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Tech companies suspend processing Hong Kong govt data requests 06 Jul 2020 - 11:18 pm
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India tallies third-highest coronavirus cases but death rate low 06 Jul 2020 - 09:12 pm
Patients rest laying on beds made out of cardboard inside the campus hall of spiritual organisation Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB), converted into a COVID-19 coronavirus care centre, in New Delhi. on July 6, 2020. / AFP / Xavier GALIANA
Pakistan's health minister tests positive for COVID-19 06 Jul 2020 - 08:35 pm
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Wuhan raises flood alert level as rains batter China 06 Jul 2020 - 01:11 pm
Workers of Yibin waterway bureau adjust a buoy on the Yibin section of the Yangtze River, whose water level has risen following heavy rainfall, in Yibin, Sichuan province, China July 2, 2020. Picture taken July 2, 2020. China Daily via Reuters
Hong Kong court denies bail to first person charged under new law 06 Jul 2020 - 12:25 pm
Tong Ying-kit, who is accused of deliberately driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers on July 1, arrives at the West Kowloon court in Hong Kong on July 6, 2020. AFP / ISAAC LAWRENCE
Pakistan: Opposition leader recovers from COVID-19 05 Jul 2020 - 08:29 pm
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Premier of Australia's Victoria defends hard COVID-19 lockdown 05 Jul 2020 - 07:51 pm
Police vehicles park outside one of nine public housing estates which have been locked down in Melbourne on July 4, 2020 with more than 3000 residents in 1,345 units required to stay home due to an outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. / AFP / William WES
Dozens dead, missing in Japan as heavy rain causes floods, mudslides 05 Jul 2020 - 07:25 pm
Residents are evacuated from flood-affected area by rubber boats in Kuma village, Kumamoto prefecture, on July 5, 2020. / AFP / JIJI PRESS / STR
Kazakhstan imposes 'second wave' of restrictions as coronavirus surges 05 Jul 2020 - 07:19 pm
A healthcare worker gives a Covid-19 test to a medical staff near Halyk Arena in Almaty, on July 5, 2020 as Kazakhstan imposed a second round of nationwide restrictions to counter a huge surge in coronavirus cases since the previous lockdown that has over
Climate change fuelling deadly India lightning strikes 05 Jul 2020 - 04:35 pm
Around 215 people -- farmers, rural labourers and cattle graziers -- have now died from strikes in the country's poorest state, authorities said. / AFP / Rakesh Bakshi
Bali holds mass prayers for reopening from coronavirus lockdown 05 Jul 2020 - 01:27 pm
People pray during a ceremony dedicated to the Hindu deity Saraswati at Jagatnatha temple in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on July 4, 2020. / AFP / SONNY TUMBELAKA
India to reopen Taj Mahal with social distancing, masks 05 Jul 2020 - 12:14 pm
A policeman wearing a protective mask stands guard near the historic Taj Mahal during a nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19, in Agra, India, April 23, 2020. Picture taken April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Mainland China reports eight new coronavirus cases, two in Beijing 05 Jul 2020 - 12:11 pm
A man wears a protective mask as he sits on his suitcase at the Beijing West Railway Station, after an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China July 3, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Philippines' Duterte signs anti-terrorism bill into law 04 Jul 2020 - 07:19 pm
This file photo was taken on June 4, 2020, shows mask-clad protesters marching against an anti-terrorism bill at a university campus in Manila. / AFP / Ted ALJIBE
Indian man wears gold face mask to ward off coronavirus 04 Jul 2020 - 04:56 pm
Shankar Kurhade (48), wears his face mask made out of gold as he poses for a photograph amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Pune, India, July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
14 feared dead in nursing home as heavy rain lashes western Japan 04 Jul 2020 - 01:43 pm
An aerial view shows flooded Kuma River caused by a heavy rain at a residential area in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 4, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
India coronavirus cases hit record high amid monsoon rains 04 Jul 2020 - 10:51 am
People stand in a queue as a healthcare worker checks the temperature of a resident using an electronic thermometer during a medical campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Pakistani foreign minister tests positive for COVID-19 03 Jul 2020 - 07:50 pm
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Europe

AI generated image for representational purposes only. Scottish island bird hunt banned after almost 500 years
This picture shows burnt houses in Le Porge, southwestern France, on August 3, 2026, after authorities allowed residents to return to their homes. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP) Ukrainian firefighters join battle against France fire in first
Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar informs the press with the Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament at the presidential palace in Budapest, on August 3, 2026 on the government's handling of the heat wave and the energy crisis. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP) Hungary fends off heatwave-induced nuclear shutdown
This handout satellite photograph, taken on August 2, 2026, and released by Planet Labs PBC, shows the waterline marking the Spain-Morocco maritime border off Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta. Photo by Handout / 2026 Planet Labs PBC / AFP EU chief urges 'united action' on borders after Ceuta migrant rush

Africa

Peninsula Gunmen kidnap at least 52 people in northwest Nigeria: residents
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Representational image Cyanide poisoning likely killed 15 elephants in Kenya: investigators

Americas

Three members of the Spokane Fire Department sit on a curb in front of burned out residential homes in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Washington, on August 2, 2026. (Photo by Erick Doxey / AFP) Ongoing wildfires force 60,000 people to evacuate homes in US county of Spokane
File photo Nationwide blackout hits Cuba
A burned motorcycle sits in the ashes of burned out residential home in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Washington, on August 2, 2026. (Photo by Erick Doxey / AFP) Wildfires raze neighborhoods in US northwest city of Spokane
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