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Gunmen storm Sikh religious complex in ongoing Kabul assault 25 Mar 2020 - 09:04 am
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Pakistan: 3 journalists test positive for COVID-19 25 Mar 2020 - 09:02 am
People wearing facemask walks along a road of a closed market area in Rawalpindi on March 22, 2020, after Punjab Province government announced the closing of shops and markets amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus.   / AFP / Faro
Japan's capital becomes centre of its coronavirus epidemic 25 Mar 2020 - 08:33 am
A man, wearing protective mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks on an almost empty street in the Dotonbori entertainment district of Osaka, Japan, March 14, 2020. Pictured taken March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
India to impose nationwide lockdown from midnight: Modi 24 Mar 2020 - 05:52 pm
Firefighters from Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services spray disinfectant along a street during Gujarat's government-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Ahmedabad on March 24, 2020. / AFP / SAM PANTHAKY
Man dies of hantavirus in China: Report 24 Mar 2020 - 05:44 pm
A man walks past wearing a face mask as cars crowd the Second Ring Road in Beijing amid the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak on March 24, 2020.   AFP / GREG BAKER
Japan's Abe faces struggle on coronavirus, economy, as Olympics delayed 24 Mar 2020 - 04:25 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the press in front of the prime minister's residence in Tokyo on March 24, 2020.   AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
Australia book shop gets on its bike to ease coronavirus shutdown 24 Mar 2020 - 01:42 pm
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Pakistan approves military deployment to curb virus 24 Mar 2020 - 12:39 pm
Army personnel patrol on a road during a government-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Rawalpindi on March 24, 2020. / AFP / Aamir QURESHI
Thailand decrees state of emergency to control coronavirus 24 Mar 2020 - 12:27 pm
People wear face masks while waiting as chairs are marked for applicants to observe social distance at the Immigration Office in Bangkok on March 24, 2020, as Thailand moves to close its borders after a spike in the number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases in
'Friend of coronavirus': Police in north India shame those defying lockdown 24 Mar 2020 - 11:55 am
Incoming traffic to Delhi is stopped by policemen at a checkpoint at the Uttar Pradesh and Delhi border along the Delhi-Meerut Expressway to inforce a lockdown order by Delhi's government as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in
Cruise ship responsible for jump in Australia coronavirus case 24 Mar 2020 - 11:02 am
A general view of empty Pyrmont Bridge over Darling Harbour as New South Wales began shutting down non-essential businesses and moving toward harsh penalties to enforce self-isolation as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reached a
China to lift travel curbs on Hubei province, including Wuhan 24 Mar 2020 - 10:10 am
A local medical worker embraces and bids farewell to a medical worker from Jiangsu at the Wuhan Railway Station as the medical team from Jiangsu leaves Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hubei province, China March 19,
Pakistani official says he has coronavirus 24 Mar 2020 - 09:58 am
Two women wearing facemasks walk unrder the rain during a government-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Islamabad on March 24, 2020. / AFP / Farooq NAEEM
Missile tests and meetings: North Korea signals confidence in face of coronavirus 23 Mar 2020 - 07:44 pm
This picture taken on March 21, 2020 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 22, 2020 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observing the demonstration fire of tactical guided weapons at an undisclosed location
India shuts down flights, big cities as coronavirus toll rises in region 23 Mar 2020 - 04:24 pm
Employees walk at an empty railway station after services were shutdown by the authorities to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Australian coronavirus cases spike, cruise with sick passengers denied entry 23 Mar 2020 - 02:33 pm
A health worker talks to visitors at a Covid-19 testing centre in Sydney on March 23, 2020. / AFP / PETER PARKS
People in China need a green light from Alibaba app to move around country 23 Mar 2020 - 01:50 pm
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'Joy of spring': Japan fetes cherry blossoms despite virus 23 Mar 2020 - 12:01 pm
People wearing face masks, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus, walk under the cherry blossoms at Ueno park in Tokyo on March 22, 2020. / AFP / Behrouz Mehri