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China's Xi offers Trump help in fighting coronavirus as U.S. faces wave of new patients 27 Mar 2020 - 02:36 pm
People wearing face masks walk on an ancient city wall in Jingzhou, after the tourist attraction reopened as the lockdown was eased in Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, March 26, 2020. Picture taken March 26
Raincoats and rubber boots for Pakistani aid workers in coronavirus fight 27 Mar 2020 - 12:33 pm
Volunteers of the Edhi Foundation, a non-profit social welfare programme, wear raincoats and boots as they pose during a mock drill on handling suspected carriers of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Karachi, Pakistan March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar S
Top Philippine military official tests positive 27 Mar 2020 - 12:00 pm
Philippine policemen wearing facemasks man a checkpoint after the government imposed an enhanced quarantine as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Manila on March 25, 2020. / AFP / Ted ALJIBE
'All we have left is to hope and pray': Travellers stranded in airport by coronavirus 26 Mar 2020 - 05:47 pm
People wearing face masks sit on seats with signs telling travellers where they may sit, in order to observe social distancing rules amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on March 25, 2020. / AFP / J
India:800 quarantined after Delhi doctor tests positive 26 Mar 2020 - 02:22 pm
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South Korea warns of deportation, jail for quarantine violators 26 Mar 2020 - 01:26 pm
Members of the Asian Citizen's Center for Environment and Health wearing masks depicting the coronavirus perform during a campaign for preventative measures against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Seoul on March 26, 2020./ AFP / YONHAP /
India's banks consider closing most branches during lockdown: sources 26 Mar 2020 - 01:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man checks his mobile phones in front of State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Kolkata, India, February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/File Photo
Malaysia: 80 health workers test positive for COVID-19 26 Mar 2020 - 12:40 pm
Health workers in protective suits work in a tent erected to test for coronavirus at a clinic, during the movement control order due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Malaysia's king, queen under quarantine 26 Mar 2020 - 12:17 pm
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Nine doctors die from coronavirus in Philippines 26 Mar 2020 - 10:54 am
A soldier checks the body temperature of a health worker before entering a free shuttle service following the suspension of mass transportation to contain the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 20, 2
Pakistan's young doctors lead COVID-19 battle 26 Mar 2020 - 10:27 am
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China reports second consecutive day of no new local coronavirus transmissions, imported cases rise 26 Mar 2020 - 09:14 am
Children wearing face masks, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus, roller skate at the Olympic park outside the national 'Birds Nest' stadium (R, back), the site of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing on March 24, 2020. / AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI
At least 25 dead in attack on Sikh-Hindu temple in Kabul 25 Mar 2020 - 03:54 pm
An Afghan policeman inspects inside a Sikh religious complex after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan March 25, 2020.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Bangladesh imposes total lockdown over COVID-19 25 Mar 2020 - 02:10 pm
DHAKA, bangladesh - MARCH 20 : Muslims attend Friday prayer with face masks amid coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in Dhaka, bangladesh on March 20, 2020. ( Zakir Hossain Chowdhury - Anadolu Agency )
Indian doctors evicted over coronavirus transmission fears-medical body 25 Mar 2020 - 11:52 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
Virus-striken Diamond Princess leaves Yokohama 25 Mar 2020 - 11:08 am
The Diamond Princess cruise ship is seen at a pier in the port of Yokohama on March 25, 2020. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
China's symptom-free coronavirus carriers raise fears of new wave of infections 25 Mar 2020 - 09:23 am
Passengers wearing face masks wait for their train to arrive at Hefei railway station in Hefei, in China’s eastern Anhui province which borders Hubei province, the centre of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, on March 25, 2020. AFP / Noel Celis
Australian charged over "prank" coronavirus cough on police 25 Mar 2020 - 09:10 am
A seating area (below) normally filled with tourists remains empty along Circular Quay in Sydney on March 25, 2020, as people stay away due to restrictions to stop the spread of the worldwide COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. / AFP / Saeed KHAN

Europe

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(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
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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

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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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