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Stranded Indians abroad to be brought home from May 7: Govt 04 May 2020 - 04:26 pm
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Police clash with migrant workers as India eases coronavirus curbs 04 May 2020 - 01:04 pm
Police personnel register migrant workers to send them back to their hometowns during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, on the outskirts of Hyderabad on May 4, 2020. / AFP / NOAH SEELAM
Japan’s Abe extends emergency through May in bid to slow virus 04 May 2020 - 12:42 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe puts off his protective face mask as he speaks to media on Japan's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, May 1, 2020, in this photo taken by Kyodo.
Bangladesh coronavirus cases exceed 10,000 04 May 2020 - 12:23 pm
Women work in a garment factory, as factories reopened after the government has eased the restrictions amid concerns over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 3, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Japan extends virus state of emergency until May 31 04 May 2020 - 12:07 pm
TOPSHOT - People walk past shops in a residential area in Tokyo on May 4, 2020. / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
Wearing masks, South Korean students to go back to school 04 May 2020 - 11:36 am
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Japanese ICU doctor expects long battle against coronavirus 04 May 2020 - 10:36 am
Municipal employees patrol a street asking people to stay home amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Tokyo on May 4, 2020. AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
Rohingya survivors tell of misery and death at sea; hundreds still adrift 03 May 2020 - 08:08 pm
In this picture taken on May 2, 2020, Rohingya refugees stranded at sea are seen on a boat near the coast of Cox's Bazar. Dozens of Rohingya refugees believed to have come from two boats stranded at sea for weeks as they tried to reach Malaysia landed on
Indian bank bad debt could double after coronavirus crisis: sources 03 May 2020 - 05:55 pm
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Shots fired from NKorea believed to be 'accidental': Pompeo 03 May 2020 - 05:41 pm
(FILES) In this file photo US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pauses while speaking at a news conference at the State Department on April 29, 2020, in Washington, DC. AFP / POOL / Andrew Harnik
'Once Upon a Virus': China mocks U.S. coronavirus response in Lego-like animation 03 May 2020 - 02:11 pm
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S.Korea says Kim Jong Un did not have surgery, as two Koreas exchange gunfire 03 May 2020 - 01:27 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the completion of a fertiliser plant, in a region north of the capital, Pyongyang, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 2, 2020. KCNA/via REUTERS
Australia fights virus clusters as parts of country ease restrictions 03 May 2020 - 01:00 pm
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 28: People walk at the city centre after streets and roads remain nearly empty following a great number of shops are being closed within coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions in Melbourne, Australia on April 28, 2020. COVID-19 d
More people hit China roads in first major holiday since coronavirus easing 03 May 2020 - 11:48 am
:TOPSHOT - Large crowd of people wearing face masks visit the promenade on the Bund along the Huangpu River during a holiday on May Day, or International Workers' Day, in Shanghai on May 1, 2020. With optimism and a heavy dose of caution, millions of Chin
Japan indicates could ease some coronavirus-related curbs 03 May 2020 - 10:42 am
Pedestrians walk in front of a quotation board displaying share prices of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on May 1, 2020. Tokyo stocks closed down more than two percent on May 1 as concerns grew over tensions between the US and China, with traders remai
With fighter jets and army bands, India's military thank health workers 03 May 2020 - 10:23 am
An Indian Navy helicopter (top left) throws rose petals on the INHS Asvini (Indian Naval Hospital Ship) staff to pay tribute to all those involved in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Mumbai on May 3, 2020. / AFP / Punit PARANJP
Philippines temporarily bars incoming flights to decongest quarantine facilities 03 May 2020 - 09:32 am
A medical staff member from the National Children's Hospital take part in a vigil to honour their fallen colleagues and call on the government to provide ample protection to frontline staff and the immediate release of their bonuses, in Quezon City on Apr
Kazakh President strips former leader’s daughter of powers 02 May 2020 - 01:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: Dariga Nazarbayeva, daughter of Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev and the country's Deputy Prime Minister, attends celebrations to mark Kazakhstan People's Unity Day in Almaty, Kazakhstan, May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

Europe

Local residents stand by a damaged shopping center following Russian strikes in Kyiv on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Tetiana Dzhafarova / AFP) Russia threatens more strikes on Kyiv, urges foreigners to leave city
People relax in deck chairs on the beach in Brighton, on the south coast of England on May 25, 2026, as Monday is expected to be the hottest bank holiday ever, with heatwave conditions spreading to parts of southeast England and London. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) Record May heatwave sweeps Britain as temperatures forecast to hit 35 degrees Celsius
A paddleboarder is seen between the stanchions of the derelict West Pier off the beach in Brighton, on the south coast of England on May 25, 2026, as Monday is expected to be the hottest bank holiday.(Photo by Ben Stansaal / AFP) UK beats May heat record with 33.5C registered near London
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Africa

File Photo S.Africa government holds urgent talks over anti-migrant tensions
A woman (top R) reacts as a person suspected of having died from Ebola is buried in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP) WHO urges DRC's neighbours to act immediately on Ebola
Parishioners wash their hands before entering the church following local authorities’ instructions to limit the spread of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in Bunia on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Seros Muyisa / AFP) Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief
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Americas

Handout photo released by Mexico's Presidency press office shows Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Saul lopez Escorcia / Presidencia de Mexico / AFP) Mexico says will host Iran during World Cup
Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak from a large storage tank prompted evacuations in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP California chemical leak explosion threat 'eliminated,' fire officials say
Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP) Crack found in California toxic chemical tank could relieve pressure
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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