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Landslides, flooding block main highway to Nepal's capital 21 Jul 2020 - 08:38 pm
A man rides a bicycle through a water-logged street after a heavy downpour in Dhaka on July 21, 2020. The death toll from heavy monsoon rains across South Asia has climbed to nearly 200, officials said on July 19, as Bangladesh and Nepal warned that risin
Mumbai deploys 'smart helmets' to screen for coronavirus 21 Jul 2020 - 07:30 pm
A volunteer health worker of the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana (BJS) wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) looks through a smart helmet equipped with a thermo-scan sensor to check the body temperature during a door-to
Philippines to ramp up coronavirus testing as Duterte warns of arrests 21 Jul 2020 - 03:25 pm
Passengers wearing face masks for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) maintain social distancing while queuing to ride a train in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Indonesia to start vaccine trial from next month as virus spikes 21 Jul 2020 - 02:35 pm
An Indonesian firefighter sprays disinfectant as a precautionary measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Surabaya on July 21, 2020. / AFP / Juni Kriswanto
Delhi virus cases dip but more Indian states lock down 21 Jul 2020 - 12:17 pm
People are seen inside a care centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients at an indoor sports complex in New Delhi, India, July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Australia extends stimulus spending as 'COVID recession' looms 21 Jul 2020 - 09:32 am
A worker stands besides a road sign in Melbourne on July 21, 2020. AFP / William West
COVID-19 shows a downward trend in Pakistan - govt official 20 Jul 2020 - 11:45 pm
A paramedic wearing protective gear instructs a man while taking nasal swab sample at a glass booth, to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Karachi, Pakistan July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
CanSino coronavirus vaccine shows immune response in human trial 20 Jul 2020 - 08:16 pm
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China blows up dam in eastern province to ease flood risk 20 Jul 2020 - 06:49 pm
This photo taken on July 15, 2020 shows China's paramilitary police officers placing sandbags on a levee in the rain near the Yangtze River in Tongling in China's eastern Anhui province. The vast Yangtze drainage area has been lashed by torrential rains s
Thai labour minister resigns, 6th to quit PM Prayuth's cabinet 20 Jul 2020 - 03:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks to media members at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand June 6, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
Afghan all-girls robotics team designs low-cost ventilator to treat coronavirus patients 20 Jul 2020 - 02:49 pm
Members of an Afghan all-female robotics team work on an open-source and low-cost ventilator, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Herat Province, Afghanistan April 15, 2020. Picture taken April 15, 2020.REUTERS/Jalil Ahmad
Pakistan resumes polio immunization drive amid COVID-19 threat 20 Jul 2020 - 02:21 pm
A boy gets his finger marked, after he is administered polio vaccine drops, during an anti-polio campaign, in a low-income neighbourhood as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soom
Cinemas in China begin to reopen after six-month coronavirus closure 20 Jul 2020 - 01:15 pm
A worker disinfects a cinema in Beijing on July 20, 2020. Hundreds of cinemas reopened in scores of Chinese cities on July 20 following a nearly six-month nationwide shutdown due to the coronavirus. AFP / GREG BAKER
New Zealand economy doing better than expected, finmin says 20 Jul 2020 - 08:40 am
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Masks made mandatory in Australia’s 2nd-biggest metropolis 19 Jul 2020 - 11:15 pm
People walk along Albert Park lake in Melbourne on July 13, 2020, as five million people in Australia's second-biggest city began a new lockdown following a resurgence of coronavirus cases. / AFP / William WEST
Blood test to detect Covid-19 result in 20 mins: Study 19 Jul 2020 - 10:26 pm
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Floods in India, Nepal displace nearly 4 million people, at least 189 dead 19 Jul 2020 - 08:15 pm
TOPSHOT - In this aerial photo inundated houses are seen in Sunamgong on July 14, 2020. Almost four million people have been hit by monsoon floods in South Asia, officials said July 14, with a third of Bangladesh already underwater from some of the heavie
Beijing eases virus response level after 2 weeks of no new cases 19 Jul 2020 - 08:03 pm
People observe social distancing as they wait for the opening of the new Apple flagship store following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sanlitun in Beijing, China, July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Europe

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Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa speaks to the media during the official visit of India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Accra, on October 6, 2026. (Photo by Nipah Dennis / AFP) Ghana to apply to join BRICS, foreign minister says
Kenyan Cabinet Secretary of Health Aden Duale speaks at a press conference in Nairobi on October 6, 2026. Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death
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