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Death toll hits 21 from Thai shooting after raid into mall 09 Feb 2020 - 10:26 am
Bullet holes (top C) are seen on the exterior of the Terminal 21 mall, where a mass shooting took place, in the Thai northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima on February 9, 2020. A Thai soldier who killed at least 20 people and holed up in a mall overnight
Thai soldier kills 26 in rampage, most inside shopping mall 09 Feb 2020 - 10:17 am
This handout from Chanathip Somsakul taken on February 8, 2020, and released to AFP on February 9, 2020 shows people in the carpark of the Terminal 21 shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima after they were evacuated following a shooting incident in the mall.
Malaysia expands China traveller ban as coronavirus spreads 09 Feb 2020 - 10:08 am
Passengers wear protective face masks at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on February 4, 2020. / AFP / Mohd RASFAN
Philippines evacuates 30, including infant, from virus-hit Wuhan 09 Feb 2020 - 09:45 am
Filipinos, voluntarily evacuated due to the coronavirus outbreak, board a plane from Wuhan, Hubei, China, February 9, 2020. Courtesy of Department of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS
China virus deaths rise past 800, overtaking SARS toll 09 Feb 2020 - 09:40 am
Medical workers in protective suits attend to novel coronavirus patients at the intensive care unit (ICU) of a designated hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 6, 2020. Picture taken February 6, 2020.
India asks Sri Lanka to resume Tamil reconciliation process 08 Feb 2020 - 05:23 pm
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Thai soldier kills at least 10 in shooting rampage 08 Feb 2020 - 04:07 pm
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China virus cases increase as more prevention measures taken 08 Feb 2020 - 03:35 pm
A passenger wearing a mask walks outside the Shanghai railway station in Shanghai, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Doctors in China say they're not protected from coronavirus infection 08 Feb 2020 - 02:26 pm
A passenger wearing a mask walk outside the Shanghai railway station in Shanghai, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
India's New Delhi heads to vote amid protests against citizenship law 08 Feb 2020 - 10:27 am
An election officer marks the finger of a voter at a polling station during the Legislative Assembly elections in New Delhi on February 8, 2020. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
Panic buying hits Singapore after virus alert raised 08 Feb 2020 - 09:23 am
People stock up on rice after Singapore raised the coronavirus outbreak alert level to orange, at a supermarket in Singapore February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Cyclone nears Australia's west with heavy winds, risk of storm tide 08 Feb 2020 - 09:02 am
Pedestrians hold umbrellas during wet weather in Sydney, Australia, February 7, 2020. AAP Image/Peter Rae/via REUTERS
Gotta catch 'em all: Pokemon-style app aims to save Indonesia's forests 07 Feb 2020 - 09:07 pm
A baby orangutan hangs from a tree at Camp Leakey in Tanjung Puting National Park in Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia, June 15, 2015. Reuters / Darren Whiteside
Bangkok court halts river promenade project that would worsen flooding 07 Feb 2020 - 09:07 pm
A view of Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand, August 30, 2016. Reuters / Chaiwat Subprasom
Outrage grows over death of Chinese doctor who sounded coronavirus alarm 07 Feb 2020 - 08:06 pm
Undated combination photo shows Chinese coronavirus whistleblowing doctor Li Wenliang whose death was confirmed on February 7 at the Wuhan Central Hospital, China.
South Korea mass wedding attracts thousands despite virus fears 07 Feb 2020 - 11:19 am
Couples wearing masks for protection from the new coronavirus, attend a mass wedding ceremony of the Unification Church at Cheongshim Peace World Centre in Gapyeong, South Korea, February 7, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
China will defeat coronavirus, Xi tells Trump, as doctor's death sparks outcry 07 Feb 2020 - 10:28 am
This photo taken on February 6, 2020 shows a laboratory technician working on samples from people to be tested for the new coronavirus at
Viral hysteria: Hong Kong panic sparks run on toilet paper 06 Feb 2020 - 12:36 pm
A shopper wearing a protective facemask sorts items in her trolley as she stands next to bare supermarket shelves, usually stocked with toilet paper and kitchen rolls, in Hong Kong on February 6, 2020. AFP / Philip Fong

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Africa

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
(FILES) An aerial image shows a general view of Gao, in Mali, on November 26, 2019. (Photo by Souleymane AG ANARA / AFP) Mali hit by new coordinated attacks, including prison
A healthcare worker takes samples from a patient suffering from Ebola virus disease at the Ebola Treatment Center of the Center Médical Évangélique (CME), in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benediction MURHABAZI / AFP) DRC Ebola claims 452 lives, says WHO
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Americas

View of a destroyed building in La Guaira, Venezuela on July 4, 2026, following the June 24 twin earthquakes. (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP) Death toll of Venezuela's earthquakes rises to 2,954
Rescuers work on the rubble of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on July 3, 2026. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP) Venezuela quake death toll rises to 2,645: official figures
People walk through downtown Philadelphia after news that the Semiquincentennial Independence Day Parade has been canceled due to extreme heat in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by SPENCER PLATT / AFP) Dangerous heat wave roasts America's big birthday party
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