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Australia extends stimulus spending as 'COVID recession' looms 21 Jul 2020 - 09:32 am
A worker stands besides a road sign in Melbourne on July 21, 2020. AFP / William West
COVID-19 shows a downward trend in Pakistan - govt official 20 Jul 2020 - 11:45 pm
A paramedic wearing protective gear instructs a man while taking nasal swab sample at a glass booth, to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Karachi, Pakistan July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
CanSino coronavirus vaccine shows immune response in human trial 20 Jul 2020 - 08:16 pm
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China blows up dam in eastern province to ease flood risk 20 Jul 2020 - 06:49 pm
This photo taken on July 15, 2020 shows China's paramilitary police officers placing sandbags on a levee in the rain near the Yangtze River in Tongling in China's eastern Anhui province. The vast Yangtze drainage area has been lashed by torrential rains s
Thai labour minister resigns, 6th to quit PM Prayuth's cabinet 20 Jul 2020 - 03:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks to media members at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand June 6, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
Afghan all-girls robotics team designs low-cost ventilator to treat coronavirus patients 20 Jul 2020 - 02:49 pm
Members of an Afghan all-female robotics team work on an open-source and low-cost ventilator, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Herat Province, Afghanistan April 15, 2020. Picture taken April 15, 2020.REUTERS/Jalil Ahmad
Pakistan resumes polio immunization drive amid COVID-19 threat 20 Jul 2020 - 02:21 pm
A boy gets his finger marked, after he is administered polio vaccine drops, during an anti-polio campaign, in a low-income neighbourhood as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soom
Cinemas in China begin to reopen after six-month coronavirus closure 20 Jul 2020 - 01:15 pm
A worker disinfects a cinema in Beijing on July 20, 2020. Hundreds of cinemas reopened in scores of Chinese cities on July 20 following a nearly six-month nationwide shutdown due to the coronavirus. AFP / GREG BAKER
New Zealand economy doing better than expected, finmin says 20 Jul 2020 - 08:40 am
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Masks made mandatory in Australia’s 2nd-biggest metropolis 19 Jul 2020 - 11:15 pm
People walk along Albert Park lake in Melbourne on July 13, 2020, as five million people in Australia's second-biggest city began a new lockdown following a resurgence of coronavirus cases. / AFP / William WEST
Blood test to detect Covid-19 result in 20 mins: Study 19 Jul 2020 - 10:26 pm
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Floods in India, Nepal displace nearly 4 million people, at least 189 dead 19 Jul 2020 - 08:15 pm
TOPSHOT - In this aerial photo inundated houses are seen in Sunamgong on July 14, 2020. Almost four million people have been hit by monsoon floods in South Asia, officials said July 14, with a third of Bangladesh already underwater from some of the heavie
Beijing eases virus response level after 2 weeks of no new cases 19 Jul 2020 - 08:03 pm
People observe social distancing as they wait for the opening of the new Apple flagship store following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sanlitun in Beijing, China, July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Stranded on ships, 200,000 seafarers struggle in virus limbo 19 Jul 2020 - 02:39 pm
This file photo taken on May 31, 2020 shows a general view of cruise ships anchored at Manila Bay waiting for disembarkation clearance from authorities for their Filipino crews who have undergone swab tests for the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to the P
Thai metal workshop dazzles tourists with movie-inspired creations 19 Jul 2020 - 02:14 pm
This photograph taken on July 18, 2020 shows a child looking at a figure of King Kong in front of life-sized sculptures of characters from the
Hong Kong tightens coronavirus restrictions as cases hit record 19 Jul 2020 - 12:19 pm
A girl (L) rides her scooter at the west kowloon cultural district in Hong Kong on July 18, 2020. / AFP / ISAAC LAWRENCE
‘Ugly face’: US and China trade barbs in Myanmar as South China Sea rift deepens 19 Jul 2020 - 10:59 am
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Pakistan to relocate lonely elephant to Cambodia sanctuary 18 Jul 2020 - 05:26 pm
Media representatives take video and photographs of Elephant Kaavan as it stands behind a fence at the Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad on July 18, 2020. A Pakistani court approved the relocation of a lonely and mistreated elephant to Cambodia on July 18 after

Europe

(FILES) A sign indicates the site of a department for infectious diseases and respiratory medicine at the Campus Virchow of the Charite hospital in Berlin on May 11, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) US Ebola patient from DR Congo in Germany for treatment
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File photo Lithuanians briefly head to bunkers over drone alert
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni took selfies at the Colosseum. Colosseum selfies and 'Melody' toffee: Modi visits Rome

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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Representational Photo File US stocks dip as markets fret over inflation
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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