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UN report notes drop in number of Afghan civilians killed 27 Apr 2020 - 12:06 pm
A man is reflected in a mirror as he looks at policemen near the shops during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kabul, Afghanistan April 23, 2020.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
North Korea's Kim 'alive and well': Seoul 27 Apr 2020 - 11:24 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on March 2, 2019 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un waving before boarding his train at the Dong Dang railway station in the Vietnamese town of Lang Son./ AFP / Vietnam News Agency / STR
Australia rejects Chinese 'economic coercion' threat amid planned coronavirus probe 27 Apr 2020 - 10:43 am
An electronic screen advertises free COVID-19 testing being offered at Bondi Beach in Sydney on April 22, 2020. Sydney's Bondi Beach remained closed as authorities increased testing to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. / AFP / Saeed KHAN
Deaths show Philippines, Indonesia worst hit by virus in region 27 Apr 2020 - 10:08 am
:Indonesian policemen check passengers in their vehicle at the border between Jakarta and Tangerang after the government imposed a large-scale social restrictions to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Jakarta on April 27, 2020. / AFP / ADEK BE
Registration for non-resident Keralites wishing to return begins 26 Apr 2020 - 05:40 pm
Peninsula
China seizes over 89 million shoddy face masks 26 Apr 2020 - 12:52 pm
A worker wearing a protective suit counts masks at Naton Medical Group, a company which makes medical equipment in Beijing on April 24, 2020.  AFP / WANG ZHAO
Lightning kills at least 10 in India amid heavy rain 26 Apr 2020 - 12:50 pm
Peninsula
Beijing bans 'uncivilised' behaviour to improve public hygiene 26 Apr 2020 - 12:35 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, a man sits next to a fountain at the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park in Hong Kong. As Hong Kongers hunker down during the coronavirus pandemic, police have ramped up arrests of pro-democracy activists while Be
14 civilians killed in Taliban attacks in Afghanistan 26 Apr 2020 - 12:27 pm
Faryab province
US calls on Afghans to set aside disputes, focus on virus 26 Apr 2020 - 12:24 pm
An Afghan man reads the Koran on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kabul, Afghanistan April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
India's Modi urges citizens follow lockdown as coronavirus cases rise 26 Apr 2020 - 12:23 pm
Medical professionals issue modules to members of the media before getting tested for COVID-19 coronavirus as part of an ongoing nationwide screening for media professionals during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against t
China eases restrictions on exports of some coronavirus equipment 26 Apr 2020 - 12:14 pm
Two workers wearing protective suits check masks at Naton Medical Group, a company which makes medical equipment in Beijing on April 24, 2020. / AFP / WANG ZHAO
Satellite imagery finds likely Kim train amid health rumors 26 Apr 2020 - 12:12 pm
What is described by Washington-based North Korea monitoring project 38 North as a special train possibly belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen in a satellite image with graphics taken over Wonsan, North Korea April 21, 2020.
Japan government weighing need to extend emergency, reports Say 26 Apr 2020 - 12:09 pm
People walk along a shopping street leading to Tsuruoka Hachimangu, a symbolic shrine in Kamakura on April 25, 2020, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
Australia launches app to trace coronavirus contacts 26 Apr 2020 - 11:57 am
:A photo illustration shows a new COVIDSafe app by the Australian government as seen on an Iphone to install in Sydney on April 27, 2020. More than one million Australians have downloaded a new government smartphone app designed to make coronavirus contac
India opens some stores as virus restrictions ease elsewhere 25 Apr 2020 - 06:52 pm
Border Security Force personnel (BSF) patrol a deserted street during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in the old quarters of New Delhi on April 25, 2020. / AFP / SAJJAD HUSSA
India sees biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases 24 Apr 2020 - 08:44 pm
A medical staff uses a thermal scanner at an information collection and awareness desk set up by the West Bengal Health Department of Darjeeling district during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavi
U.S. warship sails through Taiwan Strait, second time in a month 24 Apr 2020 - 03:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman, wearing a protective face mask, walks past a Ministry of National Defense recruitment poster, amid concerns about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Taipei, Taiwan, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

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