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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
China to send 'duck army' to help Pakistan fight locusts 27 Feb 2020 - 09:55 am
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With revenues falling, India's taxmen rake up three-year-old demonetization cases 27 Feb 2020 - 09:46 am
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Human rights lawyers baton-charged by Delhi police 26 Feb 2020 - 11:34 pm
A woman walks inside a partially damaged mosque after it was set on fire by a mob in a riot affected area after clashes erupted between people demonstrating for and against a new citizenship law in New Delhi, India, February 26, 2020. Reuters/Rupak De Cho
Pakistan confirms first two cases of coronavirus 26 Feb 2020 - 09:08 pm
A health worker takes the temperature of a man, who returned from Afghanistan, for a medical observation as a preventive measure following the coronavirus outbreak, outside a medical camp set up near the Friendship Gate, crossing point at the Pakistan-Afg
Death toll rises to 24 from Delhi riots during Trump trip 26 Feb 2020 - 07:58 pm
A car work shop in Shiv Vihar area of North East Delhi which was set on fire by rioters, February 26, 2020. (Imtiyaz Khan / Anadolu Agency)
UN rights boss expected in China, including restive Xinjiang region, this year 26 Feb 2020 - 06:42 pm
Michelle Bachelet (Reuters file photo)
Modi calls for calm as Delhi riots kill 22 26 Feb 2020 - 02:09 pm
A general view of burnt-out and damaged residential premises and shops following clashes between people supporting and opposing a contentious amendment to India's citizenship law, in New Delhi on February 26, 2020. AFP / Sajjad Hussain
Singapore charges man with virus for lying to health officials 26 Feb 2020 - 01:16 pm
This photograph taken on February 22, 2020 shows a volunteer (L) taking a temperature of a church member attending a small group service as a protective measure to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Singapore. AFP / Roslan RAHMAN
Five dead, three missing after Jakarta floods 26 Feb 2020 - 11:00 am
Children play in the floodwaters after heavy rains in Bekasi, near Jakarta, Indonesia February 25, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Yulius Satria Wijaya/ via REUTERS
South Korea reports 169 new coronavirus cases, total tops 1,100 26 Feb 2020 - 10:01 am
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in gets briefed during his visit to a medical center in Daegu, South Korea, February 25, 2020. Yonhap via REUTERS
Air New Zealand tests beds for economy passengers 26 Feb 2020 - 09:48 am
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