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Drone on virus patrol busts Chinese villagers' mahjong game 03 Feb 2020 - 10:11 am
A representational image of a local resident using a drone to spray disinfectant at a village in Pingdingshan, in China's central Henan province on January 31, 2020, during the virus outbreak in Hubei's city of Wuhan. China OUT / AFP / STR
Australian prime minister to feel the political heat as parliament resumes 03 Feb 2020 - 09:35 am
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Stranded tourists airlifted in New Zealand as rains lash Milford Sound 03 Feb 2020 - 09:00 am
A closed road is seen in flood-affected Southland, New Zealand, February 3, 2020, in this image obtained via social media. New Zealand Transport Agency via REUTERS
Third shooting in a week at anti-Citizenship protesters in Delhi 02 Feb 2020 - 10:33 pm
Demonstrators attend a protest against a new citizenship law in Shaheen Bagh, area of New Delhi, India, February 2, 2020. Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
New Chinese city locked down as first virus death abroad reported 02 Feb 2020 - 06:25 pm
Members of a neighbourhood committee register a local and ask about his travel history in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of novel coronavirus. February 2, 2020. Reuters/Thomas Peter
Pompeo, in Kazakhstan, warns of China's growing reach 02 Feb 2020 - 06:25 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo(L) is greeted by Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Kamilov Abdulaziz Khafizovich upon arrival in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on February 2, 2020. AFP pool / Kevin Lamarque
Pompeo pushes against China, Russia in visit to 'Stans' 02 Feb 2020 - 04:50 pm
FILE PHOTO: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gestures as he speaks during a joint news conference with Belarus' Foreign Minister in Minsk on February 1, 2020. / AFP / KEVIN LAMARQUE
Indian workers abroad, including Qatar, not liable to tax on global income 02 Feb 2020 - 02:56 pm
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (C) leaves the Finance Ministry for the Parliament to announce the 2020-21 union budget, in New Delhi on February 1, 2020. / AFP / Prakash SINGH
Thailand sees good result from using drug mixture on Coronavirus 02 Feb 2020 - 12:39 pm
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Tokyo to 'strengthen testing' for coronavirus before Olympics 02 Feb 2020 - 11:40 am
This photo taken on February 1, 2020 shows security personnel checking the temperature of a passenger wearing a face mask at Beijing Railway Station in Beijing. The number of infections in China's coronavirus outbreak has passed 14,300 nationwide with 2,5
Coronavirus won't turn you into a 'zombie', says Malaysia 02 Feb 2020 - 11:29 am
Tourists wearing masks pass by Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Bangladesh suspends visa on arrival for China 02 Feb 2020 - 11:23 am
Bangladeshi nationals disembark from a Biman Bangladesh Airlines' plane at the tarmac of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport following their evacuation from the Chinese city of Wuhan, in Dhaka on February 1, 2020. A virus similar to the SARS pathogen h
More homes reported burned in southeast Australia wildfires 02 Feb 2020 - 11:14 am
Smoke rises as the Big Jack Mountain fire spreads in Bega Valley, New South Wales, Australia, February 1, 2020. NSW Rural Fire Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Australian minister resigns over funding scandal 02 Feb 2020 - 10:50 am
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Indonesia offers reward for plucking tyre off giant croc's neck 02 Feb 2020 - 10:33 am
This picture taken on January 22, 2020, shows a crocodile, with a motorcycle tire around its neck, sun bathing by the riverbanks, in Palu, Central Sulawesi. AFP / MUHAMMAD
'Please take my daughter': Mother of girl with cancer pleads at virus blockade 02 Feb 2020 - 09:18 am
A mother reacts as she pleads with police to allow her daughter to pass a checkpoint for cancer treatment after she arrived from Hubei province at the Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak
Philippines reports 1st virus death outside of China 02 Feb 2020 - 08:02 am
Women wearing face masks use their phones in Manila, Philippines, January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Indians who are not taxed in a foreign country will become taxable in India 01 Feb 2020 - 06:35 pm
A man (L) walks past a screen displaying a television channel live broadcast of India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (3R on screen) presenting the 2020 union budget at the Bombay Stock Market (BSE) in Mumbai on February 1, 2020. (AFP / Punit PARANJ

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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

Africa

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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 30, 2026. (Photo by Glody Murhabazi / AFP) WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
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

Americas

This screen grab shows fire as the uncrewed Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes during a test on a launchpad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 28, 2026. (Photo by NASASpaceflight.com / AFP) Blue Origin rocket explosion is bad news for both Bezos and NASA
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth speaks during a plenary session of the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 30, 2026. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP) Raise defence spending or else, Hegseth tells NATO, Europe
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