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2 died with virus weeks before 1st US death 22 Apr 2020 - 10:28 am
A coronavirus warning sign is posted at a closed pedestrian crossing at the U.S.-Mexico border during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in San Diego, California, U.S., April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake
US Senate approves new $480 bn pandemic relief plan 22 Apr 2020 - 08:39 am
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wears a scarf over her mouth and nose to guard against the coronavirus as she and her Deputy Chief of Staff Drew Hammill leave a news conference with Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) at the U.S. Capitol April 21, 20
U.S. coronavirus deaths top 42,000 as protesters demand restrictions end -Reuters tally 21 Apr 2020 - 02:00 pm
Two men hold signs as they protest against the state's extended stay-at-home order to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as hundreds gather to demonstrate at the Capitol building in Olympia, Washington, U.S. April 19, 2020. REUTERS
Pacific Princess docks in Los Angeles to unload last passengers 21 Apr 2020 - 01:22 pm
:SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 20: The Pacific Princess cruise ship is shown docked at the Port of Los Angeles after arriving earlier in the day on April 20, 2020 in San Pedro, California. The ship was one of the last three remaining cruise ships still sa
Quebec doctors dispatched to nursing homes to help virus patients 21 Apr 2020 - 11:49 am
TOPSHOT - Samuel de Champlain Bridge is illuminated in the colors of the rainbow as a symbol of support during the novel coronavirus pandemic in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on April 19, 2020. / AFP / Sebastien St-Jean
Trump says he will suspend all immigration into U.S. over coronavirus 21 Apr 2020 - 11:31 am
U.S. President Donald Trump answers a question during the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Man kills 16 in Canada shooting rampage 20 Apr 2020 - 09:28 am
RCMP officers go over a car collision scene involving the fake RCMP car driven by Gabriel Wortman in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, Canada April 19, 2020. REUTERS/John Morris TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
As coronavirus cases rise in US hot spots, governors tell Trump it's too soon to reopen America 19 Apr 2020 - 07:36 pm
A deserted 42nd Street is seen in midtown New York on April 19, 2020 during the COVID-19, coronavirus epidemic. (AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
Trump warns China could face consequences for virus outbreak 19 Apr 2020 - 02:50 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he points towards China on a chart showing daily mortality cases during the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 18, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo
New York Governor sounds optimistic note as coronavirus numbers improve 18 Apr 2020 - 08:22 pm
Pedestrians wear face masks on Fulton Street on April 17, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Scott Heins/Getty Images/AFP)
Global virus deaths pass 150,000 as Trump endorses lockdown protests 18 Apr 2020 - 11:49 am
Street art depicting a painting by Jan van Eyck with a face mask is seen in Ladywell, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 18, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
'New York, New York' rings out across Big Apple to honor medical workers 17 Apr 2020 - 04:46 pm
Healthcare workers pose for pictures together outside NYU Langone Medical Center on 1st Avenue in Manhattan as New York Police Department (NYPD) Mounted Police and other units came to cheer and thank healthcare workers at 7pm during the outbreak of the co
Trump orders U.S. government to help Italy in coronavirus fight 17 Apr 2020 - 12:14 pm
Rialto bridge lights up with the colours of the Italian flag in solidarity with the citizens as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Venice, Italy April 16, 2020 REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
Trump to ease lockdown, saying virus cases have 'passed peak' 16 Apr 2020 - 09:25 am
Seattle, WA - APRIL 9: A general view of The Seattle Great Wheel lit up in blue to honor essential workers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on April 09, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Abbie Parr/AFP
NYC hospitals cancel temporary workers as coronavirus cases stabilize 15 Apr 2020 - 12:29 pm
:NEW YORK, USA - APRIL 12: A woman holds a 'Thank You' sign for healthcare workers who risk their lives to serve for new type of coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in New York City, United States on April 12, 2020. ( Tayfun Co?kun - Anadolu Agency )
Trump suspends funding to World Health Organization 15 Apr 2020 - 09:34 am
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with patients who have recovered from the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on April 14, 2020. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN
99-year-old WWII veteran beats coronavirus in Brazil 15 Apr 2020 - 09:26 am
TOPSHOT - Brazilian 99-year-old former WWII combatant Ermando Armelino Piveta, gestures as leaves the Armed Forces Hospital in Brasilia, after being treated for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and discharged, on April 14, 2020. / AFP / EVARISTO SA
U.S. may need to extend social distancing for virus until 2022, study says 15 Apr 2020 - 09:07 am
Social distance markings are seen on a street in London, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

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Peninsula Pilgrims settle in Mina for Tarwiyah Day
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Muslim worshippers walk along the Grand Mosque complex under the water-mist fans installed in the holy city of Mecca on May 24, 2026, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. (Photo by Zain Jaafar / AFP) With ice cream and giant fans, Hajj pilgrims battle searing heat
Picture: QNA/ X Qatar’s Pilgrims flock to Mina Monday to spend the day of Tarwiyah Amid combined efforts

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Military personnel with a working dog conduct search and rescue operations at a collapsed building in Angeles City, Pampanga province, north of Manila on May 25, 2026. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP Philippine construction collapse toll hits four, over dozen missing
Kem Sokha, former leader of the now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), looks on as he visits his mother on the outskirts of Phnom Penh on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Chhea Bunnarith / AFP) Cambodia's Hun Sen pardons detained opposition leader
A person is taken on a stretcher to an ambulance by paramedics at the Ginza 6 Shopping Center in Tokyo on May 25, 2026, after an individual allegedly sprayed a substance in the area. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP) Around 20 injured after spraying incident in Tokyo mall
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