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Coronavirus death toll surges past 1,000 as fears grow for Chinese economy 11 Feb 2020 - 10:17 am
 This file photo taken on January 25, 2020 shows medical staff members wearing protective clothing to help stop the spread of a deadly virus which began in the city as they work at the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan
‘Come home’: Pakistan student in coronavirus epicentre misses father's funeral, anxiety grows 10 Feb 2020 - 06:32 pm
A staff member carrying a box of medical supplies from Pakistan at a warehouse of an exhibition centre which has been converted into a makeshift hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak, in China's central Hubei province on Februar
Coronavirus cases outside China ‘could be spark’for bigger fire, says WHO 10 Feb 2020 - 06:32 pm
A resident wearing a protective facemask walks at the Patan Durbar Square area in Kathmandu on February 10, 2020. AFP / Prakash Mathema
China president makes rare visit to meet virus patients, medics 10 Feb 2020 - 05:43 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects the novel coronavirus prevention and control work at Anhuali Community in Beijing, China, February 10, 2020.
Nissan to halt production at Japan factory due to coronavirus 10 Feb 2020 - 04:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: Employees of Nissan Motor Co. work on the assembly line at the company's Kyushu plant in Kanda town, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, July 9, 2015. Picture taken July 9, 2015. REUTERS/Maki Shiraki
Kashmir journalists accuse Indian police of muzzling press 10 Feb 2020 - 02:24 pm
Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard at a checkpoint during a one-day strike called by Jammu and Kashmir Libration Front (JKLF) on February 9, 2020. AFP / TAUSEEF MUSTAFA
Afghans celebrate 'Skateistan' victory at the Oscars 10 Feb 2020 - 01:13 pm
Elena Andreicheva and Carol Dysinger pose with the Oscar for Best documentary Short Subject for
Oscars, movies help pass the time on cruise ship quarantined in Japan 10 Feb 2020 - 01:04 pm
Passengers stand on balconies onboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama on February 7, 2020. Another 41 people on a cruise ship quarantined off Japan have the new coronavirus, the country's health min
Philippines moves to shut down top broadcaster 10 Feb 2020 - 11:22 am
Advocates said the government move was the latest attack on press freedom under Duterte (pictured), who has already tangled with a top newspaper and a website.
Mourners leave flowers at Thai shopping mall after mass shooting 10 Feb 2020 - 09:32 am
 People leave flowers and written messages in front of Terminal 21 shopping mall after a shooting in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
About 60 more novel coronavirus cases on Japan cruise ship: NHK 10 Feb 2020 - 09:10 am
 The cruise ship Diamond Princess, where 10 more people were tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, is seen at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan February 7, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Where did they go? Millions left city before virus quarantine 09 Feb 2020 - 11:09 pm
A picture taken on February 6, 2020 shows a view of the coast during the sunset at The Vacanciel Holiday Resort in Carry-le-Rouet, near Marseille, southern France, where French citizens are in quarantine following their repatriation from the coronavirus z
Israel set to increase its soft power in China 09 Feb 2020 - 11:09 pm
FILE PHOTO: Israeli President Reuven Rivlin meets with Vice Premier of China Liu Yandong at the presidential compound in Jerusalem on March 29, 2016. AFP/  Gali Tibbon
Families of Thai shooting victims wait for answers, bodies 09 Feb 2020 - 09:51 pm
Victim's family members cry at a hospital following a gun battle involving a Thai soldier on a shooting rampage, in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, February 9, 2020. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
Azerbaijan ruling party wins vote 09 Feb 2020 - 06:31 pm
Azerbaijan's servicemen vote at a polling station during the parliamentary elections in Baku on February 9, 2020. AFP / Tofik Babayev
Thousands light candles for victims of Thailand mass shooting 09 Feb 2020 - 06:31 pm
A soldier lies on a bed as he donates his blood for the victims of a gun battle involving a Thai soldier on a shooting rampage, at a hospital in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand February 9, 2020. Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun
Thousands from cruise ship in Hong Kong freed after virus tests 09 Feb 2020 - 06:31 pm
Passengers leave the World Dream cruise ship at the Kai Tak terminal in Hong Kong on February 9, 2020, where 3,600 people confined aboard for days as coronavirus checks was going. AFP / Philip Fong
Insider attack in Afghanistan kills two American soldiers and Afghan serviceman 09 Feb 2020 - 03:53 pm
An armoured vehicle patrols near the side of an incident where two U.S soldiers were killed a day before in Shirzad district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan February 9, 2020.REUTERS/Parwiz