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Taiwan virus cases spike, mostly navy sailors on Palau trip 19 Apr 2020 - 11:29 am
:Devotees, one of them wearing a face mask, walk through the fire crackers to celebrate Mazu's birthday in front of Chaotian Temple in Beigang, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Yunlin, Taiwan on April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
India says no decision yet on easing or lifting flight restrictions 19 Apr 2020 - 10:15 am
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Nine killed in Indonesia mining accident 19 Apr 2020 - 10:11 am
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Virus takes cheer out of Zimbabwe independence celebration 18 Apr 2020 - 03:22 pm
An aerial view shows a police water cannon that is used to spray Hydroperoxide compound to disinfect a vending market in Nkulumane township in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on April 16, 2020. / AFP / ZINYANGE AUNTONY
China virus epicentre Wuhan raises death toll 50% 17 Apr 2020 - 04:15 pm
:TOPSHOT - A medical worker prepares to check the temperature of an AFP photojournalist before a COVID-19 coronavirus test in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on April 16, 2020. / AFP / Hector RETAMAL
Philippine economic chief resigns amid coronavirus crisis 17 Apr 2020 - 03:41 pm
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Pakistan gets $1.4B IMF aid as virus cases top 7,000 17 Apr 2020 - 02:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vehicles run past the Centaurus mall in Islamabad, Pakistan November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood
India to extend nationwide lockdown to tackle coronavirus - state minister 17 Apr 2020 - 12:34 pm
Policemen pose for photos wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)standing next to a poster depicting the COVID-19 coronavirus during an event in Amritsar on April 16, 2020. / AFP / Narinder NANU
Australian company to begin 1st human trial of COVID-19 vaccine 16 Apr 2020 - 01:29 pm
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Remote Chinese city hit by coronavirus after weeks of feeling safe 16 Apr 2020 - 12:16 pm
A resident wearing a face mask walks past a closed shop in Suifenhe, a city of Heilongjiang province on the border with Russia, as the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the country, China April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Huizhong Wu
China sees drop in imported coronavirus cases but local infections rise 16 Apr 2020 - 12:16 pm
A man wearing a face mask walks past an estate agent in Guangzhou's Sanyuanli area, as the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the country, in Guangdong province, China April 13, 2020. Picture taken April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Davi
Japan to extend coronavirus state of emergency 16 Apr 2020 - 11:48 am
People in face masks cross a near-empty street after the government announced a state of emergency for the capital and some prefectures following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Australia to keep coronavirus restrictions for 4 more weeks despite success 16 Apr 2020 - 10:23 am
A food delivery courier makes her way down an empty area of central Sydney on April 15, 2020. / AFP / Saeed KHAN
Lockdowns should be lifted in 2-week stages to stem COVID-19 spread - WHO 15 Apr 2020 - 12:17 pm
A soldier and a police officer stand guard at an entrance of the red zone under enhanced lockdown, during the movement control order due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
China reports fewer coronavirus cases but infections from Russia a worry 15 Apr 2020 - 12:02 pm
:This photo taken on April 14, 2020 shows a staff member walking past graffiti encouraging people to defeat the COVID-19 coronavirus after all patients left Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. / AFP / STR
Lovelorn Aussie is first jailed for breaking virus quarantine 15 Apr 2020 - 10:44 am
Cyclists (C) make their way through streets made empty by the lockdown restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in central Sydney on April 15, 2020. / AFP / Saeed KHAN
India, Pakistan seek to lift some curbs to help millions hit by coronavirus lockdowns 15 Apr 2020 - 10:37 am
A balloon vendor (R) wearing a facemask waits for customers alongside a street during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Islamabad on April 9, 2020./ AFP / Aamir QURESHI
Japan's homeless 'net cafe refugees' seek shelter amid virus woe 15 Apr 2020 - 10:23 am
Katsuya Asao, 54, prepares to rest at a shelter provided by Kanagawa prefecture for the people who can’t afford to rent an apartment and used to stay at designated internet cafes, which are closed due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak state of emergenc

Europe

Firefighters operate to extinguish a fire inside a clinic building after a Russian aerial attack on Kharkiv on October 10, 2026. (Photo by Sergey Bobok / AFP) Trump, Zelensky clash over diesel deal as Russian strikes kill 21
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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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