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South Korea plans tracking wristbands, US virus deaths rise 11 Apr 2020 - 11:46 am
A thermal camera system monitors the body temperature of people during early voting at a polling station in Seoul on April 10, 2020, ahead of next week's parliamentary elections. AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Pakistani students in Wuhan emerge from lockdown, far from home and with psychological scars 10 Apr 2020 - 01:42 pm
A man wearing a facemask sits in front of a shuttered market during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Rawalpindi on April 6, 2020. / AFP / Farooq NAEEM
Sun, sea, sand and space as coronavirus empties Asia's beaches 10 Apr 2020 - 01:26 pm
In this file photo taken on March 21, 2020, alocked pier closed to the public is pictured in Hermosa Beach, California. Another 6.6 million US workers file for unemployment benefits for the week ending April 4, 2020, the Labor Department said on April 9,
China's Wuhan to keep testing residents as coronavirus lockdown eases 10 Apr 2020 - 01:00 pm
Cars drive along Linjiang Avenue after lockdown in Wuhan, the epicentre of China's novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, is lifted, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
The Philippines bars doctors from going abroad to boost health force 10 Apr 2020 - 11:12 am
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'Sadness in my heart': Residents of China's Hubei, freed from lockdown, face suspicion 09 Apr 2020 - 02:33 pm
Security personnel stand outside a field hospital that had offered beds for COVID-19 coronavirus patients during the height of the crisis in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province on April 9, 2020. AFP / Noel Celis
Doctors see high mortality in virus fight in Philippines, Indonesia 09 Apr 2020 - 11:43 am
Pedestrians wearing protective face masks cross a street outside a shopping mall amid new cases of coronavirus, in Manila, Philippines, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Rockets hit US air base in Afghanistan; no casualties 09 Apr 2020 - 10:17 am
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Ship at center of virus outbreak raided by Australian police 09 Apr 2020 - 09:45 am
NSW Police vehicles and tents are seen during the Strike Force Bast raid of the Ruby Princess cruise ship at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia, April 8, 2020, in this still image from video. Video taken April 8, 2020. NSW Police via REUTERS
Japan offers 20 countries drug to fight virus for free 09 Apr 2020 - 08:44 am
FILE PHOTO: Tablets of Avigan (generic name : favipiravir), a drug approved as an anti-influenza drug in Japan and developed by drug maker Toyama Chemical Co, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings Co. are displayed during a photo opportunity at Fujifilm's hea
Japan's state of emergency is no lockdown. What's in it? 08 Apr 2020 - 02:00 pm
Motorists commute on a street in the Ginza district in Tokyo on April 8, 2020. / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
Korean Air puts 70 percent of staff on leave 08 Apr 2020 - 12:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: Korean Air's passenger planes are parked at on the tarmac as overseas flight routes are reduced following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
China's Wuhan lockdown ends, but another begins as local coronavirus cases rise 08 Apr 2020 - 09:26 am
A medical staff member from Jilin Province tears up during a ceremony before leaving as Tianhe Airport is reopened in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on April 8, 2020. / AFP / Hector RETAMAL
Japan declares coronavirus emergency, prepares near $1 trln stimulus 07 Apr 2020 - 11:31 am
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front L) delivers a report to committee members of the Lower House in Tokyo on April 7, 2020 before declaring a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. Japan OUT / AFP / JIJI PRESS / STR
Shark kills Australian wildlife worker on Great Barrier Reef 07 Apr 2020 - 10:46 am
This undated handout photo received on April 6, 2020 from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University, shows coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef
Dozens of doctors demanding virus safety equipment arrested in Pakistan 07 Apr 2020 - 10:37 am
Doctors and paramedics scuffle with policemen in the course of a protest during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Quetta on April 6, 2020. / AFP / Banaras KHAN
China posts drop in coronavirus cases, Wuhan lockdown due to end 07 Apr 2020 - 10:00 am
People wearing face masks get off a subway train at a subway station during morning rush hour in Beijing, as the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the country, in China April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
World’s biggest lockdown brings trucks to a standstill in India 07 Apr 2020 - 09:09 am
A deserted view of Yamuna Expressway that connects Delhi with Agra during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Agra, India, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Europe

(Files) This photograph shows the Stellantis logo at the Stellantis multinational car manufacturer's plant in Poissy, west of Paris on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP) Stellantis to invest 1bn euros in French electric vehicle production, Macron says
This photograph shows a Marianne-Or gold coin bullion displayed at La Monnaie de Paris in Paris on May 21, 2026. (Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP) Au so chic: Paris Mint to issue first solid-gold coins in a century
Representational image Tackling child social media use like big tobacco fight: UK medics
This photograph shows a damaged train car at the site of an accident after a train crashed into a school bus, at the railway crossing Vierhuizen in Buggenhout on May 26, 2026. (Photo by Dirk Waem/ BELGA / AFP) Train hits school bus in Belgium, several victims: minister

Africa

A medical worker puts on protective suits before the burial of an Ebola victim in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), May 24, 2026. Photo for representational purposes only. (Str/Xinhua) Ethiopia intensifies coordinated Ebola preparedness, inspection measures
Members of the Ugandan dance group 'the Ghetto Kids' rehearse at their home in Nakawuka, Wakiso, Uganda, on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP) Uganda Ghetto Kids 'can't wait' to join Shakira at World Cup
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

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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