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India: COVID-19 cases at nearly 1.7 million 01 Aug 2020 - 09:19 am
Muslim devotees wait to offer a special morning prayer to kick off the Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice, at Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi on August 1, 2020. / AFP / Money SHARMA
India suspends international flights till August 31 31 Jul 2020 - 08:05 pm
A worker wearing protective gear checks the temperature of a traveller at Dadar railway station, amidst the spread of the COVID-19 in Mumbai, India, July 31, 2020. (REUTERS/Hemanshi Kamani)
Art in a pandemic: Tokyo show tests if fans will come 31 Jul 2020 - 05:04 pm
People wearing face masks look at
Philippines extends coronavirus curbs as infections hit record for second day 31 Jul 2020 - 02:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: President Rodrigo Duterte speaks after his arrival, from a visit in Israel and Jordan at Davao International airport in Davao City in southern Philippines, September 8, 2018. REUTERS/Lean Daval Jr/File Photo
Jakarta extends social distancing measures to stem virus spread 30 Jul 2020 - 10:05 pm
A worker wearing protective suit holds a placard with total positive cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) written on it, at a central bus spot in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Philippines sees record jump in COVID-19 cases as govt plans new strategy 30 Jul 2020 - 09:33 pm
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 NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Nepal to reopen Everest to climbers despite coronavirus case rise 30 Jul 2020 - 08:18 pm
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Former president who brought direct elections to Taiwan dies 30 Jul 2020 - 05:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui speaks during a news conference in Tokyo June 1, 2007. Lee received a prize in memory of Japanese colonial administrator Shinpei Goto by the Shinpei Goto Society. REUTERS / Yuriko Nakao / File Photo
Pakistanis take livestock to 'cow wash' ahead of Eid 30 Jul 2020 - 03:55 pm
A worker uses a pressure hose on a bull during a spray wash, at an automobile service station, ahead of the Muslim festival of sacrifice Eid al-Adha, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Karachi, Pakistan July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Akh
Ten dead whales found on Indonesian beach, one saved by locals 30 Jul 2020 - 03:04 pm
This handout picture taken and released on July 30, 2020 by Indonesian nature conservation agency (BKSDA) shows villagers looking at a dead whale at Lie Jaka beach in Sabu Raijua, East Nusa Tenggara. Ten whales covered in deep cuts were found dead on an I
After 99 days of success, virus returns to haunt Vietnam 30 Jul 2020 - 02:23 pm
Health workers wearing protective clothes pose for a photo at a temporary testing centre for the COVID-19 coronavirus in Hanoi on July 30, 2020. Until the weekend it appeared that Vietnam had managed to stub out the virus -- and with lockdowns lifted sinc
Herd immunity may be developing in Mumbai’s poorest areas 30 Jul 2020 - 10:20 am
FILE PHOTO: A worker from Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana, a non-governmental organization, wearing a
Hong Kong opens dining in shelters as residents struggle with restaurant ban 30 Jul 2020 - 09:18 am
Kong, who works in construction, eats his takeaway lunch on a pavement in Hong Kong on July 29, 2020, after new social distancing measures came into effect which include restaurants only being allowed to serve takeaway meals, to combat a new wave of coron
Pakistan's de facto health minister resigns amid pandemic 29 Jul 2020 - 09:18 pm
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India reopens further as virus cases hit 1.5 million 29 Jul 2020 - 08:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting on the sideline of the 11th edition of the BRICS Summit, in Brasilia, Brazil November 13, 2019. Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
India approves plan to boost state spending on education to 6% of GDP 29 Jul 2020 - 05:27 pm
FILE PHOTO: Students of 9th class from a slum area, who do not have access to internet facilities and miss their online lessons, attend an open-air class taken by Satyendra Pal, a college student, after authorities closed all schools in March following th
Vietnam brings 140 virus-hit workers home on rare rescue flight from Africa 29 Jul 2020 - 04:23 pm
Vietnamese construction workers in blue protective suits, infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), arrive at the tropical diseases hospital after being repatriated from Equatorial Guinea via a specially-adapted Vietnam Airlines plane filled with
To ward off infection, Afghans turn to home remedies 29 Jul 2020 - 02:31 pm
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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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