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Indonesia shuts airport after Java volcano erupts 03 Mar 2020 - 10:12 am
Mount Merapi volcano erupts as seen from Cangkringan district in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia March 3, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Rizky Tulus/ via REUTERS
Australia to use biosecurity law to restrict movements of coronavirus patients 03 Mar 2020 - 09:39 am
FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks walk by Flinders Street Station after cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Say nothing at all: Ronan Keating chided for Singapore coronavirus post 03 Mar 2020 - 08:28 am
FILE PHOTO: A bird's-eye view of ships along the coast in Singapore July 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
China urges overseas Chinese to stay home as imported virus cases rise 03 Mar 2020 - 08:15 am
Vehicles are seen at an intersection to Changan Avenue, Beijing's main thoroughfare, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in China March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Erupting Indonesian volcano spews massive ash cloud 03 Mar 2020 - 08:03 am
Tourists look towards Mount Merapi volcano as it erupts, at Cangkringan district in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia March 3, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Rizky Tulus/ via REUTERS
South Korea declares 'war' on coronavirus as cases approach 5,000 03 Mar 2020 - 08:03 am
People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on a news conference held by Lee Man-hee, founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, in Seoul, South Korea, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
Tajikistan shuts border to nationals of 35 countries 02 Mar 2020 - 05:32 pm
A woman leaves a voting booth to cast her ballot for Tajikistan's parliamentary election at a polling station in Dushanbe on March 1, 2020. AFP / Nozim Kalandarov
Sacked security guard takes 30 hostage in Manila mall 02 Mar 2020 - 02:39 pm
A police officer holds a phone where the gunman and hostage-taker of at least a dozen is on a video call inside a mall in San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Bali prays as virus hits tourism on Island of the Gods 02 Mar 2020 - 12:56 pm
This picture taken on February 19, 2020 shows Balinese people gathering for a prayer event during the Galungan holiday at Jagatnata temple in Denpasar, Indonesia's resort island of Bali. AFP / SONNY TUMBELAKA
India reports two cases of coronavirus 02 Mar 2020 - 12:21 pm
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Wuhan closes makeshift hospital as new coronavirus cases in China drop sharply 02 Mar 2020 - 10:36 am
Medical staff members wave to a recovered patient (foreground L) at Leishenshan Hospital, the makeshift hospital for the COVID-19 coronavirus patients, in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on March 1, 2020. / AFP / STR
Disgruntled ex-guard takes dozens of hostages in Manila mall 02 Mar 2020 - 09:35 am
Policemen arrive outside Virra Mall where gunshots were fired in San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Indonesia confirms first cases of coronavirus 02 Mar 2020 - 09:17 am
FILE PHOTO: People with surgical masks look on at station Tanah Abang, following the outbreak of the coronavirus in China, in Jakarta, Indonesia February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo
Chinese man sentenced to death for virus checkpoint killing 02 Mar 2020 - 09:04 am
A guard checks the temperature of a man at a checkpoint to a hutong neighbourhood in Beijing as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, China, February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Filipino police ring mall after gunshots send shoppers out 02 Mar 2020 - 08:41 am
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Attacks on Indian reporters highlight growing intolerance 01 Mar 2020 - 10:48 pm
Aftermath of deadly violence over CAA took place in North East Delhi, India on February 28, 2020. (Javed Sultan/ Anadolu Agency)
Mainland China adds 573 coronavirus infections in week's highest daily rise 01 Mar 2020 - 02:02 pm
This photo taken on February 28, 2020 shows passengers wearing face masks arriving at Wenzhou railway station in Wenzhou. The National Health Commission on March 1 reported 573 new infections, bringing the total number of cases in mainland China to 79,824
Malaysia swears in new prime minister as Mahathir forced out 01 Mar 2020 - 11:14 am
Malaysia's Prime Minister Designate and former interior minister Muhyiddin Yassin waves to reporters before his inauguration as the 8th prime minister, outside his residence in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

Europe

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A Royal Netherlands Air Force Boeing CH-47D Chinook carrying a bambi bucket departs from Baelen, near Eupen, eastern Belgium to tackle a wildfire burning in the Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) nature reserve on August 16, 2026. Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP Air support kicks in as record Belgian wildfire jumps in size
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Rescue workers and other officials work at the wreckage of an overturned Polish tourist bus on the M3 motorway near Mezokeresztes, about 150 km east of the Hungarian capital Budapest, on August 16, 2026. Photo by Zoltan MATHE / MTI / AFP 12 killed as Polish bus veers off Hungary highway

Africa

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Takemore Malunga (L) watches as pallbearers carry the coffin of his maternal uncle, a victim of the capsized passenger ferry, at the Kariba Hospital mortuary in Kariba, on August 14, 2026. (Photo by Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP) Death toll in Zimbabwe ferry capsizing rises to 68: police
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

Americas

Jessica Florez, sister-in-law of the Colombian lawyer Lenny Ruiz, who died protecting her dog Salomon, during the August 10th earthquake in Cali, holds Solomon during Ruiz's funeral in Pasto, Colombia on August 13, 2026. (Photo by Eyder Portilla / AFP) Colombian woman dies saving dog from earthquake
This handout photo distributed by the Indianapolis Fire Department shows flooding in northern Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 15, 2026. Photo by Handout / Indianapolis Fire Department / AFP) / Hurricane Lala brushes past Hawaii's Big Island, bringing heavy rain
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A resident looks at a young green sea turtle as ocean waters started to raise due to the approach of Tropical Storm Lala at Reed's Bay in Hilo, Hawaii on August 14, 2026. (Photo by Jill K. Briggs / AFP) Hurricane poised to hit Hawaii as El Nino stirs Pacific

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