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India opens some stores as virus restrictions ease elsewhere 25 Apr 2020 - 06:52 pm
Border Security Force personnel (BSF) patrol a deserted street during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in the old quarters of New Delhi on April 25, 2020. / AFP / SAJJAD HUSSA
India sees biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases 24 Apr 2020 - 08:44 pm
A medical staff uses a thermal scanner at an information collection and awareness desk set up by the West Bengal Health Department of Darjeeling district during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavi
U.S. warship sails through Taiwan Strait, second time in a month 24 Apr 2020 - 03:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman, wearing a protective face mask, walks past a Ministry of National Defense recruitment poster, amid concerns about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Taipei, Taiwan, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
Pakistan's Sindh province bans prayer at mosques during Ramadan 24 Apr 2020 - 03:09 pm
Municipal workers spray disinfectant at the main entrance of the Badshahi mosque ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Lahore on April 22, 202
Indians try to flee unsanitary, overcrowded coronavirus quarantine centres 24 Apr 2020 - 03:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: People are seen inside a temporary quarantine centre, during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kolkata, India, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/File Photo
Work smart, travel alone, eat out fast: South Korea's prescription for coronavirus recovery 24 Apr 2020 - 12:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks to protect themselves against contracting the new coronavirus walk on a street in central Seoul, South Korea April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran/File Photo
Ninety-one crew have virus on Italian liner in Nagasaki 24 Apr 2020 - 12:17 pm
An aerial view shows Italian cruise ship Costa Atlantica, which had confirmed 33 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, in Nagasaki, southern Japan April 21, 2020. in this photo taken by Kyodo. Picture taken April 21, 2020. Mandatory credi
China to give WHO $30 million more after US freezes funds 23 Apr 2020 - 02:42 pm
Artist Kong Ning, wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, prepares for a portrait in a wearable art piece she made to mark Earth Day, during a Reuters interview outside her studio in Beijing, China April 22, 2020. REUTER
Chinese citizen journalist resurfaces after going missing in Wuhan 23 Apr 2020 - 12:09 pm
People wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus arrive to board a train heading to Shanghai at Wuhan Railway Station in Wuhan, China's central Hubei province on April 21, 2020. / AFP / Hector RETAMAL
'Mission Dharavi': Virus battleground in India's biggest slum 23 Apr 2020 - 11:41 am
Buildings stand in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, during a nationwide lockdown in India to slow the spread of COVID-19, during the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Mumbai, India, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
South Asia coronavirus cases top 37,000, headache for govts eyeing lockdown end 23 Apr 2020 - 10:45 am
People in need sit maintaining social distancing after collecting free food items outside the Badshahi mosque during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Lahore on April 21, 2020. / AFP / AR
Unnerved by new virus cases in navy, Taiwan debates lockdowns 23 Apr 2020 - 10:39 am
A woman, wearing a protective face mask, walks past Ministry of National Defense recruitment posters, amid concerns about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Taipei, Taiwan, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Viral content: Tokyo governor's distancing call is online hit 22 Apr 2020 - 03:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike speaks at a news conference on Tokyo's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Coronavirus outbreak in Philippines jail sees 123 inmates infected 22 Apr 2020 - 01:48 pm
A man wearing a protective face mask rides a bike along an empty road amid the lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Metro Manila, Philippines, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Japan's coronavirus mask handout tainted by gripes over mould, stains, insects 22 Apr 2020 - 12:51 pm
A mail carrier delivers cloth masks under a government program for the distribution of two washable masks each to all households in Japan to help contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan April 17, 2020, in this photo taken by K
India suspends coronavirus antibody tests after questions over reliability 22 Apr 2020 - 11:50 am
A man draws an awareness message on a road about wearing mask amid concerns about the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Work begins on 100,000 capacity stadium in Guangzhou 22 Apr 2020 - 11:28 am
A rendering of Guangzhou Evergrande's new 100,000-seat soccer stadium in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China is seen in this handout provided to Reuters on April 22, 2020. Evergrande Group/Handout via REUTERS
Singapore tops 10,000 virus cases as worker infections rise 22 Apr 2020 - 11:25 am
Instruction notice placards hang on a barrier as a man wearing a facemask as a prevention measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus queues to enter a wet market in Singapore on April 22, 2020. / AFP / ROSLAN RAHMAN

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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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