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With fighter jets and army bands, India's military thank health workers 03 May 2020 - 10:23 am
An Indian Navy helicopter (top left) throws rose petals on the INHS Asvini (Indian Naval Hospital Ship) staff to pay tribute to all those involved in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Mumbai on May 3, 2020. / AFP / Punit PARANJP
Philippines temporarily bars incoming flights to decongest quarantine facilities 03 May 2020 - 09:32 am
A medical staff member from the National Children's Hospital take part in a vigil to honour their fallen colleagues and call on the government to provide ample protection to frontline staff and the immediate release of their bonuses, in Quezon City on Apr
Kazakh President strips former leader’s daughter of powers 02 May 2020 - 01:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: Dariga Nazarbayeva, daughter of Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev and the country's Deputy Prime Minister, attends celebrations to mark Kazakhstan People's Unity Day in Almaty, Kazakhstan, May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
Nearly 10,000 inmates freed as virus hits Philippine jails 02 May 2020 - 12:34 pm
A worker in a protective suit, used due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, waits outside the crematorium facility as the cremation process takes some two hours in Manila on April 29, 2020. AFP / Maria TAN
Hindu woman observes Ramadan in India 02 May 2020 - 12:25 pm
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India extends nationwide lockdown for two weeks from May 4 02 May 2020 - 11:08 am
Railway Protection Force personnel stand at a platform as a special train carrying migrant labourers from Nasik arrives during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Misrod railway station in
70,000 evacuated in Uzbekistan after dam wall collapses 02 May 2020 - 10:59 am
An aerial view of submerged Sirdarya Region, Uzbekistan is seen after a dam wall collapsed following heavy rain on May 02, 2020.
Kim reappears in public, ending absence amid health rumors 02 May 2020 - 10:32 am
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the completion of a fertiliser plant, together with his younger sister Kim Yo Jong, in a region north of the capital, Pyongyang, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 2, 20
Singapore to ease restrictions on some businesses, schools 02 May 2020 - 10:12 am
A man wearing a face mask walks past blank screen at the departure hall at Singapore Changi Airport's terminal 2, which is set to suspend operations for 18 months from May 1, 2020, as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic impacts the aviation sector, in Singa
Malaysia to ease virus curbs as outbreak slows 01 May 2020 - 03:23 pm
Petronas Twin Towers are seen illuminated in blue as part of the
Asia Today: Japan slowdown not enough, Beijing parks reopen 01 May 2020 - 02:19 pm
Buildings are seen illuminated in blue as part of the
Bangladesh factories resume work, risking new virus cases 01 May 2020 - 12:53 pm
People walk on an empty street usually busy with stalls selling traditional food for Iftar, the breaking fast of Muslim's holy fasting month of Ramadan, during a government-imposed lockdown as a preventative measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coro
Australia accelerates decision on whether to lift COVID-19 restrictions 01 May 2020 - 12:46 pm
A closed playground is seen, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Sydney, Australia, April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Pakistani parliament's speaker tests positive for COVID-19 01 May 2020 - 12:18 pm
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'I'm cheering for you': Robot welcome at Tokyo quarantine 01 May 2020 - 11:56 am
A Pepper humanoid robot, manufactured by SoftBank Group Corp. demonstrates how to check-in in a hotel of APA Group that has been designated to accommodate asymptomatic people and those with light symptoms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to free up h
Tajikistan confirms first coronavirus cases 30 Apr 2020 - 01:52 pm
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How China is attempting to prevent a second wave of Infections 30 Apr 2020 - 01:29 pm
TOPSHOT - In this picture taken on April 29, 2020, an engineer shows a plastic model of the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Quality Control Laboratory at the Sinovac Biotech facilities in Beijing. AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI /
China denies Trump’s claim it’s trying to make him lose election 30 Apr 2020 - 12:53 pm
:FILE PHOTO: Cars are seen in a traffic jam during evening rush hour in Beijing, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), China April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

Europe

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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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Africa

Representational file photo. Ethiopia seeks to double coffee productivity with new 10-year initiative
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Americas

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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