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Colombia to expel four European visitors for violating quarantine 15 Mar 2020 - 10:52 am
People on motorcycles wear face masks near the Venezuelan-Colombia border after the Colombian government decided to close the Simon Bolivar international bridge as a preventive measure in response to the spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San An
Trump tests negative for coronavirus: White House doctor statement 15 Mar 2020 - 09:06 am
WASHINGTON, DC, USA - MARCH 13: US President Donald J. Trump declares a national emergency due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, DC, United States on March 13, 2020. ( Yasin Öztürk - Anadolu Agency
The virus claims a victim at the UN: personal diplomacy 15 Mar 2020 - 08:33 am
FILE PHOTO: Exterior view of the United Nations headquarters in New York August 16, 2005. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Trump says he's likely to be tested after repeat exposure 14 Mar 2020 - 10:52 am
U.S. President Donald Trump pauses during a news conference where he declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 13, 2020. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
Trump declares coronavirus a national emergency, freeing $50 bln in funds 13 Mar 2020 - 10:44 pm
US President Donald Trump introduces National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci as Vice President Mike Pence looks on after Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency during a news conference in the Rose
10 times faster coronavirus test gets emergency US approval 13 Mar 2020 - 12:34 pm
Medical workers at Kaiser Permanente French Campus test a patient for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at a drive-thru testing facility in San Francisco, California on March 12, 2020. / AFP / Josh Edelson
Canada PM working from home as wife tested for COVID-19 13 Mar 2020 - 10:45 am
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau leave Rideau Hall after asking Governor General Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament, and mark the start of a federal election campaign in Canada, in Ottawa, Ontario,
PM Johnson warns Britons: more loved ones are going to die from coronavirus 12 Mar 2020 - 09:56 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at a news conference addressing the government's response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London on March 12, 2020. AFP pool / Simon Dawson
What happens if Trump declares coronavirus an emergency? 12 Mar 2020 - 09:56 pm
US President Donald Trump. (AFP / Nicholas Kamm)
Brazilian who met Trump has virus; no plans to test Trump 12 Mar 2020 - 09:56 pm
Chief of the Secretariat of Social Communication Fabio Wajngarten mutes the microphone for Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, during a Flag Day ceremony at the Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil November 19, 2019. Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino
New York bans gatherings of more than 500 on coronavirus fears 12 Mar 2020 - 09:56 pm
A building worker uses a snowblower to clear sidewalks in the Financial District in Manhattan, New York on December 2, 2019. Scott Heins / Getty Images / AFP
Georgia moves closer to major overhaul of HIV criminal law 12 Mar 2020 - 09:56 pm
Reuters file photo / Eric Gaillard
US Capitol closed to the public as coronavirus hits Congress 12 Mar 2020 - 09:53 pm
In this file photo taken on December 17, 2018 the US Capitol is seen in Washington DC. AFP / Saul Loeb
Trump hopes travel ties to China and Europe can be restored very quickly 12 Mar 2020 - 06:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the news media during a meeting with bankers on COVID-19 coronavirus response, inside the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Trump suspends travel from Europe to the United States to fight coronavirus, UK exempted 12 Mar 2020 - 09:40 am
US President Donald Trump addresses the Nation from the Oval Office about the widening novel coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Washington, DC on March 11, 2020. / AFP / POOL / Doug Mills
Staffer in U.S. senator's office tests positive for coronavirus 12 Mar 2020 - 09:08 am
FILE PHOTO: Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) arrives as the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump continues in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Argentina, Colombia announce isolation of travelers from virus-hit countries 11 Mar 2020 - 04:53 pm
A passenger wearing a protective mask checks a flights timetable at Milan's Linate airport on March 11, 2020, a day after Italy imposed unprecedented national restrictions on its 60 million people Tuesday to control the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus. / AFP
US may see blood shortages as coronavirus cancels office blood drives 11 Mar 2020 - 02:08 pm
File photo: A volunteer donates blood during the international blood donation day in Nice, France, June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo

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Peninsula Qatar participates in GCC Ministerial Meetings, Made in GCC 2026 opening
This handout photograph taken and released by the Turkish Foreign Ministry on October 5, 2026 shows (L-R) Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar, Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan posing during a meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee, established under the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, in Riyadh. (Photo by Handout / Turkish Foreign Ministry / AFP) Turkiye, Pakistan to deploy forces to Saudi: joint statement
Vehicles drive along the King Fahad road, a principal transport arteries that links the city's southern and northern districts, in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 3, 2026. Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP Saudi Arabia streamlines family visa process for highly skilled workers

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