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India shuts down flights, big cities as coronavirus toll rises in region 23 Mar 2020 - 04:24 pm
Employees walk at an empty railway station after services were shutdown by the authorities to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Australian coronavirus cases spike, cruise with sick passengers denied entry 23 Mar 2020 - 02:33 pm
A health worker talks to visitors at a Covid-19 testing centre in Sydney on March 23, 2020. / AFP / PETER PARKS
People in China need a green light from Alibaba app to move around country 23 Mar 2020 - 01:50 pm
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'Joy of spring': Japan fetes cherry blossoms despite virus 23 Mar 2020 - 12:01 pm
People wearing face masks, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus, walk under the cherry blossoms at Ueno park in Tokyo on March 22, 2020. / AFP / Behrouz Mehri
Pakistan: COVID-19 cases jumps to 803 23 Mar 2020 - 12:01 pm
A traffic police officer stands with a barrier on a deserted road of a business district during a partial lockdown after Pakistan shut all markets, public places and discouraged large gatherings amid an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Karac
PM Modi tells Indians to save themselves from coronavirus as Delhi locks down 23 Mar 2020 - 10:48 am
NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 21 : A view of deserted streets in Delhi due to ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in New Delhi, India on March 21, 2020. ( Imtiyaz Khan - Anadolu Agency )
China sees drop in new coronavirus cases; all new cases imported 23 Mar 2020 - 09:59 am
FFILE PHOTO: People wear protective face masks, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song - RC22NF9MD3D3/File Photo/File Photo
China scrambles to curb rise in imported coronavirus cases 22 Mar 2020 - 11:59 am
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a mask walks past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, in Beijing, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
Thailand virus cases rocket to 600 as crisis fears grow 22 Mar 2020 - 11:45 am
People visit a food court with social distancing markers on the floor at a shopping mall, amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Bangkok on March 20, 2020. / AFP / Lillian SUWANRUMPHA
Pakistan: Lockdown in major cities, cases jump to 629 22 Mar 2020 - 11:16 am
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Indian athletes join call for Games to be delayed 22 Mar 2020 - 10:24 am
FILE PHOTO : A banner for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics is seen through a traffic signal in Tokyo, Japan, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Army patrols Malaysian streets as coronavirus cases spike 22 Mar 2020 - 10:22 am
A motorcyclist rides past soldiers inside a police station during the control of movement in Kuala Lumpur on March 22, 2020, amid fears over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. / AFP / Mohd RASFAN
India stays home in 'people's curfew' to stem coronavirus 22 Mar 2020 - 09:17 am
A view of deserted road is seen during a one-day Janata (civil) curfew imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in New Delhi on March 22, 2020. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
Pakistan halts international passenger flights for two weeks 21 Mar 2020 - 04:00 pm
A worker disinfects a passenger train amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, at Karachi Cantonment railway station in Karachi on March 20, 2020. / AFP
Coronavirus overshadows spring festival in Afghanistan 20 Mar 2020 - 01:15 pm
Iranians, some wearing protective face masks, shop for traditional items ahead of Nowruz, the national New Year 2-week celebration, at the Tajrish Bazaar in the capital Tehran on March 19, 2020, despite the heavy death toll due to infections by the novel
Mumbai on partial lockdown as India tries to contain virus 20 Mar 2020 - 01:14 pm
A general view shows deserted roads with minimal traffic near the sea front in mumbai on March 19, 2020. / AFP / Punit PARANJPE
Malaysia will deploy army to keep everyone indoors 20 Mar 2020 - 12:14 pm
People line up to pay at a supermarket amid fears of a disruption in supplies after the Malaysia's government announces a restricted movement order imposed on March 18 due to the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Subang Jaya, Malaysia, March 17, 2020.
Timeline - India executes four men convicted in 2012 Delhi gang rape, Nirbhaya murder case 20 Mar 2020 - 10:02 am
Asha Devi (C), the mother of a gang-rape victim, reacts after the convicts of her daughter's case were hanged in New Delhi on March 20, 2020. India executed four men on March 20 for the gang-rape and murder of a woman on a Delhi bus in 2012 that sparked h

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Electoral Commission of Zambia chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis (back row 3rd R) addresses the nation at the 2026 National Election Results Centre in Lusaka on August 14, 2026. Zambia resumed vote counting on August 14 after a nationwide suspension over violence raised tensions nationwide. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP) Zambia resumes vote count after pause over violence
Medical worker performing disinfection before burying deceased person infected with Ebola in DR Congo. Xinhua file photo. Ebola killing a victim every 30 minutes in DR Congo: UN
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows residents inspecting a drone-attacked mosque in Al-Droshab, north of Sudan's capital Khartoum on Aug. 12, 2026. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua) Violence in Sudan continues to imperil civilians: UN
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This handout picture released on August 13, 2026, by the Sao Paulo police press office shows eight recovered works by French artist Henri Matisse that had been stolen in December 2025 in Sao Paulo. Photo by Handout / SAO PAULO'S POLICE PRESS OFFICE / AFP Brazilian police recover Matisse works stolen in 2025
This aerial view shows the rubble of a collapsed building in Cali, Colombia, on August 13, 2026, three days after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake. Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP Colombia vows to find all missing quake victims as rescue hopes fade
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