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Turkey calls on private banks to do more to help fight coronavirus 12 Apr 2020 - 06:13 pm
A man watches bakers, who brought bread, from their home after a two-day curfew imposed to stem the spread of the coranavirus (COVID-19) in Istanbul, Turkey on April 12, 2020. Kaan Bozdo?an - Anadolu
Turkey: Good response for COVID-19 plasma treatment 12 Apr 2020 - 10:15 am
Kerem Kinik, the head of Turkish Red Crescent (Kizilay), holds a medical component bag are seen at the Eastern Anatolia Region Blood Centre of the Kizilay in Ankara, Turkey on April 7, 2020. (THE TURKISH RED CRESCENT / HANDOUT - Anadolu Agency )
Iran begins lifting restrictions after brief virus lockdown 11 Apr 2020 - 06:35 pm
Iranians, some wearing personal protective equipment, walk past shops in the southeastern city of Kerman on April 11, 2020, amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. AFP / ISNA
Father of modern Iraqi architecture dies of COVID-19 11 Apr 2020 - 03:23 pm
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Iran: Coronavirus death toll jumps to 4,357 11 Apr 2020 - 01:53 pm
Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif (3rd R) attends the National Committee Against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) with medical mask in Tehran, Iran on April 08, 2020. Iranian Presidency/Anadolu
COVID-19: Turkish institute launches scientific electronic platform 11 Apr 2020 - 08:47 am
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Hospital in southern Turkey ready to use plasma therapy 10 Apr 2020 - 03:04 pm
:ISTANBUL, TURKEY - APRIL 09: A view of empty Taksim Square and its surroundings are seen as people are staying home due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Istanbul, Turkey on April 09, 2020. ( Esra Bilgin - Anadolu Agency )
Cash-strapped Lebanon considers first wheat imports in six years 07 Apr 2020 - 04:16 pm
A Lebanese man sitting by a fresh produce stall checks his phone in the market of the historic part of the southern coastal city of Saida, on April 6, 2020. AFP / JOSEPH EID
Turkey plans prisoner release, excluding those jailed on post-coup terrorism charges 07 Apr 2020 - 04:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds pictures of jailed former leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party Selahattin Demirtas as people gather to celebrate Newroz, which marks the arrival of spring and the new year, in Istanbul, Turkey March 24, 2
Three rockets land near Halliburton site in Basra - Iraq military 06 Apr 2020 - 12:08 pm
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Iran's coronavirus death toll rises to 3,294 - Health Ministry 03 Apr 2020 - 01:24 pm
TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 01: A view of a closed national park as people stay at homes due to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during Sizdah Bedar, also known as Nature's Day, an Iranian festival held annually on the thirteenth day of Nowruz and celebrated at p
Iran tests over 65 million people for coronavirus 01 Apr 2020 - 01:01 pm
Iran's Azadi (Freedom) Tower is lit up with flags and messages of hope in solidarity with all the countries affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Tehran on March 31, 2020. / AFP /
Iran reports 141 new virus deaths, raising total to 2,898 31 Mar 2020 - 01:56 pm
TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 30: A view of the fairground of Iranmall, Tehran's largest shopping mall, after it converted into a hospital for coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, in Tehran, Iran on March 30, 2020. Due to the new type of coronavirus pandemic, the fair
Europe sends medical gear to Iran in first sanction-bypass deal 31 Mar 2020 - 12:04 pm
A traffic police officer wears a protective face mask and gloves, amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as he walks in Tehran, Iran March 26, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Ali Khara via Reuters
Turkey's new hospital opens doors for COVID-19 patients 31 Mar 2020 - 11:21 am
A Turkish health official checks the temperature of a driver at a check point, on the Asian side ,entry of Istanbul on March 30,2020. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Turks to stay at home and adapt themselves to
Islamic State militants riot in eastern Syria prison, some escape 30 Mar 2020 - 11:44 am
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Coronavirus curfew delays Vietnamese rice inspection in Iraq 28 Mar 2020 - 02:42 pm
Iraqis use an anti-riot water-cannon vehicle to spray disinfecting liquid in the streets of the centre of the southern city of Basra on March 25, 2020, in a bid to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease. / AFP / Hus
Iran starts intercity travel ban amid fears of second wave of coronavirus 26 Mar 2020 - 09:48 am
FILE PHOTO: Members of firefighters wear protective face masks, amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as they disinfect the streets, ahead of the Iranian New Year Nowruz, March 20, in Tehran, Iran March 18, 2020. Picture taken March 18, 2020. WANA

Asia

This aerial photograph taken on September 22, 2025, shows a general view of river Padma shrouded in mist at Rajshahi. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP) Snakebite surge as Bangladesh hit by record rains
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This handout photo taken on October 7, 2025 and released by Gunma Prefectural Police via Jiji Press shows a CCTV camera footage of a bear walking inside a supermarket in Numata, Gunma prefecture. (Photo by various sources / AFP) Bear injures two in Japan supermarket, man killed in separate attack
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Europe

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A photographer takes photos of Books of Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai, the winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, on display at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP) Laszlo Krasznahorkai: Hungarian 'master of apocalypse'
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) walks with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rakhmon upon the Russian leader's arrival at the airport in Dushanbe on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Kristina Kormilitsyna / POOL / AFP) Putin lands in Tajikistan to shore up Russia's regional influence

Africa

Egypt's forward #20 Ibrahim Adel celebrates with forward #10 Mohamed Salah after scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Africa qualifier football match between Djibouti and Egypt at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP) Salah scores twice as Egypt qualify for 2026 World Cup
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A grab from a UGC video posted on the X platform on August 22, 2023 reportedly shows members of the Sudanese army firing at Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters in what they say is the al-Shajara military base in Khartoum. (Photo by UGC / AFP) Sudanese army says retook key military sites in El Fasher
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