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Tajikistan shuts border to nationals of 35 countries 02 Mar 2020 - 05:32 pm
A woman leaves a voting booth to cast her ballot for Tajikistan's parliamentary election at a polling station in Dushanbe on March 1, 2020. AFP / Nozim Kalandarov
Sacked security guard takes 30 hostage in Manila mall 02 Mar 2020 - 02:39 pm
A police officer holds a phone where the gunman and hostage-taker of at least a dozen is on a video call inside a mall in San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Bali prays as virus hits tourism on Island of the Gods 02 Mar 2020 - 12:56 pm
This picture taken on February 19, 2020 shows Balinese people gathering for a prayer event during the Galungan holiday at Jagatnata temple in Denpasar, Indonesia's resort island of Bali. AFP / SONNY TUMBELAKA
India reports two cases of coronavirus 02 Mar 2020 - 12:21 pm
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Wuhan closes makeshift hospital as new coronavirus cases in China drop sharply 02 Mar 2020 - 10:36 am
Medical staff members wave to a recovered patient (foreground L) at Leishenshan Hospital, the makeshift hospital for the COVID-19 coronavirus patients, in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on March 1, 2020. / AFP / STR
Disgruntled ex-guard takes dozens of hostages in Manila mall 02 Mar 2020 - 09:35 am
Policemen arrive outside Virra Mall where gunshots were fired in San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Indonesia confirms first cases of coronavirus 02 Mar 2020 - 09:17 am
FILE PHOTO: People with surgical masks look on at station Tanah Abang, following the outbreak of the coronavirus in China, in Jakarta, Indonesia February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo
Chinese man sentenced to death for virus checkpoint killing 02 Mar 2020 - 09:04 am
A guard checks the temperature of a man at a checkpoint to a hutong neighbourhood in Beijing as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, China, February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Filipino police ring mall after gunshots send shoppers out 02 Mar 2020 - 08:41 am
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Attacks on Indian reporters highlight growing intolerance 01 Mar 2020 - 10:48 pm
Aftermath of deadly violence over CAA took place in North East Delhi, India on February 28, 2020. (Javed Sultan/ Anadolu Agency)
Mainland China adds 573 coronavirus infections in week's highest daily rise 01 Mar 2020 - 02:02 pm
This photo taken on February 28, 2020 shows passengers wearing face masks arriving at Wenzhou railway station in Wenzhou. The National Health Commission on March 1 reported 573 new infections, bringing the total number of cases in mainland China to 79,824
Malaysia swears in new prime minister as Mahathir forced out 01 Mar 2020 - 11:14 am
Malaysia's Prime Minister Designate and former interior minister Muhyiddin Yassin waves to reporters before his inauguration as the 8th prime minister, outside his residence in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Australia's first coronavirus death confirmed as former Diamond Cruise passenger 01 Mar 2020 - 09:37 am
FILE PICTURE: Masked passengers look on from on board the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at Yokohama Port, south of Tokyo, Japan, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Sri Lanka heads for snap polls as Rajapaksa tightens grip 01 Mar 2020 - 09:26 am
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China virus cases rise again, Trump urges calm after US death 01 Mar 2020 - 09:09 am
This photo taken on February 28, 2020, shows a factory employee being disinfected and his temperature taken by security guards in protective gear at the entrance of the Azure Eyeglasses Company in Wenzhou. FOCUS BY DAN MARTIN / AFP / NOEL CELIS /
Malaysia's king appoints Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister 29 Feb 2020 - 11:31 am
Muhyiddin Yassin (C), president of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia or Malaysian United Indigenous Party, arrives at the party headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on February 24, 2020. AFP / Mohd RASFAN
A small Delhi hospital overwhelmed by wave of violence 28 Feb 2020 - 11:28 pm
Staff members and volunteers speak in a lobby of Al-Hind hospital, where victims are treated and many have taken shelter after they fled their homes following clashes between people demonstrating for and against a new citizenship law in a riot affected ar
In Delhi, two tales of one deadly riot 28 Feb 2020 - 11:28 pm
Relatives and friends of Rahul Thakur, 23, who died in this week's sectarian riots in India's capital over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's citizenship law, stand around his body before its cremation in New Delhi February 27, 2020. AFP / Money SHARMA

Europe

Children cool off in a fountain in Lyon on May 27, 2026 as a heatwave hits France. (Photo by Jeff Pachoud/ AFP) Italy on red alert as Portugal beats record for hottest May day
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Representational File Photo Spain gave 300,000 passports in 2025
People sit in the shade of the Colosseum during an early-season heatwave in Rome on May 28, 2026. Photo by TIZIANA FABI / AFP Italy declares red heatwave alert for Rome, four other cities

Africa

Peninsula Madagascar top court rejects bid to remove president
Kenya Interior minister Kipchumba Murkomen | X Fire in Kenya girls' school dorm kills 16
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

Americas

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US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on August 26, 2025. (Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP) Trump's face could appear on US $250 bill
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