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Best strategies against virus: Track, isolate, communicate 18 Mar 2020 - 08:41 am
Commuters wait for a transport to leave the Woodlands Causeway across to Singapore from Johor, hours before Malaysia imposes a lockdown on travel due to the coronavirus outbreak March 17, 2020. Reuters/Edgar Su
Pakistan reports first death from coronavirus -health ministry 17 Mar 2020 - 01:26 pm
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India could be next virus hotspot with an ‘avalanche’ of cases 17 Mar 2020 - 10:31 am
Commuters, some wearing facemasks amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, make their way along a road in Mumbai on March 13, 2020. / AFP / Indranil MUKHERJEE
Pakistan's coronavirus cases jumps to 184 17 Mar 2020 - 10:21 am
General view of the deserted Badshahi Mosque closed amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Lahore on March 16, 2020. / AFP / ARIF ALI
Singapore says prepared for Malaysia food supplies disruption 17 Mar 2020 - 10:04 am
People buy food at a supermarket amid fears of a disruption in supplies after Malaysia announced the closure of its borders following the coronavirus outbreak in Singapore, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
South Korea tightens border checks as domestic transmission of virus abates 17 Mar 2020 - 09:50 am
A member of the South Korean military support team (bottom C) checks the body temperature of a passenger at a gate in the departure hall at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul, on March 17, 2020. AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Coronavirus closes India's Taj Mahal, Mumbai to keep half its office workers home 17 Mar 2020 - 09:12 am
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Thailand to close crowded venues, delay holiday due to virus 16 Mar 2020 - 01:54 pm
This photo taken on March 14, 2020 shows a man busking in a face mask at an unusually-empty night market in Chiang Mai, as the number of visitors to the region has plunged due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. / AFP / Lillian SUWANRUMPHA
China tightens quarantines for international arrivals 16 Mar 2020 - 01:35 pm
A worker (front R) wearing a protective suit as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus stands next to passengers (L) at the New China International Exhibition Centre, near Beijing Capital Airport in Beijing on March 16, 2020./ AFP / NICOLAS
Pakistani president visits China amid COVID-19 pandemic 16 Mar 2020 - 01:21 pm
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Crowded, poor South Asia sees steady rise in coronavirus cases 16 Mar 2020 - 12:10 pm
A man is checked with a thermal scanner by officers at World Trade Center, after the first case with the coronavirus was detected, in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Philippines impose home quarantine 'to save ourselves from ourselves' 16 Mar 2020 - 12:03 pm
This aerial photo shows traffic congestion from vehicles waiting to clear checkpoints, part of measures to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, before entering Manila on March 16, 2020. AFP / Ron LOPEZ
Virus checkpoint queues stretch kilometres in Manila 16 Mar 2020 - 10:51 am
A girl holds on to her mother as a police officer checks her body temperature at a checkpoint placed amidst the lockdown of the country's capital to contain the spread of coronavirus, in the outskirts of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 15, 2
Philippines detects bird flu outbreak in quail farm 16 Mar 2020 - 10:28 am
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Bank of Japan unveils emergency measures over virus 16 Mar 2020 - 09:22 am
A pedestrian walks in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on March 16, 2020. The Bank of Japan on March 16 unveiled a series of emergency monetary policy measures to shore up the world's third-largest economy, as the coronavirus pandemic thre
Philippines' coronavirus death toll rises to 12, cases spike to 140 15 Mar 2020 - 05:42 pm
A police officer checks a jeepney passenger's body temperature at a checkpoint placed amidst the lockdown of the country's capital to contain the spread of coronavirus, in the outskirts of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/El
India proposes regional fund to fight coronavirus as cases exceed 100 15 Mar 2020 - 05:02 pm
Passengers wearing facemasks amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, walk inside the airport in Goa on March 15, 2020. (AFP / Punit PARANJPE)
India duo ready to put Olympic dream ahead of coronavirus concerns 15 Mar 2020 - 03:40 pm
The logo for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is seen in Tokyo on March 15, 2020. AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU

Europe

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
(FILES) Jewelery created by French glass maker Rene Lalique are seen at the Lalique museum in Wingen-sur-Moder, eastern France on June 23, 2011. The Lalique Glass Museum in Alsace announced on July 5, 2026, that it had been burgled, with the thief or thieves making off with jewellery worth Jewellery worth 4.5 million euros stolen from France's Lalique Museum
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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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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
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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