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North Korea's Kim holds meeting on bolstering nuclear forces 24 May 2020 - 12:22 pm
Kim Jong Un speaks during the conference of the Central Military Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 23, 2020. (Pic: KCNA via REUTERS)
Hong Kong hit by fresh protest after China security proposal 24 May 2020 - 09:40 am
Anti-government protesters march again Beijing's plans to impose national security legislation in Hong Kong, China May 24, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Australia PM pushes jobs, Victoria to resume tourism as virus eases 24 May 2020 - 09:04 am
Police officers patrol near the Sydney Opera House following the implementation of stricter social-distancing and self-isolation rules to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/Fil
India might allow international flight operations from July: Minister 23 May 2020 - 06:09 pm
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Special trains for 3.6m Indian workers stranded in lockdown 23 May 2020 - 04:39 pm
People queue at a railway reservation counter after the government eased restrictions imposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus in New Delhi on May 22, 2020. / AFP / Money Sharma
UK pop star comes to the rescue in Singapore quiz row 23 May 2020 - 04:08 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 20, 2014, Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley poses during the photocall of the documentary
China's top disease control official accepts criticism of coronavirus response 23 May 2020 - 01:01 pm
A man wearing a face mask looks at the skyline of the central business district (CBD) from a park in Beijing on May 23, 2020. / AFP / WANG ZHAO
Coronavirus spreading in Bangladesh's Rohingya camps 23 May 2020 - 12:04 pm
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Survivor recalls horror of Pakistan plane crash that killed 97 23 May 2020 - 11:07 am
Mourners waits outside the mortuary of Edhi Foundation to receive the body of a victim for a burial a day after a Pakistan International Airlines aircraft crashed in a residential area in Karachi on May 23, 2020. AFP / Rizwan TABASSUM
India reports largest single-day virus spike 22 May 2020 - 02:37 pm
An artist paints a floor mural dedicated to police forces to thank their service braving all risks during a nationwide lockdown to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Mumbai on May 16, 2020. / AFP / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE
Coronavirus cases in Singapore surpass 30,000 - Reuters tally 22 May 2020 - 02:04 pm
People wearing face masks amid concern over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus wait at a road crossing with building displays of festive decorations ahead of Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at the Geylang Serai mar
PIA plane crashes in residential area near Karachi airport 22 May 2020 - 01:30 pm
Ambulances and fire brigade vehicles gather at the site of a passenger plane crash in a residential area near an airport in Karachi, Pakistan May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Indian PM offers help to cyclone stricken Kolkata, Bangladesh counts cost 22 May 2020 - 12:51 pm
NEW DELHI, INDIA - MAY 18: ndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R), wearing a face mask as as a preventive measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, chairs a meeting to review the response measures against cyclone ‘Amphan’ developing in the Bay
Cyclone kills at least 82 in India, Bangladesh, causes widespread flooding 21 May 2020 - 02:50 pm
A woman salvages items from her house damaged by cyclone Amphan in Midnapore, West Bengal, on May 21, 2020. / AFP / Dibyangshu SARKAR
Robot dog on virus park patrol in Singapore 21 May 2020 - 01:52 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 8, 2020, a man jogs past a four-legged robot called Spot, which broadcasts a recorded message reminding people to observe safe distancing as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, durin
'Insensitive' Japan Olympic coronavirus logo pulled after row 21 May 2020 - 12:34 pm
This picture taken on May 21, 2020 in Tokyo shows the cover design of Number 1 Shimbun, the monthly magazine for members of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan, which was designed by Andrew Pothecary. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI /
China vaccine maker inks Canada deal to develop second shot 21 May 2020 - 12:33 pm
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Lockdown over, Pakistan's COVID-19 deaths, infections tick higher 21 May 2020 - 12:21 pm
People shop at a market ahead of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival in Karachi on May 20, 2020. AFP / Asif HASSAN /

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People march during an anti-government protest decrying corruption and calling for early elections following the collapse of a railway station canopy in Novi Sad that killed 16 in November 2024, in central Belgrade on May 23, 2026. (Photo by Andrej Isakovic / AFP) Thousands gather in Serbian capital to call for elections
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Representational file photo. Ethiopian Airlines' passenger numbers rise 80 pct in 8 years
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
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Police vehicles and tape blocks off a crime scene near the White House after a gunman opened fire in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2026. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP) Gunman killed by US Secret Service after opening fire near White House
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