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Philippine economic chief resigns amid coronavirus crisis 17 Apr 2020 - 03:41 pm
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Pakistan gets $1.4B IMF aid as virus cases top 7,000 17 Apr 2020 - 02:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vehicles run past the Centaurus mall in Islamabad, Pakistan November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood
India to extend nationwide lockdown to tackle coronavirus - state minister 17 Apr 2020 - 12:34 pm
Policemen pose for photos wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)standing next to a poster depicting the COVID-19 coronavirus during an event in Amritsar on April 16, 2020. / AFP / Narinder NANU
Australian company to begin 1st human trial of COVID-19 vaccine 16 Apr 2020 - 01:29 pm
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Remote Chinese city hit by coronavirus after weeks of feeling safe 16 Apr 2020 - 12:16 pm
A resident wearing a face mask walks past a closed shop in Suifenhe, a city of Heilongjiang province on the border with Russia, as the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the country, China April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Huizhong Wu
China sees drop in imported coronavirus cases but local infections rise 16 Apr 2020 - 12:16 pm
A man wearing a face mask walks past an estate agent in Guangzhou's Sanyuanli area, as the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the country, in Guangdong province, China April 13, 2020. Picture taken April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Davi
Japan to extend coronavirus state of emergency 16 Apr 2020 - 11:48 am
People in face masks cross a near-empty street after the government announced a state of emergency for the capital and some prefectures following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Australia to keep coronavirus restrictions for 4 more weeks despite success 16 Apr 2020 - 10:23 am
A food delivery courier makes her way down an empty area of central Sydney on April 15, 2020. / AFP / Saeed KHAN
Lockdowns should be lifted in 2-week stages to stem COVID-19 spread - WHO 15 Apr 2020 - 12:17 pm
A soldier and a police officer stand guard at an entrance of the red zone under enhanced lockdown, during the movement control order due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
China reports fewer coronavirus cases but infections from Russia a worry 15 Apr 2020 - 12:02 pm
:This photo taken on April 14, 2020 shows a staff member walking past graffiti encouraging people to defeat the COVID-19 coronavirus after all patients left Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. / AFP / STR
Lovelorn Aussie is first jailed for breaking virus quarantine 15 Apr 2020 - 10:44 am
Cyclists (C) make their way through streets made empty by the lockdown restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in central Sydney on April 15, 2020. / AFP / Saeed KHAN
India, Pakistan seek to lift some curbs to help millions hit by coronavirus lockdowns 15 Apr 2020 - 10:37 am
A balloon vendor (R) wearing a facemask waits for customers alongside a street during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Islamabad on April 9, 2020./ AFP / Aamir QURESHI
Japan's homeless 'net cafe refugees' seek shelter amid virus woe 15 Apr 2020 - 10:23 am
Katsuya Asao, 54, prepares to rest at a shelter provided by Kanagawa prefecture for the people who can’t afford to rent an apartment and used to stay at designated internet cafes, which are closed due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak state of emergenc
Japan firm offers spouses apartments to avoid 'coronavirus divorce' 15 Apr 2020 - 10:04 am
Staff members of the Tokyo metropolitan government wearing face masks hold signs as they call for people to stay home after the government announced the state of emergency for the capital and some prefectures following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) o
Vietnam introduces 'fake news' fines for coronavirus misinformation 15 Apr 2020 - 10:00 am
A man uses a smartphone as he walks past a poster warning against spreading 'fake news' on the coronavirus in Hanoi, Vietnam April 14, 2020. Picture taken April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Kham
U.S. Forces Japan extends health emergency to all bases in Japan 15 Apr 2020 - 09:07 am
A man wearing a face mask walks with his umbrella in Roppongi district of Tokyo on April 9, 2020. / AFP / Philip FONG
China approves inactivated coronavirus vaccines for clinical trials 14 Apr 2020 - 03:50 pm
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India extends ban on domestic and international flights 14 Apr 2020 - 12:54 pm
:British nationals queue up outside a departures terminal before boarding a special British Airways flight during Indian government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Inter

Europe

(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
A person uses a parasol umbrella to shelter from the heat of the sun during a heatwave, as they walk near Buckingham Palace, in central London on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Justin Tallis / AFP) This year's El Nino likely to become record-breaker: top expert
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz walks past German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer (front L) and German Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Baerbel Bas prior to the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on July 6, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) German government approves 2027 budget, increases spending and borrowing

Africa

Peninsula Morocco announces it has thwarted terror plots aimed at public order
Peninsula Ethiopia's coffee export not threatened by EU deforestation regulation official
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

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High waves crash against the coastline at a beach as the forecasted Super Typhoon Bavi approaches in Guam on July 5, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) 'Very dangerous' super typhoon nears US Pacific islands

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