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Olympic rings in Tokyo Bay removed for 'maintenance' 06 Aug 2020 - 02:12 pm
A large size Olympic rings symbol (W32.6m x H15.3m) is seen in front of Rainbow Bridge at Tokyo Waterfront in the waters of Odaiba Marine Park on August 6, 2020 before being transferred back to the factory where it was manufactured for a safety inspection
Philippines reports 3,561 new coronavirus cases, 28 more deaths 06 Aug 2020 - 11:17 am
People wearing masks shop for fresh food at a market in Manila on August 6, 2020. AFP / Lisa Marie David
Australia's second-biggest city enters strict new coronavirus lockdown 06 Aug 2020 - 09:36 am
A sign in Federation Square urges people to wear a mask in the central business district in Melbourne on August 6, 2020. Australia's second city Melbourne entered a more restrictive six-week lockdown on August 6, sparking a fresh wave of anxiety and confu
Eight COVID-19 patients die in hospital fire in western India 06 Aug 2020 - 09:06 am
Police officers and relatives stand outside a hospital where a fire broke out inside an intensive Care Unit (ICU) treating patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
Sri Lanka counts votes from parliament election 06 Aug 2020 - 08:42 am
A health official takes the temperature of election officials who arrive with ballot boxes from a polling station to a counting center, after the voting ended during the country's parliamentary election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Dinuk
Heaviest one day August rain in 47 years slams Mumbai 05 Aug 2020 - 11:57 pm
MUMBAI, INDIA - AUGUST 4: People make their way through a flooded road due to heavy monsoon rain in Mumbai, India on August 4, 2020. ( Imtiyaz Shaikh - Anadolu Agency )
Philippines back under lockdown as virus cases continue to surge 04 Aug 2020 - 06:17 pm
Airline ground staff wearing protective gear work at the counter at the airport in Manila on August 4, 2020. More than 27 million people -- a quarter of the Philippine population -- were give 24-hours notice of the new restrictions that have shuttered man
South Korea floods, landslides kill 14 04 Aug 2020 - 05:39 pm
In a photo taken on August 3, 2020 rescue services help people cross a flooded field in a village near Cheonan, following heavy rain. Damage from heavy rain that pounded the country's central region earlier this week continued to grow, leaving 13 dead and
Indonesia eyes production of 250 mln doses a year of coronavirus vaccine 04 Aug 2020 - 04:47 pm
Staff are seen in the COVID-19 vaccine production facility area at the Bio Farma office amid the coronavirus pandemic in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia August 4, 2020. Antara Foto/Dhemas Reviyanto
In milestone year, A-bomb survivor keeps up fight for nuclear disarmament 03 Aug 2020 - 07:00 pm
Terumi Tanaka, a Nagasaki atomic bombing survivor and co-chairperson of Nihon Hidankyo, a country-wide organisation of atomic and hydrogen bomb sufferers, attends an interview with Reuters at the Nihon Hidankyo office in Tokyo, Japan July 30, 2020. Pictur
Philippine capital returning to lockdown as virus surges 03 Aug 2020 - 05:53 pm
Filipinos queue outside a pharmacy, a day before the Philippine capital goes back to a stricter lockdown amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections spike, at a public market in Manila, Philippines, August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Indian restaurant offers 'COVID curry' to scared customers 03 Aug 2020 - 04:43 pm
A waiter carries 'Covid Curry' and 'Mask Naan,' two Covid-19 coronavirus-themed dishes, to serve to customers at their restaurant in Jodhpur on August 3, 2020. / AFP / SUNIL VERMA
Singapore's Universal Studios deploys facial recognition for entry 03 Aug 2020 - 12:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: People visit the largely empty Universal Studios Singapore, as tourism takes a decline following the coronavirus outbreak, in Sentosa March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Mass jailbreak in Afghanistan, at least 24 die in Islamic State attack 03 Aug 2020 - 10:10 am
Afghan security forces transport detained prisoners who escaped from a jail after insurgents attacked a jail compound in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, August 3, 2020.REUTERS/Parwiz
Millions return to lockdown in Philippines as virus cases soar 03 Aug 2020 - 08:11 am
A mural of a man wearing a mask is pictured on a sidewalk amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Philippines to reimpose stricter coronavirus lockdown in capital as cases spike 02 Aug 2020 - 09:11 pm
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Virus curfew imposed in Melbourne as S. Africa tops 500,000 cases 02 Aug 2020 - 07:39 pm
A group of police and soldiers patrol the Docklands area of Melbourne on August 2, 2020, after the announcement of new restrictions to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. / AFP / William WES
India's interior minister hospitalised with coronavirus 02 Aug 2020 - 03:30 pm
Home Minister of India Amit Shah (REUTERS/Altaf Hussain/File Photo)

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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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