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Coronavirus cases on Japan ship rise to 355 16 Feb 2020 - 07:55 am
Japan Self-Defense Forces members walk past a military vehicle attached to a gate of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which has around 3,600 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus, at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Y
New virus has infected more than 67,000 people globally 15 Feb 2020 - 01:08 pm
Employees work on a production line manufacturing face masks at a factory, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China February 15, 2020. (cnsphoto via REUTERS)
Chinese gymnasts pull out of World Cup in Australia due to coronavirus travel ban 15 Feb 2020 - 09:02 am
Artistic Gymnastics - 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - October 9, 2019 China's Xiao Ruoteng in action REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/
China’s capital Beijing imposes 14-day quarantine on arrivals 14 Feb 2020 - 07:11 pm
Workers wearing face masks clean the ground of a food court amid snowfall, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country, on Valentine's Day at the Sanlitun shopping area in Beijing, China February 14, 2020. (REUTERS/Tingshu Wang)
Man sentenced for placing knives on Japan prince's desk 14 Feb 2020 - 12:05 pm
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Virus-hit Hong Kong says it with face masks, not flowers 14 Feb 2020 - 11:02 am
A man wearing a protective face mask as a preventative measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, buys flowers to mark Valentine's Day in Hong Kong on February 14, 2020. / AFP / Philip Fong
First passengers exit quarantined Japan ship 14 Feb 2020 - 10:22 am
Passengers are seen on the deck of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, with around 3,600 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new coronavirus, at the Daikaku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port on February 13, 2020. AFP / Kazuhiro Nogi
KLM apologises after airliner crew's coronavirus toilet note sparks outrage in S.Korea 14 Feb 2020 - 10:03 am
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Expose reveals child labour in Cambodian brick kilns despite crackdown 13 Feb 2020 - 10:59 pm
A boy shovels smoldering ash out of a kiln at a brick factory in Kandal Province, Cambodia, on January 23, 2020. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Matt Blomberg
Part of the ceiling collapses at Atlanta airport restaurant 13 Feb 2020 - 09:40 pm
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Outcast cruise’s ordeal ends after Cambodia welcomes ship 13 Feb 2020 - 09:40 pm
MS Westerdam cruise ship is moored at port in Sihanoukville, where it has been granted permission to dock following nearly two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over coronavirus fears, Cambodia February 13, 2020. Reuters/Juarawee Kitt
Fear, boredom, adventure fill each day on quarantined ship 13 Feb 2020 - 09:39 pm
Passengers are seen on the deck of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, with around 3,600 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new coronavirus, at the Daikaku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port on February 13, 2020. AFP / Kazuhiro Nogi
Aussie croc wrangler joins Indonesia bid to save tyre-tied reptile 13 Feb 2020 - 03:54 pm
This picture taken on February 11, 2020, shows Australian crocodile wranglers Matthew Nicolas Wright (R) and Chris Wilson (L) directing the lndonesian team in setting the trap in the river in Palu, Sulawesi. AFP / Olagondronk
Japan confirms its first coronavirus death: Health Minister 13 Feb 2020 - 03:00 pm
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Erupting Indonesian volcano spews ash, lava 13 Feb 2020 - 01:10 pm
Two kilometers ashes spew from Mount Merapi mount during an eruption as seen from Yogyakarta on February 13, 2020. AFP / RANTO KRESEK
No word of any cases, but N.Korea steps up anti-virus campaign 13 Feb 2020 - 11:15 am
In a photo taken on February 11, 2020 people wearing face masks walk through Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul. / AFP / Ed JONES
Australia extends ban on visitors from China 13 Feb 2020 - 11:06 am
A cleaner wears a mask and goggles as he commutes on a street in Beijing on February 11, 2020. / AFP / GREG BAKER
US cruise ship blocked over virus fears to dock in Cambodia 13 Feb 2020 - 10:46 am
MS Westerdam, a cruise ship that has been turned away by five countries over fears that someone aboard may have the coronavirus, is seen arriving in Sihanoukville port in Cambodia February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

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A person lies on a mattress under a tree in a park, in Paris on May 29, 2026 as a heatwave hits France. (Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP) Half of France hits new monthly records in heatwave
Municipal workers clear debris from the street after a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galati, western Romania. (Photo by Daniel Mihailescu / AFP) Drone crash in Romania shows Russia threat to 'entire Europe': Ukraine FM
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File Photo Kenya court blocks US Ebola quarantine center set to open on Friday
Relatives gather and wait for news of their loved ones at the Utumishi Girls Academy following the deadly fire in Gilgil, north of the capital Nairobi on May 28, 2026. (Photo by Simon Maina / AFP) Eight students arrested over 'suspected arson attack' at Kenyan girls' school
Dieudonné Sezabo, a health worker, decontaminates the clothing of a motorcycle taxi driver who transported a patient suspected of having Ebola to the Rwampara Hospital in Ituri, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Photo by Glody Murhabazi / AFP) US says its Ebola quarantine center opens Friday in Kenya
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