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Coronavirus closes India's Taj Mahal, Mumbai to keep half its office workers home 17 Mar 2020 - 09:12 am
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Thailand to close crowded venues, delay holiday due to virus 16 Mar 2020 - 01:54 pm
This photo taken on March 14, 2020 shows a man busking in a face mask at an unusually-empty night market in Chiang Mai, as the number of visitors to the region has plunged due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. / AFP / Lillian SUWANRUMPHA
China tightens quarantines for international arrivals 16 Mar 2020 - 01:35 pm
A worker (front R) wearing a protective suit as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus stands next to passengers (L) at the New China International Exhibition Centre, near Beijing Capital Airport in Beijing on March 16, 2020./ AFP / NICOLAS
Pakistani president visits China amid COVID-19 pandemic 16 Mar 2020 - 01:21 pm
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Crowded, poor South Asia sees steady rise in coronavirus cases 16 Mar 2020 - 12:10 pm
A man is checked with a thermal scanner by officers at World Trade Center, after the first case with the coronavirus was detected, in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Philippines impose home quarantine 'to save ourselves from ourselves' 16 Mar 2020 - 12:03 pm
This aerial photo shows traffic congestion from vehicles waiting to clear checkpoints, part of measures to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, before entering Manila on March 16, 2020. AFP / Ron LOPEZ
Virus checkpoint queues stretch kilometres in Manila 16 Mar 2020 - 10:51 am
A girl holds on to her mother as a police officer checks her body temperature at a checkpoint placed amidst the lockdown of the country's capital to contain the spread of coronavirus, in the outskirts of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 15, 2
Philippines detects bird flu outbreak in quail farm 16 Mar 2020 - 10:28 am
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Bank of Japan unveils emergency measures over virus 16 Mar 2020 - 09:22 am
A pedestrian walks in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on March 16, 2020. The Bank of Japan on March 16 unveiled a series of emergency monetary policy measures to shore up the world's third-largest economy, as the coronavirus pandemic thre
Philippines' coronavirus death toll rises to 12, cases spike to 140 15 Mar 2020 - 05:42 pm
A police officer checks a jeepney passenger's body temperature at a checkpoint placed amidst the lockdown of the country's capital to contain the spread of coronavirus, in the outskirts of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/El
India proposes regional fund to fight coronavirus as cases exceed 100 15 Mar 2020 - 05:02 pm
Passengers wearing facemasks amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, walk inside the airport in Goa on March 15, 2020. (AFP / Punit PARANJPE)
India duo ready to put Olympic dream ahead of coronavirus concerns 15 Mar 2020 - 03:40 pm
The logo for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is seen in Tokyo on March 15, 2020. AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
Philippines closes off capital to fight virus 15 Mar 2020 - 01:03 pm
Soldiers stand guard as they wait inside the military headquarters to be deployed in major thoroughfares, in Manila on March 14, 2020. / AFP / Ted ALJIBE
S.Korea reports 76 new coronavirus cases; airport checks widened 15 Mar 2020 - 12:38 pm
Passengers wear protective face masks to prevent the spread of the new Coronavirus, COVID-19, outside the Toncontin International Airport, in Tegucigalpa, on March 14, 2020. Honduran government has prohibited citizens from Europe, China, Iran, and South K
Indonesia president to take coronavirus test as cases top 100 15 Mar 2020 - 12:00 pm
TANGERANG, INDONESIA - MARCH 13: Indonesian President Joko Widodo checks precautions against the coronavirus (Covid-19) at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia on March 13, 2020. Indonesia has confirmed four deaths and 69 positive cases of Coron
First reporter in the Western world to spot the coronavirus crisis was a blogger in Florida 15 Mar 2020 - 11:58 am
A medical worker takes a swab from a previously recovered COVID-19 coronavirus patient during testing at a hospital in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province on March 14, 2020. China / AFP / STR
India's coronavirus cases at 107 as Modi plans regional response 15 Mar 2020 - 11:40 am
A commuter (C) wearing a facemask as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus uses his phone while travelling on the Violet Line of the Delhi Metro, in New Delhi on March 12, 2020. / AFP / XAVIER GALIANA
Passengers held on cruise ship in New Zealand over virus fears 15 Mar 2020 - 10:30 am
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Europe

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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

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
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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
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