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North Korea to send 12 million propaganda leaflets to South 22 Jun 2020 - 09:34 am
A general view shows the skyline of North Korea behind the barbed-wire fence of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea, on the South Korean island of Gyodong on June 18, 2020. AFP / Ed JONES
As virus surges, Pakistan says there's no choice but to open 22 Jun 2020 - 09:14 am
A policeman stands guard in a blocked street which was sealed by the authorities in Karachi on June 20, 2020, after the COVID-19 coronavirus cases continue to rise. / AFP / Rizwan TABASSUM
Chinese researchers launch phase-2 human test for possible coronavirus vaccine 21 Jun 2020 - 11:08 pm
FILE PHOTO: This photo taken on June 10, 2020 shows researchers working in a lab in China/ AFP / NOEL CELIS /
Beijing can screen almost 1 million people daily for coronavirus: official 21 Jun 2020 - 04:38 pm
A man receives a nucleic acid test at a makeshift testing site in a residential compound after a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Hong Kong lawyers alarmed at plans for judges in national security trials 21 Jun 2020 - 03:02 pm
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, holds a news conference in Beijing, China, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Chinese researchers launch phase-2 human test for possible coronavirus vaccine 21 Jun 2020 - 11:18 am
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Indonesia's Mt Merapi erupts, spewing ash 6 km high 21 Jun 2020 - 10:56 am
This handout photo taken and released on June 21, 2020 by Indonesia's Research and Technology Development for Geological Hazard Mitigation (BPPTKG) shows the Merapi Mount volcano spewing thick smoke into the air as seen from Yogyakarta. AFP PHOTO / BPPTKG
'Ring of fire' solar eclipse thrills skywatchers in Africa, Asia 21 Jun 2020 - 10:30 am
The moon partially covers the sun during an annular solar eclipse as seen from New Delhi on June 21, 2020. / AFP / Jewel Samad
Indonesia's oldest zoo reopens with social distancing restrictions 20 Jun 2020 - 12:50 pm
Indonesian fire fighters spray disinfectant next to elephants at the Ragunan Zoo ahead of its reopening in Jakarta on June 17, 2020. AFP / ADEK BERRY
Australian state reinstates restrictions after spike in coronavirus cases 20 Jun 2020 - 11:57 am
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Modi says China isn’t occupying Indian territory after clashes 20 Jun 2020 - 09:21 am
A member of National Students' Union of India (NSUI) holds a placard during a protest against China, in Ahmedabad, India, June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave
New Zealand shocked as policeman shot dead in rare attack 19 Jun 2020 - 03:58 pm
Police officers cordon off an area after a shooting incident in a residential neighbourhood in Auckland on June 19, 2020. An unarmed New Zealand police officer was shot dead on an Auckland street on June 19 in a rare fatal attack that Prime Minister Jacin
US condoles with India over soldiers killed in clash with China, tensions stay high 19 Jun 2020 - 03:44 pm
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Japan lifts coronavirus travel curbs to help economy bounce back 19 Jun 2020 - 03:39 pm
Pedestrians walk with umbrellas as evening rain falls in Tokyo on June 19, 2020. / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
India reports record rise in coronavirus cases as major city locks down 19 Jun 2020 - 01:44 pm
Motorists ride past a deserted road after a lockdown was reimposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Chennai on June 19, 2020./ AFP / Arun SANKAR
Two blasts kill four in southern Pakistan 19 Jun 2020 - 01:32 pm
Security personnel cordon-off the site of a blast in the Pakistan's port city of Karachi on June 19, 2020. Two attacks killed at least four people including security personnel in southern Pakistan early on June 19, police said. / AFP / Asif HASSAN
Ten Indian soldiers freed by China’s army days after clashes 19 Jun 2020 - 12:49 pm
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India lifts export ban on hydroxychloroquine 18 Jun 2020 - 10:39 pm
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Police community support officers (PCSOs) speak to a person near cordon tape at Endell road in covent garden, central London on August 5, 2026. Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP Woman arrested as four men stabbed in central London
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File photo WHO calls for additional support to combat Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
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File photo Mexico dismantles four clandestine oil refineries
The rubble of a burned out residential home smolders in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Washington, on August 2, 2026. Photo by Erick Doxey / AFP Arson suspect arrested as US northwest battles wildfires
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