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Former enemies unite in Malaysian race to form next government 28 Feb 2020 - 08:50 pm
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
Indian police detain over 600 after clashes that killed 38 in New Delhi 28 Feb 2020 - 05:03 pm
A woman sitting with her husband and their child reacts next to damaged property after their house was burnt by a mob on Tuesday in a riot affected area after clashes erupted between people demonstrating for and against a new citizenship law in New Delhi,
India's tree planting, conservation push sparks land conflicts 28 Feb 2020 - 05:03 pm
In this file photo taken on April 29, 2018, Indian bats cling onto the branches of a banyan tree on the campus of Gujarat College in Ahmedabad. AFP / Sam Panthaky
Indian poultry sales drop on virus rumors spread by social media 28 Feb 2020 - 05:03 pm
File photo: A Mumbai poultry market worker carries birds. Danish Siddiqui / Reuters
Pakistan halts Iran flights over coronavirus 28 Feb 2020 - 02:32 pm
Pakistani soldiers wearing facemasks stand guard at the closed Pakistan-Iran border in Taftan on February 25, 2020 as fears over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus escalate following an outbreak in neighbouring Iran. / AFP / Banaras KHAN
Japan school closure plan stuns parents, officials 28 Feb 2020 - 12:55 pm
 Elementary school students walk toward their school in Tokyo, Japan, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Mongolian president placed under quarantine after returning from China - state media 28 Feb 2020 - 12:34 pm
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South Korea coronavirus cases surge to 2,337; BTS cancel gigs 28 Feb 2020 - 12:00 pm
People wearing masks after the coronavirus outbreak wait in a line to buy masks as it rains in front of a department store in Seoul, South Korea, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Indian police arrest over 500 for Delhi sectarian violence 28 Feb 2020 - 11:06 am
Student members of the Campus Front of India stage a protest in front of the Karnataka Governor's house, also known as the Raj Bhavan, in Bangalore on February 27, 2020.  / AFP / Manjunath KIRAN
Shiv Vihar schools were first targets of Delhi rioters 27 Feb 2020 - 03:38 pm
A man is seen through a hole on a classroom wall after the school building was attacked by a mob in a riot affected area following clashes between people demonstrating for and against a new citizenship law in New Delhi, India, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/R
Amid Delhi's blood-letting, a Hindu bride weds in a Muslim neighbourhood 27 Feb 2020 - 03:06 pm
Savitri Prasad, a 23-year-old bride, takes her wedding vows inside her parents' house in a riot affected area following clashes between people demonstrating for and against a new citizenship law in New Delhi, India, February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Pakistan shuts schools, suspends Iran flights to curb coronavirus spread 27 Feb 2020 - 01:07 pm
 Residents buy facemasks from a roadside vendor along a street in Karachi on February 27, 2020 as Pakistan has detected its first two cases of novel coronavirus./ AFP / Asif HASSAN
Shanghai trying to find people who crossed coronavirus patient from Iran 27 Feb 2020 - 12:48 pm
 Passengers wearing masks are seen on a thermal screen at the Dhanghai railway station in shanghai, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of a new coronavirus, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Australia launches emergency plan ahead of likely pandemic 27 Feb 2020 - 12:43 pm
File photo: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at a State memorial for those impacted by the recent bushfires in Sydney on February 23, 2020. / AFP / POOL / PETER PARKS
Mainland China reports 433 new coronavirus cases, 29 deaths 27 Feb 2020 - 12:12 pm
 Passengers wearing masks are seen arrival at the Shanghai railway station in Shanghai, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of a new coronavirus, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Japan woman tests positive for virus after 'recovery' 27 Feb 2020 - 11:23 am
Workers wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, stand near a machine measuring body temperature at a convention hall in Tokyo, Japan, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Anyone breaking Singapore’s virus rules won’t get second chance 27 Feb 2020 - 10:24 am
 People, some wearing a protective facemask amid fears about the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, crosses the road in Singapore on February 26, 2020. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)
New battle between old Malaysian rivals Mahathir and Anwar 27 Feb 2020 - 10:19 am
A reporter watches Malaysian Interim Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad news conference before a news conference in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng