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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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About 3 billion animals harmed in Australian bushfires, WWF says 29 Jul 2020 - 09:13 am
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Vietnam says every city, province now at risk of virus infection 29 Jul 2020 - 09:11 am
A health worker of Hanoi CDC gets test samples from an employee of a pizza restaurant where another employee tested positive with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after travel from Da Nang city, in Hanoi, Vietnam July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Kham
Philippines culls nearly 39,000 chickens to curb bird flu outbreak 29 Jul 2020 - 09:09 am
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A fisherman tries to move his boat, blocked by algae on the bottom of the Danube river in front of the Calafat-Vidin bridge, connecting Bulgaria and Romania near the village Antimovo, southeastern Bulgaria, on July 22, 2026. (Photo by Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP) Mammoth bones found on parched bed of Danube in Bulgaria
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his general aerial view taken with a drone shows a burnt forest in Pelayos de la Presa, 65 kilometres west of Madrid, following devastating wildfires in the region on July 30, 2026. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP) Spain wildfire near Portugal burns 11,000 hectares: Mayor

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(FILES) Argentina's President Javier Milei gestures from the balcony of Casa Rosada presidential palace after a Te Deum marking the 216th anniversary of the May Revolution that led to Argentina's independence from Spain, in Buenos Aires on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP) Milei demands expulsion of foreigners expressing 'hate' against Argentina
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