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Japan PM criticised as tone deaf after lounge-at-home Twitter video 12 Apr 2020 - 02:51 pm
People relax at Meiji park in Tokyo on April 11, 2020. Japan on April 7 declared a month-long state of emergency over a spike in coronavirus cases, ramping up efforts to contain infections but stopping short of the strict lockdowns seen in other parts of
Tokyo reports 166 new coronavirus cases on Sunday 12 Apr 2020 - 02:10 pm
In this file photo taken on February 28, 2020, mask-clad commuters make their way to work during morning rush hour at the Shinagawa train station in Tokyo. Some Japanese office workers are facing a small, but insurmountable hurdle to staying home under th
Virus cases, deaths rise in India's biggest slum 12 Apr 2020 - 01:03 pm
A doctor scans residents from Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, with an infrared thermometer to check their temperature as a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Fran
China steps up scrutiny of inbound travellers as imported coronavirus cases hit record 12 Apr 2020 - 10:38 am
People wearing face masks are seen at a park 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
Pakistan confirms over 5,000 coronavirus cases 12 Apr 2020 - 09:37 am
A general view of deserted streets is seen during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Lahore on April 10, 2020. / AFP / ARIF ALI
India decides to extend nationwide coronavirus lockdown-state chief minister 11 Apr 2020 - 01:16 pm
Volunteers affiliated to Burhani Guards International speak with a man on an empty road as they patrol an area during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Ahmedabad on April 10, 2020. / AFP
WHO says looking into reports of some COVID patients testing positive again 11 Apr 2020 - 01:16 pm
A man wearing a face mask stands in front of a tarpaulin filled with signatures and messages at the Leishenshan Hospital that had offered beds for coronavirus patients in Wuhan, in China’s central Hubei province on April 11, 2020. / AFP / Noel Celis
China reports rise in coronavirus cases, most from abroad 11 Apr 2020 - 12:19 pm
A woman wearing a face mask sits next to a fruit stall at a residential area after the lockdown was lifted in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Villagers turn away relatives as virus scare grips rural India 11 Apr 2020 - 12:08 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 27, 2020 migrant workers and their family members walk carrying their belongings on a highway towards Uttar Pradesh state as they leave to go back to their villages during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown
South Korea plans tracking wristbands, US virus deaths rise 11 Apr 2020 - 11:46 am
A thermal camera system monitors the body temperature of people during early voting at a polling station in Seoul on April 10, 2020, ahead of next week's parliamentary elections. AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Pakistani students in Wuhan emerge from lockdown, far from home and with psychological scars 10 Apr 2020 - 01:42 pm
A man wearing a facemask sits in front of a shuttered market during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Rawalpindi on April 6, 2020. / AFP / Farooq NAEEM
Sun, sea, sand and space as coronavirus empties Asia's beaches 10 Apr 2020 - 01:26 pm
In this file photo taken on March 21, 2020, alocked pier closed to the public is pictured in Hermosa Beach, California. Another 6.6 million US workers file for unemployment benefits for the week ending April 4, 2020, the Labor Department said on April 9,
China's Wuhan to keep testing residents as coronavirus lockdown eases 10 Apr 2020 - 01:00 pm
Cars drive along Linjiang Avenue after lockdown in Wuhan, the epicentre of China's novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, is lifted, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
The Philippines bars doctors from going abroad to boost health force 10 Apr 2020 - 11:12 am
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'Sadness in my heart': Residents of China's Hubei, freed from lockdown, face suspicion 09 Apr 2020 - 02:33 pm
Security personnel stand outside a field hospital that had offered beds for COVID-19 coronavirus patients during the height of the crisis in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province on April 9, 2020. AFP / Noel Celis
Doctors see high mortality in virus fight in Philippines, Indonesia 09 Apr 2020 - 11:43 am
Pedestrians wearing protective face masks cross a street outside a shopping mall amid new cases of coronavirus, in Manila, Philippines, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Rockets hit US air base in Afghanistan; no casualties 09 Apr 2020 - 10:17 am
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Ship at center of virus outbreak raided by Australian police 09 Apr 2020 - 09:45 am
NSW Police vehicles and tents are seen during the Strike Force Bast raid of the Ruby Princess cruise ship at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia, April 8, 2020, in this still image from video. Video taken April 8, 2020. NSW Police via REUTERS

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

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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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