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Confirmed coronavirus cases surpass 100,000 in Indonesia 27 Jul 2020 - 04:18 pm
Passengers wearing protective face masks queue for a public bus, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a central bus spot in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Hundreds jam airport as evacuations from Vietnam's Danang begin 27 Jul 2020 - 03:42 pm
A man and his children, all wearing protective masks, ride a bicycle on a street during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hanoi, Vietnam July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Kham
Duterte pitches Philippine rebound plan, asks Xi for vaccine 27 Jul 2020 - 02:23 pm
This handout photo taken and released on July 27, 2020 by the Philippines' Presidential Photo Division (PPD) shows Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivering his annual State of the Nation Address in congress in Manila. AFP PHOTO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
North Korea declares emergency over suspected virus case 26 Jul 2020 - 10:56 pm
This picture taken on July 25, 2020 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 26 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending an emergency enlarged meeting of Political Bureau of WPK Central Committee at an undi
Pakistan virus deaths drop, but government warns of Eid spike 26 Jul 2020 - 09:04 pm
A girl reacts while she stands with sheep outside of her family tent along a cattle market, ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Peshawar, Pakistan July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
Thai Red Bull distances itself from hit-and-run case as boycott calls grow 26 Jul 2020 - 07:41 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 3, 2012, police officers look at a Ferrari that was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run accident during their investigation at Thong Lor police station in Bangkok. / AFP /STR
Set sail and social distance: Taiwan resumes ocean cruise amid pandemic 26 Jul 2020 - 04:43 pm
Social distancing signs are seen in the restaurant to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the Explorer Dream cruise ship, in Keelung, Taiwan, July 26, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Hong Kong tightens quarantine rules for sea and flight crews 26 Jul 2020 - 04:00 pm
This aerial photo taken on July 25, 2020 shows Liberian cargo ships Rosa (R) and Alisa V (2nd R), two of six vessels under a quarantine order after some crew members tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, anchored off the shore of Hong Kong's Lamma
Baseball fans in South Korea back in stands amid Covid-19 26 Jul 2020 - 03:35 pm
A fan wearing a face mask as a measure to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cheers during a KBO baseball game between LG Twins and Doosan Bears at a baseball stadium in Seoul, South Korea, July 26, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
US consulate in China readies for closure as diplomatic row rages 25 Jul 2020 - 10:58 am
Policemen walk past the US consulate in Chengdu, in Sichuan province on July 25, 2020. AFP / Noel Celis
Vietnam confirms its first local Covid-19 case since April 25 Jul 2020 - 09:50 am
A street vendor selling flowers crosses the street with her bicycle in the old district of Hanoi on July 20, 2020. AFP / Nhac Nguyen
Beijing partly reopens movie theaters as virus declines 24 Jul 2020 - 08:36 pm
A member of the Blue Sky Rescue team disinfects a cinema in Beijing ahead of its reopening on July 24, 2020. Cinemas in most of China began reopening on July 20 after months of closures due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, with Beijing cinemas allowed to reop
Alibaba Cloud helps Chinese students, foreign schools scale Great Firewall 24 Jul 2020 - 08:06 pm
An Alibaba Cloud sign is seen at the Alibaba Group booth during the fourth World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, December 3, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song/FIle Photo
103-year-old Pakistani man survives Covid-19 24 Jul 2020 - 07:25 pm
Abdul Alim, 103, stands with his son Suhail Aziz and staff members wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) in this group photograph taken after he recovered from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and was discharged from the Aga Khan Health Services Emerg
Controversial matchmaking show helps Netflix in battle for India 24 Jul 2020 - 02:09 pm
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Vietnam bans wildlife trade to curb risk of pandemics 24 Jul 2020 - 01:06 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken and released by Vietnam News Agency on May 23, 2019, officials sort seized pangolin scales at a port in southern Vietnam's Ba Ria Vung Tau province. . / AFP / Vietnam News Agency / -
Sea crew quarantine let-off 'may have caused Hong Kong spike' 24 Jul 2020 - 12:47 pm
People wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak walk at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, China July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik
India sees record 49,000 new coronavirus cases, drug shortages in places 24 Jul 2020 - 12:07 pm
A worker from Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana, a non-governmental organization, wearing a

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