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At least 25 dead in attack on Sikh-Hindu temple in Kabul 25 Mar 2020 - 03:54 pm
An Afghan policeman inspects inside a Sikh religious complex after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan March 25, 2020.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Bangladesh imposes total lockdown over COVID-19 25 Mar 2020 - 02:10 pm
DHAKA, bangladesh - MARCH 20 : Muslims attend Friday prayer with face masks amid coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in Dhaka, bangladesh on March 20, 2020. ( Zakir Hossain Chowdhury - Anadolu Agency )
Indian doctors evicted over coronavirus transmission fears-medical body 25 Mar 2020 - 11:52 am
FILE PHOTO: Medical staff with protective clothing are seen inside a ward specialised in receiving any person who may have been infected with coronavirus, at the Rajiv Ghandhi Government General hospital in Chennai, India, January 29, 2020. REUTERS/P. Rav
Virus-striken Diamond Princess leaves Yokohama 25 Mar 2020 - 11:08 am
The Diamond Princess cruise ship is seen at a pier in the port of Yokohama on March 25, 2020. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
China's symptom-free coronavirus carriers raise fears of new wave of infections 25 Mar 2020 - 09:23 am
Passengers wearing face masks wait for their train to arrive at Hefei railway station in Hefei, in China’s eastern Anhui province which borders Hubei province, the centre of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, on March 25, 2020. AFP / Noel Celis
Australian charged over "prank" coronavirus cough on police 25 Mar 2020 - 09:10 am
A seating area (below) normally filled with tourists remains empty along Circular Quay in Sydney on March 25, 2020, as people stay away due to restrictions to stop the spread of the worldwide COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. / AFP / Saeed KHAN
Gunmen storm Sikh religious complex in ongoing Kabul assault 25 Mar 2020 - 09:04 am
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Pakistan: 3 journalists test positive for COVID-19 25 Mar 2020 - 09:02 am
People wearing facemask walks along a road of a closed market area in Rawalpindi on March 22, 2020, after Punjab Province government announced the closing of shops and markets amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus.   / AFP / Faro
Japan's capital becomes centre of its coronavirus epidemic 25 Mar 2020 - 08:33 am
A man, wearing protective mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks on an almost empty street in the Dotonbori entertainment district of Osaka, Japan, March 14, 2020. Pictured taken March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
India to impose nationwide lockdown from midnight: Modi 24 Mar 2020 - 05:52 pm
Firefighters from Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services spray disinfectant along a street during Gujarat's government-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Ahmedabad on March 24, 2020. / AFP / SAM PANTHAKY
Man dies of hantavirus in China: Report 24 Mar 2020 - 05:44 pm
A man walks past wearing a face mask as cars crowd the Second Ring Road in Beijing amid the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak on March 24, 2020.   AFP / GREG BAKER
Japan's Abe faces struggle on coronavirus, economy, as Olympics delayed 24 Mar 2020 - 04:25 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the press in front of the prime minister's residence in Tokyo on March 24, 2020.   AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
Australia book shop gets on its bike to ease coronavirus shutdown 24 Mar 2020 - 01:42 pm
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Pakistan approves military deployment to curb virus 24 Mar 2020 - 12:39 pm
Army personnel patrol on a road during a government-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Rawalpindi on March 24, 2020. / AFP / Aamir QURESHI
Thailand decrees state of emergency to control coronavirus 24 Mar 2020 - 12:27 pm
People wear face masks while waiting as chairs are marked for applicants to observe social distance at the Immigration Office in Bangkok on March 24, 2020, as Thailand moves to close its borders after a spike in the number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases in
'Friend of coronavirus': Police in north India shame those defying lockdown 24 Mar 2020 - 11:55 am
Incoming traffic to Delhi is stopped by policemen at a checkpoint at the Uttar Pradesh and Delhi border along the Delhi-Meerut Expressway to inforce a lockdown order by Delhi's government as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in
Cruise ship responsible for jump in Australia coronavirus case 24 Mar 2020 - 11:02 am
A general view of empty Pyrmont Bridge over Darling Harbour as New South Wales began shutting down non-essential businesses and moving toward harsh penalties to enforce self-isolation as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reached a
China to lift travel curbs on Hubei province, including Wuhan 24 Mar 2020 - 10:10 am
A local medical worker embraces and bids farewell to a medical worker from Jiangsu at the Wuhan Railway Station as the medical team from Jiangsu leaves Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hubei province, China March 19,