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Floods kill 14 in China as water peaks at Three Gorges Dam 18 Jul 2020 - 02:13 pm
An aerial view shows flooded residential buildings due to rising water levels of the Yangtze river in Jiujiang, China's central Jiangxi province, on July 18, 2020. / AFP / Hector RETAMAL
Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai, daughter, hospitalised for COVID-19 - media 18 Jul 2020 - 11:20 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 20, 2019 Indian Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (L) and daughter Aaradhya Bachchan pose during an event with NGO Smile Train India to bring awareness about cleft lip and palate, in Mumbai. AFP / Sujit
Philippines defends anti-terror law before US Congress 18 Jul 2020 - 08:57 am
FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his fourth State of the Nation Address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Organisers announce schedule for rearranged Tokyo Games 17 Jul 2020 - 08:45 pm
President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee Yoshiro Mori (R), and Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee CEO Toshiro Muto, wearing face masks attend a news conference after giving a presentation to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) about the rearran
Pakistan PM Khan urges 'simplicity' to slow virus over Eid 17 Jul 2020 - 04:07 pm
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Indonesian rescuers hunt for dozens missing after floods kill 36 17 Jul 2020 - 03:53 pm
This aerial handout picture taken and released on July 17, 2020 by Indonesian mitigation management agency (BNPB) shows houses buried in mud in North Luwu, South Sulawesi, after several rivers burst their banks following torrential rains in the region./ A
South Korea approves human trials of Celltrion's COVID-19 antibody drug 17 Jul 2020 - 02:05 pm
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China's Wuhan declares red alert as floods disrupt supply chains 17 Jul 2020 - 01:47 pm
Residents look at the Yangtze River where the water level has risen in Jiujiang in China's central Jiangxi province on July 15, 2020. / AFP / Hector RETAMAL
Doctors toil and wilt as India virus cases hit one million 17 Jul 2020 - 01:42 pm
In this photograph taken on July 15, 2020 doctors and nurses wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) gather next to a COVID-19 coronavirus patient at the Intensive Care Unit of the Sharda Hospital, in Greater Noida./ AFP / XAVIER GALIANA
Hong Kong annual harbour swim cancelled due to pandemic 17 Jul 2020 - 01:23 pm
A man walks on a pier in Victoria Harbour past a view of commercial buildings in Hong Kong on July 16, 2020. / AFP / Anthony WALLACE /
India coronavirus cases near one million, driven by surge in rural areas 16 Jul 2020 - 11:20 pm
A medical technician (C) takes the body temperature of a man before taking a sample for a COVID-19 anti-body tests at a temporary testing facility for frontline workers during a lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Chennai
Floored by COVID-19, Cirque du Soleil eyes return to the high-wire 16 Jul 2020 - 08:59 pm
Performers train for the Cirque du Soleil
Pakistan validates licenses of 166 pilots working in foreign countries 16 Jul 2020 - 08:46 pm
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Several feared trapped after building collapses in Mumbai 16 Jul 2020 - 07:22 pm
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and fire brigade personnel look for survivors trapped in the debris after part of a residential building collapsed following heavy rains in Mumbai, India, July 16, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Australia launches $1.4 bn pandemic retraining plan 16 Jul 2020 - 08:02 am
A pedestrian walks past a sign in Melbourne's central business district on July 16, 2020, as Australia announced 1.4 billion USD to retrain workers impacted by the coronavirus fallout, with unemployment rising to its highest level in more than two decades
WHO 'concerned' about pneumonia cases in Turkmenistan 15 Jul 2020 - 08:49 pm
A general view shows the Presidential Palace in central Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, in this undated photo. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
Philippines extends partial restrictions in the capital to contain virus 15 Jul 2020 - 08:47 pm
A train worker wearing personal protective equipment for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) stands inside an almost empty train, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 14, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Indonesia plans law to punish virus rule breakers as cases soar 15 Jul 2020 - 07:54 pm
Indonesian President Joko Widodo attends an ASEAN leaders summit in Bangkok, Thailand, November 3, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo

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(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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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni took selfies at the Colosseum. Colosseum selfies and 'Melody' toffee: Modi visits Rome

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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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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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