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Canada will not rule out border closures, medical officer says time running out 15 Mar 2020 - 08:33 pm
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau works from his home office at Rideau Cottage, during his self-quarantine after his wife Sophie Gregoire tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in a picture taken by his 11-year-old daughter Ella-Grace in O
Americans return to long waits for screenings at airports 15 Mar 2020 - 04:58 pm
FILE PHOTO: American Airlines planes are seen as passengers wait at O'Hare International Airport in Washington, DC. AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Canadian on cruise ship tested positive for coronavirus in Brazil - report 15 Mar 2020 - 11:50 am
A cruise ship with the Bahamas flag that has been isolated in Brazil's northeastern port of Recife after a passenger showed symptoms similar to those of the coronavirus, according to the Department of Health in Pernambuco state, is seen in Recife, Brazil
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

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Muslim pilgrims perform the symbolic 'stoning of the devil' ritual as part of the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina on May 27, 2026. (Photo by Zain Jaafar / AFP) Hajj pilgrims stone the devil in final ritual
Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on May 26, 2026. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP) 2026 Hajj season saw 1,707,301 pilgrims: Saudi Arabia's GASTAT
Muslim pilgrims pray near Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage early on May 26, 2026. (Photo by Zain Jaafar / AFP) Saudi Arabia turns to drones to shield pilgrims from extreme heat
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