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Sri Lanka asks government workers to donate May pay to aid virus recovery 07 May 2020 - 12:37 pm
A police officer directs traffic on a road in the central Sri Lankan town of Pilimathalawa May 5, 2020, during a break in the curfew that was first imposed on March 20. AFP / Ishara S. KODIKARA
India’s cleanest city Indore turns epicenter of COVID-19 07 May 2020 - 12:27 pm
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Cruise ship linked to Australian coronavirus cluster reaches Philippines 07 May 2020 - 12:12 pm
The M/V Ruby Princess is pictured during a short aerial surveillance conducted at the Manila Bay Anchorage area, in Manila, Philippines, May 7, 2020. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Japan set to approve Gilead’s Remdesivir drug to treat virus 07 May 2020 - 11:20 am
A caution sign sits on a sidewalk in front of the Gilead Sciences headquarters in Foster City, California on April 30, 2020. Gilead Science's remdesivir, one of the most highly anticipated drugs being tested against the new coronavirus, showed positive re
Gas leak at LG Polymers plant in India kills nine, hundreds hospitalised 07 May 2020 - 08:12 am
Policemen stand guard as people gather in front of a LG Polymers plant following a gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam on May 7, 2020. AFP
Coronavirus spreads among Indian police enforcing world's largest lockdown 06 May 2020 - 04:11 pm
Police officers march on a street in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, after the extension of the lockdown in Maharashtra state, to control the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/Fil
Give us first-hand information to fight virus, Taiwan asks WHO 06 May 2020 - 02:58 pm
FILE PHOTO: Nan Shan Plaza (L) and Taiwan's landmark building Taipei 101 are pictured through the window of an airplane, in Taipei, Taiwan August 19, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
India's cases spike with Chennai market cluster 06 May 2020 - 12:55 pm
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S.Korea spy agency says no signs N.Korea's Kim received heart surgery 06 May 2020 - 12:44 pm
This picture taken on May 1, 2020 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 2, 2020 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (2nd L) visiting the completed Suchon phosphate fertilizer factory in South Pyongan Province,
India to send nearly 1,000 tonnes of paracetamol raw material to Europe 06 May 2020 - 12:27 pm
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Students in China's virus centre Wuhan return to school 06 May 2020 - 11:15 am
High school senior students study with plastic partitions in a classroom in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on May 6, 2020. Senior school students in 121 institutions were back in front of chalk boards and digital displays for the first time on Ma
S Korea has low daily increase as sports resume 05 May 2020 - 03:11 pm
Baseball - KBO Regular season - SK Wyverns v Hanwha Eagles - Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon, South Korea - May 5, 2020 Dummies are seen replacing the audience during the match, despite most sports being cancelled around the world the local league starts
China reports 1 new virus case, no deaths 05 May 2020 - 03:05 pm
TOPSHOT - People wear face masks and sit on designated seats on a metro car as a preventive measure against the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, in Medellin, Colombia, on May 4, 2020./ AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO
Pakistan to ease lockdown amid COVID-19 05 May 2020 - 12:50 pm
Volunteers spray disinfectant from a vehicle while sanitising a residential area along a road amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Karachi, Pakistan May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Thailand may impose a two-hour limit on shopping mall visits 05 May 2020 - 12:28 pm
A woman wearing a protective face mask enters a taxi in Chinatown, after the government started opening some restaurants outside shopping malls, parks, and barbershops during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, May 3, 2020. R
India embarks on 'massive' coronavirus repatriation 05 May 2020 - 12:13 pm
Stranded migrant workers sit in a waiting hall before registering with police officials for a movement pass to be able to return to their hometowns after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coron
China to launch new spacecraft as it eyes moon trip 05 May 2020 - 12:09 pm
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Australia, New Zealand work to open borders to each other 05 May 2020 - 10:35 am
A handful of tourists stand atop the mostly deserted steps of the Sydney Opera House, where scheduled public performances have been cancelled due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo

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Researchers from San Francisco's Exploratorium museum carry out preparations for the global live broadcast of the upcoming August 12 total solar eclipse, in the abandoned village of Villalibado, near Burgos, northern Spain, on August 10, 2026. Photo by CESAR MANSO / AFP Skywatchers gather in Europe to see total solar eclipse
This aerial photograph shows the parched bed of Brenets Lake (Lac des Brenets), part of the Doubs River, a natural border between eastern France and western Switzerland, as central Europe is hit by a new heatwave, in Les Brenets on August 11, 2026. Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP Europe heatwave: more than 90 mn set for temperatures above 35°C
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Rescuers and volunteers search for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 11, 2026. Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP Colombia declares three days mourning for quake victims
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Firefighters and rescue teams carry survivor Daniela Andrea Largo Sanchez out of the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Pereira, Colombia on August 11, 2026. (Photo by David SALAZAR / AFP) Colombia rescuers find woman alive as quake death toll passes 240
This aerial view shows rescuers searching for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 11, 2026. (Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP) Colombia earthquake death toll rises to at least 218

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