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India posts record jump in COVID-19 cases, Modi says 'long battle' ahead 30 May 2020 - 12:25 pm
A volunteer wearing a protective suit checks the body temperature of homeless people standing in queue to get free lunch packets on the roadside after the goverment eased a nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in N
First flight of returning European employees lands in China 30 May 2020 - 12:08 pm
A passenger rushes past check-in desks prior to the first Lufthansa charter flight for Tianjin, China after the lockdown, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffe
Indian monkeys snatch coronavirus samples 30 May 2020 - 11:31 am
File photo: A monkey crosses the road near India's Presidential Palace during a 14-hour long curfew to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Delhi, India, March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
China's 'nervous' Xi risks new Cold War, last Hong Kong governor says 30 May 2020 - 11:09 am
FILE PHOTO: Former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten in Hong Kong, China November 25, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo
Chinese Covid-19 vaccine expected to begin mass output this year 30 May 2020 - 10:58 am
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South Korea limits school numbers over virus spike 29 May 2020 - 05:07 pm
Students practice social distancing amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at an elementary school in Daejeon, South Korea, May 27, 2020. Yonhap via REUTERS
Pakistan to resume international flight operations - Civil Aviation Authority 29 May 2020 - 03:54 pm
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Pakistan drug firm to import potential COVID-19 treatment from Bangladesh 29 May 2020 - 02:35 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 08, 2020, vials of the drug remdesivir sit on a table during a press conference about the start of a study of the Ebola drug in severely ill COVID-19 patients, at the University Hospital Eppendorf in Hamburg, Germ
Indian doctors go online to treat patients amid coronavirus outbreak 29 May 2020 - 12:58 pm
Doctor Sushila Kataria gives consultation to a patient via video call, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, India, May 22, 2020. Picture taken May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Sunil Kataria
Indonesia minister slammed for 'virus is like your wife' remarks 29 May 2020 - 12:43 pm
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S.Korea seeks to import anti-viral remdesivir as new coronavirus cases emerge 29 May 2020 - 11:08 am
Health workers wearing protective gear take samples from a visitor for the COVID-19 coronavirus test at a temporary virus testing centre in Seoul on May 29, 2020. / AFP / YONHAP /
Caseloads rise in India, Russia underlining reopening risks 28 May 2020 - 01:50 pm
An airport employee (C) wearing a face shield checks the body temperature of a passenger at Bagdogra airport after the goverment eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, on the outskirts of Siliguri on
India and China move in more troops as border tensions rise 28 May 2020 - 09:38 am
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Man in India who sold his goats for airline tickets will finally fly home 27 May 2020 - 12:03 pm
An Indigo flight directed to Varanasi takes off at the Kamaraj domestic airport during the first day of resuming of domestic flights after the government imposed a nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus,
South Korea examines first suspected cases of syndrome in kids linked to COVID-19 27 May 2020 - 10:36 am
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a mask to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) takes a photograph of her husband and child after checking in at Gimpo international airport in Seoul, South Korea, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
First virus-era Chinese expedition measures Everest 27 May 2020 - 10:20 am
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South Korea sees biggest jump in virus cases in seven weeks 27 May 2020 - 10:13 am
Office workers cross a street during the lunch period in central Seoul on May 22, 2020. / AFP / Ed JONES
China's top virologist warns Covid-19 is just tip of the iceberg 26 May 2020 - 03:33 pm
TOPSHOT - An aerial view shows the P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on April 17, 2020. / AFP / Hector RETAMAL

Europe

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Frenchwoman Marine Rousseau (L) leaves the Setubal courthouse, suspected of abandoning two children, in Setubal, Portugal, on May 23, 2026. (Photo by Filipe Amorim / AFP) French mother of boys abandoned in Portugal returns to court

Africa

Picture: Photo File Ebola claims more lives, other African countries seen at risk
Technicians install beds and other equipment inside the isolation area for suspected cases at CBCA Virunga Hospital during rehabilitation work aimed at preparing the facility to receive potential Ebola cases, on May 22, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) Three new Ebola cases confirmed in Uganda: ministry
Image used for representation Eid shoppers hit by soaring sheep prices in Ivory Coast
Dr Abdou Sebushishe (2nd L) Senior Health Advisor at International Medical Corps, guides and shows CBCA Virunga doctors how to properly put on single-use personal protective equipment provided by International Medical Corps, as part of support for Ebola virus disease prevention measures in Goma, on May 21, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) WHO raises Ebola risk in DR Congo to very high

Americas

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Evacuees check-in at a shelter after a chemical leak from a large storage tank threatened residents in Garden Grove, California on May 22, 2026. (Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP) Thousands ordered to evacuate around leaking California chemical tank
This picture taken on January 23, 2023 in Toulouse, southwestern France, shows screens displaying the logos of OpenAI and ChatGPT. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) OpenAI announces integration of ChatGPT into Microsoft PowerPoint

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