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Cherry blossoms, empty stores in virus-hit Japan 31 Mar 2020 - 09:36 am
People wearing protective face masks following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen among blooming cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Nineteen killed in massive China forest fire 31 Mar 2020 - 08:40 am
Firefighters battle a forest blaze in Xichang in China's southwestern Sichuan province early on March 31, 2020. / AFP / STR
Woman convicted in Thai knife attack held in girl's death 30 Mar 2020 - 07:42 pm
A passenger sits in a commuter train in Bangkok on March 26, 2020, amid decreased passengers numbers due to fears over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. AFP / Mladen Antonov
Philippines grounds company's aircraft after deadly fire 30 Mar 2020 - 05:14 pm
Debris of the crashed plane are seen at Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 29, 2020. Manila International Airport Authority Media Affairs Division/Handout via REUTERS
Fear on front lines as hospital staff face threats, stigma over coronavirus 30 Mar 2020 - 02:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Rickshaws block a street from outsiders to protect a neighborhood from the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manila, Philippines, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
China sends medical aid to Pakistan to combat virus outbreak 30 Mar 2020 - 01:49 pm
In this handout photograph taken and released by the Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID) on March 28, 2020, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi (R) greets Chinese doctors upon their arrival at the Islamabad International airport in
Philippines reports seven coronavirus deaths, 128 more infections 30 Mar 2020 - 11:27 am
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask on his neck walks past closed shops in an empty street following the lockdown in the Philippine capital to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manila, Philippines, March 24, 2020. REUTER
India says no plan to extend coronavirus lockdown as poor struggle 30 Mar 2020 - 10:08 am
A deserted street and closed shops are pictured during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Amritsar on March 29, 2020. / AFP / Narinder NANU
Japanese comedian Ken Shimura dies from coronavirus 30 Mar 2020 - 09:16 am
A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks past in front of a huge screen reporting death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who had been hospitalised after being infected with the new coronavir
Ardern's online messages keep spirits up in New Zealand's coronavirus lockdown 30 Mar 2020 - 08:46 am
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to the media during a press conference one day before the country goes on lockdown to stop any progress of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Parliament in Wellington on March 24, 2020. / AFP / Marty MELVILLE
Medevac plane explosion kills eight on takeoff from Philippine capital 29 Mar 2020 - 05:54 pm
Debris of the Lion Air medical evacuation plane, that exploded during takeoff, is seen on the runway of Manila International Airport in Pasay City, Philippines March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Malaysia arrests hundreds for flouting curbs on movement as virus deaths rise 29 Mar 2020 - 02:00 pm
Police officers stand guard at an entrance of a market, during the movement control order due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Australia asks people to isolate more even as coronavirus spread slows 29 Mar 2020 - 01:16 pm
Signs on social distancing and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen outside a Centrelink office in Sydney, in the wake of New South Wales implementing measures shutting down non-essential businesses and moving toward harsh penalties to enforce self
China guards against second wave of coronavirus coming from abroad 29 Mar 2020 - 11:23 am
A Chinese customs officer in protective suit inspects documents of passengers on a Lao Airlines flight from Vientiane following a global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Kunming Changshui International Airport in Kunming, Yunnan province
Be calm, follow what doctors say, advises cured Kerala resident 29 Mar 2020 - 10:47 am
FILE PHOTO: Medical staff with protective clothing are seen inside a ward specialised in receiving any person who may have been infected with coronavirus, at the Rajiv Ghandhi Government General hospital in Chennai, India, January 29, 2020. REUTERS/P. Rav
Pakistan sees increase in positive virus tests 29 Mar 2020 - 10:07 am
Policemen wearing facemasks stand guard at a checkpoint beside the Grand Faisal Mosque during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Islamabad on March 27, 2020. / AFP / Aamir QURESHI
Uzbek doctor, 39, dies after coronavirus self-treatment 28 Mar 2020 - 02:46 pm
Units disinfect a vehicle in the Uzbek capital Tashkent at a checkpoint, built to control vehicles within the measures taken against the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on March 24, 2020. Bahtiyar Abdülkerimov - Anadolu
South Korea considers enforcing self-quarantines on all passengers arriving from overseas. 27 Mar 2020 - 03:18 pm
Korean Air's passenger planes are parked 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/File Photo

Europe

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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

Peninsula Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops to lowest level since 2019
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

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