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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
Iran warns of second wave of coronavirus 25 Mar 2020 - 03:12 pm
Stores close after decision of the closure of workplaces excluding the ones serve the vital needs as a precautionary measure against coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Tehran, Iran on March 23, 2020. (Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency)
Sudan's minister of defence dies of heart attack in south Sudan 25 Mar 2020 - 09:00 am
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Turkey sets shop, bus restrictions as coronavirus death toll rises to 37 24 Mar 2020 - 09:15 am
:ISTANBUL, TURKEY - MARCH 21: Health officials carry out disinfecting works at Sultanahmet Square as a precaution against coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Istanbul, Turkey on March 21, 2020. ( Elif Öztürk - Anadolu Agency )
Egypt closes mosques, churches over coronavirus fears 21 Mar 2020 - 04:49 pm
A man walks in the vicinity of the closed al-Hussein mosque in Egypt's capital Cairo on March 20, 2020, after the country's Muslim religious authorities decided to put the Friday prayers on hold, in order to avoid gatherings and the spread of the novel co
Iran's coronavirus deaths rise to 1,566; total infections exceeds 20,000 - health ministry 21 Mar 2020 - 01:23 pm
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a meeting of the Iranian government task force on the coronavirus, in Tehran, Iran, March 21, 2020. Official Presidential website/Handout via REUTERS
Jordan blows sirens for start of nationwide curfew to combat coronavirus: witnesses 21 Mar 2020 - 11:23 am
Greater Amman Municipality employees sanitize cars at street amid concerns over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread, outside al Husseini mosque in downtown Amman, Jordan, March 20, 2020. Reuters/Muhammad Hamed
Iran's death toll from coronavirus rises to 1,433 - official 20 Mar 2020 - 12:04 pm
TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 19: Fire brigade crews wearing protective masks carry out disinfection works due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, on March 19, 2020 in Tehran, Iran. The death toll in Iran from the coronavirus outbreak rose to 1284. ( Fatemeh B
Erdogan announces $15bn coronavirus aid package for Turkish economy 18 Mar 2020 - 07:35 pm
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech after coordination meeting of fight against coronavirus at Cankaya Palace in Ankara, Turkey on March 18, 2020. Murat Cetinmuhurdar - Anadolu
103-year-old Iran woman survives coronavirus: Report 18 Mar 2020 - 01:17 pm
General view of a Tehran's street, following the outbreak of coronavirus, in Tehran, Iran March 17, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Ali Khara via REUTERS
Coronavirus: Turkey completes evacuation from Europe 18 Mar 2020 - 10:45 am
People walk past a nearly empty square at Eminonu as the nation tries to contain the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Istanbul on March 17,2020 . / AFP / Ozan KOSE
Turkey shuts cafes to halt coronavirus spread as cases jump to 47 17 Mar 2020 - 11:32 am
Empty seats of restaurants are seen in Istanbul, turkey March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
'Virus at Iran's gates': How Tehran failed to halt outbreak 17 Mar 2020 - 09:26 am
People gather outside the closed doors of the Fatima Masumeh shrine in Iran's holy city of Qom on March 16 2020. AFP / MEHDI MARIZAD
Iran says coronavirus kills member of top clerical body 16 Mar 2020 - 11:38 am
TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 10: Medical staffs work at Keyvan Virology Laboratory to confirm the coronavirus cases in Tehran, Iran on March 10, 2020. The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Iran rose to 291, local media reported on Tuesday. ( Fatemeh Bah
Iraqi president seeks state of emergency over COVID-19 16 Mar 2020 - 11:04 am
A worker in a protective suit sprays disinfectants near Imam Abbas shrine as a precaution against the coronavirus, following the outbreak, in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq March 15, 2020.REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-deen
'There is nothing now': Syrians in Idlib fear end nearing 16 Mar 2020 - 10:16 am
Syrian army soldiers watch over the Turkish and Russian military joint patrol on the M4 highway, which links the northern Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Latakia, on March 15, 2020. AFP
Lebanon announces two-week lockdown over coronavirus 16 Mar 2020 - 09:36 am
Police members wear face masks as they ride on motorbikes at Beirut's seaside Corniche as Lebanon declared a medical state of emergency on Sunday as part of the preventive measures against the spread of the coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon March 15, 2020.
Lebanon in state of medical emergency, says president 15 Mar 2020 - 05:33 pm
Employees of a private company spray sanitising liquid around a bank in a bid to limit the spread of the cornonavirus Civid-19, in the Lebanese capital Beirut on March 15, 2020. / AFP / ANWAR AMRO

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

Books of Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai, the winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, are on display at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP) Hungary's 'master of the apocalypse' Krasznahorkai wins Literature Nobel
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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'

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
File photo of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Ethiopian PM launches pan-African media platform to reshape Africa's global image

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