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China accuses Pompeo of 'slander' over Xinjiang comments 04 Feb 2020 - 06:37 pm
Uzbekistani Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov (R) shakes hands with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo prior to their meeting in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on February 03, 2020. (Anvar Ilyasov / Uzbekistani Foreign Ministry handout / Anadolu Agency )
Thailand eyes limits on surgical mask exports as coronavirus cases rise 04 Feb 2020 - 03:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: A tourist wears a mask to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as she arrives at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
China readies thousands of new hospital beds in virus outbreak epicentre 04 Feb 2020 - 01:41 pm
A worker sets up beds at the Hongshan Stadium to convert it into a makeshift hospital following an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 4, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS
Singapore Airshow to go ahead despite virus worries 04 Feb 2020 - 10:37 am
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S. Korean woman tests positive for coronavirus after Thailand visit 04 Feb 2020 - 09:20 am
Passengers wearing masks to prevent contracting coronavirus walk past a thermal camera upon their arrival at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, January 3, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Japan testing 3,700 people quarantined on cruise ship after Hong Kong coronavirus case 04 Feb 2020 - 09:07 am
The Diamond Princess cruise ship with over 3,000 people sits anchored in quarantine off the port of Yokohama on February 4, 2020, a day after it arrived with passengers feeling ill. Japan has quarantined the cruise ship carrying 3,711 people and was testi
Hong Kong reports first death of coronavirus patient 04 Feb 2020 - 09:03 am
Medical staff are seen outside Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong on February 4, 2020. AFP / Anthony Wallace
Xi has lots at stake as China officials point fingers over virus 03 Feb 2020 - 09:10 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, October 25, 2019. Reuters / Jason Lee
Govt has rights over NRI income made in India 03 Feb 2020 - 07:48 pm
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds budget papers as she leaves her office to present the federal budget in the parliament in New Delhi, India, Feb. 1, 2020. Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
Asian soccer tournament in Turkmenistan delayed due to virus 03 Feb 2020 - 04:01 pm
A worker displays a face mask before packing it inside a factory on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, February 3, 2020.( REUTERS/Amit Dave)
40 Pakistani students return from coronavirus-hit China 03 Feb 2020 - 01:41 pm
Pakistani students wearing protective facemasks come out upon their arrival from China at the Islamabad International Airport in Islamabad on February 3, 2020./ AFP / Aamir QURESHI
China says 'urgently needs' medical masks to tackle virus 03 Feb 2020 - 11:20 am
 A sign is posted on a medical supply store that says surgical and N95 masks are already out of stock January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Drone on virus patrol busts Chinese villagers' mahjong game 03 Feb 2020 - 10:11 am
A representational image of a local resident using a drone to spray disinfectant at a village in Pingdingshan, in China's central Henan province on January 31, 2020, during the virus outbreak in Hubei's city of Wuhan. China OUT / AFP / STR
Australian prime minister to feel the political heat as parliament resumes 03 Feb 2020 - 09:35 am
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Stranded tourists airlifted in New Zealand as rains lash Milford Sound 03 Feb 2020 - 09:00 am
A closed road is seen in flood-affected Southland, New Zealand, February 3, 2020, in this image obtained via social media. New Zealand Transport Agency via REUTERS
Third shooting in a week at anti-Citizenship protesters in Delhi 02 Feb 2020 - 10:33 pm
Demonstrators attend a protest against a new citizenship law in Shaheen Bagh, area of New Delhi, India, February 2, 2020. Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
New Chinese city locked down as first virus death abroad reported 02 Feb 2020 - 06:25 pm
Members of a neighbourhood committee register a local and ask about his travel history in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of novel coronavirus. February 2, 2020. Reuters/Thomas Peter
Pompeo, in Kazakhstan, warns of China's growing reach 02 Feb 2020 - 06:25 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo(L) is greeted by Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Kamilov Abdulaziz Khafizovich upon arrival in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on February 2, 2020. AFP pool / Kevin Lamarque