing a sensor that detects body temperature. (Photo by Josep Lago / AFP) Sensors, early starts: how Spain keeps working when heat hits
(FILES) Reform UK leader Nigel Farage attends a party press conference in London on November 18, 2025. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) UK anti-immigrant party leader Farage says resigns as MP to force by-election

Africa

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File photo for representational purposes only. Uganda says Ebola outbreak contained, seeks lifting of travel restrictions
Protesters march during a demonstration against illegal immigration in Durban, South Africa, June 30, 2026. (Photo by Mbuthi Msweli/Xinhua) South Africa accelerates migration enforcement with new courts, repatriation measures amid tensions

Americas

File photo EU says decisions about Greenland are for Greenlanders, Denmark
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) and US President Donald Trump meet on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP) Trump blasts Spain, targets Greenland at NATO summit
US President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with NATO Secretary General on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP) Trump says Iran ceasefire 'is over'
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