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Dozens of health screeners at LAX ordered to self-quarantine - U.S. official 08 Mar 2020 - 10:13 am
Passengers wear face masks to protect against the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) after arriving at the LAX airport in Los Angeles, California on March 5, 2020. California has declared a state of emergency as the number of novel coronavirus cases and deaths in the
Cruise ship idled by coronavirus outbreak bound for Oakland, California, on Monday 08 Mar 2020 - 10:06 am
The Grand Princess cruise ship carrying passengers who have tested positive for coronavirus is seen in the Pacific Ocean outside San Francisco, California, U.S. March 7, 2020.Reuters/Stephen Lam
U.S. conservative conference CPAC attendee tests positive for coronavirus 08 Mar 2020 - 09:26 am
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S., February 29, 20
Vatican suspends investigative mission to Mexico clerical abuse over coronavirus 06 Mar 2020 - 10:06 pm
The dome of Saint Peters’ Basilica is seen covered in fog, Saint Peters Square at the Vatican, November 14, 2018. Reuters / Max Rossi
US university suspends in-person classes over virus concerns 06 Mar 2020 - 10:05 pm
A sign indicating the office is closed is posted following a two-week closure of a Department of Homeland Security building and US Citizenship and Immigration Services field office because of an employee who may be infected with the novel coronavirus in T
At sea: Passengers off California await virus test results 06 Mar 2020 - 06:40 pm
Airmen from the Moffett Federal Airfield based, 129th Rescue Wing deliver coronavirus test-kits to the Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of California in this still image from a video on March 5, 2020. California National Guard/Handout via Reuters
Trump aides say virus is ‘contained’ while US count grows 06 Mar 2020 - 06:40 pm
US President Donald Trump, his social media director, Dan Scavino (L), and senior adviser Kellyanne Conway look at their phones together on Marine One on their way back to the White House after returning from Pennsylvania to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland
US tests stranded cruise ship passengers for coronavirus 06 Mar 2020 - 01:54 pm
Airmen from the Moffett Federal Airfield based, 129th Rescue Wing deliver coronavirus test-kits to the Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of California, U.S. in this still image from a handout video obtained by Reuters on March 5, 2020. California N
Ecuador isolates navy ship after virus contacts discovered 06 Mar 2020 - 10:59 am
A man walks with a face mask, amid the new coronavirus outbreak, at Rumichaca border bridge in Tulcan, Ecuador March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Tapia
Bloomberg's hope for Super Tuesday splash lands in Pacific 05 Mar 2020 - 07:56 pm
Former democratic presidential candidate and former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg speaks to supporters and staff on March 4, 2020 in New York City. AFP / Johannes Eisele
As virus roils London, hedge fund star bans staff from Tube 05 Mar 2020 - 07:56 pm
A man wearing a protective face mask walks with an umbrella in London, Britain, March 5, 2020. Reuters/Henry Nicholls
US virus death toll hits 11; feds investigate nursing home 05 Mar 2020 - 06:28 pm
Passengers on a Washington State Ferry after officials released a statement asking riders driving aboard to consider staying in their vehicles and taking other steps to minimize coronavirus exposure in Seattle, Washington, US. March 4, 2020. Reuters/Jason
Biden's victories unleash something he's never had: Money 05 Mar 2020 - 05:51 pm
Joe Biden waits to be introduced during the 2019 Presidential Galivants Ferry Stump Meeting in Galivants Ferry, South Carolina, US, September 16, 2019. Reuters / Randall Hill
Facebook employee in Seattle diagnosed with coronavirus 05 Mar 2020 - 12:15 pm
The Seattle skyline is pictured from a Washington State Ferry following a statement from ferry officials asking riders to consider staying in their vehicles when driving onboard and other steps to minimize coronavirus exposure in Seattle, Washington, U.S
California holds cruise ship offshore for coronavirus screening 05 Mar 2020 - 10:59 am
(FILES) In this file photo one of the biggest world cruise liners in the world, P&O's
Haven't touched my face in weeks due to COVID-19: Trump 05 Mar 2020 - 10:13 am
US President Donald Trump addresses the National Association of Counties legislative conference at the Washington Hilton Hotel on March 3, 2020 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP
California coronavirus crisis as cruise ship held, funding deal struck 05 Mar 2020 - 09:05 am
(FILES) In this file photo one of the biggest world cruise liners in the world, P&O's
‘I'd never felt so vulnerable’: Mexican survivors recount attempted femicides 04 Mar 2020 - 09:51 pm
Representative image (A picture taken on November 24, 2019, in Brussels shows red shoes set up on the ground for the victims during a protest to condemn violence against women. AFP / Kenzo Tribouillard)

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This photo taken with a mobile phone on Aug. 29, 2026 shows a city view in Cairo, Egypt. (Xinhua/Shen Hong) Egyptian court sentences well-known TV presenter, 11 others to death in drug case
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A Civil Defence member collects human remains in the rubble of Al-Muhandisin Tower, that was destroyed in Israeli strikes in the Nuseirat camp for refugees in the central Gaza Strip on September 5, 2026. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) Death toll from Israeli aggression on Gaza rises to 73,651
AFP File photo. Representational. UN report documents forced displacement of 33,000 Palestinians in northern West Bank

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A helicopter takes off from a temporary relief camp in the aftermath of flash floods at Trishuli Bazar, Nepal's Nuwakot district, on September 6, 2026. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP) Nepali rescuers buoyed by miracle finds but tough conditions persist
Airplanes sit on the tarmac at Iskandar Muda airport in Blang Bintang on September 6, 2026. Indonesia halted operations at its main international airport outside Jakarta on September 6, after ash spewed from the Anak Krakatoa volcano more than 150 kilometres away, impacting thousands of passengers. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP) Indonesia suspends operations at 6 airports after volcano erupts: Minister
(COMBO) A combination image of two photographs created on September 5, 2026 shows the Sarawak Legislative Assembly building in Kuching, capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo on June 17, 2025 (top), and the same building shrouded in haze on September 5, 2026 (bottom). Indonesia has for weeks been fighting wildfires blanketing parts of Borneo and Sumatra with smog, with haze also contributing to air pollution in Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan / AFP) Haze emergency grips Malaysian Borneo town
Workers pour hot water into coffee drip filters at a coffee stall in Phnom Penh on September 4, 2026. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP) Cambodia's int'l visitors down 46 pct in first 7 months

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