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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
file photo/REUTERS
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)
Philippines' confirmed coronavirus cases exceed 100,000 02 Aug 2020 - 12:04 pm
A jeepney driver who lost his livelihood amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak takes shelter inside a jeepney, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Pakistan sees record-low daily COVID-19 cases, deaths 02 Aug 2020 - 11:13 am
Muhammed Semih U?urlu - Anadolu
Virus curfew imposed on Australia's second-biggest city 02 Aug 2020 - 10:57 am
A group of police and soldiers patrol the Docklands area of Melbourne on August 2, 2020. AFP / William WEST
Bird Flu outbreak reported at farm in Australia’s Victoria state 02 Aug 2020 - 12:14 am
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE/REUTERS
Crane collapses in Indian shipyard, killing 11 workers 01 Aug 2020 - 08:27 pm
Relatives of the victims of an accident where a crane collapsed after its cabin and base snapped during a trial run, react at a hospital in Visakhapatnam on August 1, 2020. / AFP / STR
Vietnam says up to 800,000 have left virus epicentre Danang 01 Aug 2020 - 01:39 pm
Residents wait to be tested at a makeshift rapid testing centre as Vietnam records a rise in cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Hanoi on July 31, 2020. AFP / Manan VATSYAYANA
Philippines losing virus war, doctors warn Duterte 01 Aug 2020 - 01:34 pm
People carrying banners gather to protest as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his State of the Nation Address (SONA), at Commonwealth Avenue, near University of the Philippines in Quezon City, Philippines on July 27, 2020. DANTE DIOSINA JR -
Philippines confirms nearly 5,000 new coronavirus cases, largest single-day increase 01 Aug 2020 - 11:47 am
A man smokes a cigarette next to a mural of a man wearing a protective mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
South Korean sect leader arrested for hindering virus efforts 01 Aug 2020 - 10:23 am
FILE PHOTO: People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on a news conference held by Lee Man-hee, founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, in Seoul, South Korea, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran/File Photo
Hong Kong opens makeshift hospital for COVID-19 patients 01 Aug 2020 - 10:02 am
A bed is seen at an exhibition hall that has been converted into a makeshift treatment facility to treat patients of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong, China August 1, 2020. REUTERS/Pak Yiu

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Africa

A health worker monitors visitors arriving at the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory, National Biomedical Research Institute (INRB) in Goma, on May 19, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) Race to find vaccines, treatments for Ebola strain behind outbreak
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A visitor has their temperature checked by a health worker before entering Kyeshero Hospital, as part of Ebola prevention measures in Goma on May 18, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) WHO chief says 'deeply concerned' by 'scale and speed' of DR Congo Ebola outbreak
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Americas

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Fire fighters use a bulldozer to combat the Sandy Fire as it burns on a hill at a residential area in Simi Valley, California (Photo by Apu Gomes / AFP) Brush fire near Los Angeles forces thousands to evacuate
US President Donald Trump attends a healthcare affordability event in the South Court Auditorium of The White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP) Tuesday's planned military attack on Iran paused: US President
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