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8 students killed in flooding in Indonesia 22 Feb 2020 - 01:48 pm
Rescue teams find a victim lost after the flash flood in the Sempor River in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 22 February, 2020.
Virus cases swell in South Korea as outbreak shifts, spreads 21 Feb 2020 - 07:03 pm
Medical workers wearing protective gear transfer a suspected coronavirus patient (C) to another hospital from Daenam Hospital where a total of 16 infections have now been identified with the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Cheongdo county near the southeastern c
59 Hong Kong police quarantined after meal with virus colleague 21 Feb 2020 - 02:23 pm
Office workers and protesters gather during a pro-democracy demonstration in a mall in the central district of Hong Kong on February 21, 2020. / AFP / ISAAC LAWRENCE
India tempers Trump's hopes of 'millions' in welcome parade 21 Feb 2020 - 02:15 pm
 Workers prepare a hoarding with the images of the U.S. President Donald Trump and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of Trump's visit, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Young Chinese doctor dies of coronavirus 21 Feb 2020 - 01:35 pm
Doctors look at a screen that shows the ward where patients who are infected with the coronavirus are treated at the First People's Hospital in Yueyang, Hunan Province, near the border to Hubei Province, which is under partial lockdown after an outbreak o
Japan to let off last healthy cruise travelers, isolate rest 21 Feb 2020 - 11:59 am
 Passengers wearing masks have their body temperatures taken after leaving the coronavirus-hit cruise ship Diamond Princess at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
South Korea posts 52 more virus cases as outbreak expands 21 Feb 2020 - 11:05 am
Women wearing masks as a preventive measure against the coronavirus walk at a traditional market in Seoul, South Korea, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
China says will help manage Mekong as report warns of dam danger 20 Feb 2020 - 10:03 pm
Fisherman Kome Wilai fishing from his boat along the Mekong River between Chiang Rai province in Thailand (R) and Laos (L) on September 20, 2019. AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha
Ahead of Trump's visit, Indian city cleans the swamp 20 Feb 2020 - 02:19 pm
Farmer Bussa Krishna,33, applies kumkum red powder on the statue of US President Donald Trump, ahead of the visit of US President Donald Trump to India on February 17, 2020, ( AFP / Noah Seelam)
Some Japan investors worry as coronavirus puts question-mark over Tokyo Olympics 20 Feb 2020 - 01:31 pm
Giant Olympic Rings are installed at the waterfront area, with the Rainbow Bridge in the background, ahead of an official inauguration ceremony, six months before the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games, at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan Ja
South Korea sees first virus death as infection cases surge 20 Feb 2020 - 12:45 pm
This picture taken on February 19, 2020 shows South Korean health officials wearing protective suit and spraying disinfectant near a church in the southeastern city of Daegu as about 40 new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus confirmed after they attended s
Australian evacuees from virus-hit ship begin 2nd quarantine 20 Feb 2020 - 11:52 am
A bus believed to be carrying Australian passengers from the cruise ship Diamond Princess, leaves Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
China warns of further action after revoking WSJ journalists' credentials 20 Feb 2020 - 11:19 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 19, 2020, Chinese and US national flags flutter at the entrance of a company office building in Beijing.  AFP / WANG ZHAO
China sees drop in new virus cases, two Japan cruise passengers die 20 Feb 2020 - 11:18 am
This photo taken on February 17, 2020 shows a member of the medical staff (C) taking the blood pressure of a woman who has displayed mild symptoms of the COVID-19 coronavirus at an exhibition centre converted into a hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hu
Two passengers from coronavirus-hit cruise ship in Japan die as public criticism grows 20 Feb 2020 - 10:03 am
Passengers wait for transportation after leaving the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at Yokohama Port, south of Tokyo, Japan, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
24 killed in two road accidents in TN 20 Feb 2020 - 09:42 am
Pic: Twitter / Pratheesh G Nair
Kashmir journalist wins AFP's Kate Webb Prize 20 Feb 2020 - 08:57 am
This handout photo taken on October 2019 and received courtesy of Ahmer Khan by AFP on February 19, 2020, shows freelance reporter Ahmer Khan posing in New Delhi. AFP PHOTO / Courtesy of Ahmer Khan and Siddharth Bokolia
Crane crashes at Kamal Haasan movie shooting spot, 3 killed 20 Feb 2020 - 01:37 am
Makkal Needhi Mayyam party founder Kamal Haasan is cheered by supporters at an election rally in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. AFP file photo / Arun Sankar