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China vaccine maker inks Canada deal to develop second shot 21 May 2020 - 12:33 pm
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Lockdown over, Pakistan's COVID-19 deaths, infections tick higher 21 May 2020 - 12:21 pm
People shop at a market ahead of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival in Karachi on May 20, 2020. AFP / Asif HASSAN /
Airlines caught unawares as India allows local flights to resume 21 May 2020 - 12:11 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 8, 2020 airplanes are seen at the Indira Gandhi International airport apron during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in New Delhi. / AFP / Prakash SI
China's top political meetings open with minute's silence for virus victims 21 May 2020 - 12:09 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping greets officials wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak as he arrives for the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People
Indonesia reports 973 new coronavirus cases, biggest daily jump 21 May 2020 - 12:03 pm
A medical staff member waits to take a swab sample from a citizen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Jakarta, Indonesia May 20, 2020. Antara Foto/Muhammad Adimaja
Cyclone swamps parts of India, Bangladesh, evacuations keep death toll down 21 May 2020 - 11:56 am
A bus damaged by a fallen tree due to Cyclone Amphan, is seen in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, May 21, 2020, in this still image from video. ANI via REUTERS
Indonesia's COVID-19 battle faces crucial test over Eid holiday 21 May 2020 - 11:47 am
Indonesian police order some motorists who could not provide required travel documents to return at a check point in Bandung, West Java on May 20, 2020, during a partial lockdown amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic as the government issued
Look, no hands! Thai mall puts pedals in lifts to keep coronavirus at bay 20 May 2020 - 05:19 pm
Modified lift switches are seen at a shopping mall after the Thai government eased isolation measures, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
India air travel to resume after two-month pandemic shutdown: Minister 20 May 2020 - 03:32 pm
In this file photo taken on May 8, 2020 airplanes are seen at the Indira Gandhi International airport apron during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in New Delhi.AFP / Prakash SINGH
Pakistani legislator dies from COVID-19, as highest daily toll recorded 20 May 2020 - 03:10 pm
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Coronavirus behaving differently in China's northeast clusters, expert says 20 May 2020 - 02:35 pm
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Cry hard with a vengeance: Chinese woman sends tonne of onions to ex 20 May 2020 - 11:36 am
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Heavy rains in India and Bangladesh as super cyclone bears down 20 May 2020 - 09:40 am
Men walk past as waves hit a breakwater at Kasimedu fishing harbour in Chennai on May 19, 2020, as Cyclone Amphan barrels towards India's eastern coast. / AFP / Arun SANKAR
Indonesia's capital extends coronavirus measures until June 4 19 May 2020 - 03:21 pm
Police officers stop a number of vehicles passing at the entrance to the Merak Port in Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia on May 19, 2020. Eko Siswono Toyudho - Anadolu
Trump's use of malaria drug likely to be welcomed in India 19 May 2020 - 02:25 pm
:(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020 a Salvadoran Health Ministry worker shows a package of bottles of HydroxyChloroquine pills to be distributed in hospitals in San Salvador, amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. / AFP / Yuri CORTEZ
Scientists in China believe new drug can stop pandemic 'without vaccine' 19 May 2020 - 01:50 pm
This picture taken on May 14, 2020 shows a researcher at Peking University's Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Genomics conducting tests at their laboratory in Beijing. The Chinese laboratory says it has developed a drug it believes has the power to
Mass evacuations for major cyclone in South Asia 19 May 2020 - 12:40 pm
:A Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) volunteer uses a megaphone to urge residents to evacuate to shelters ahead of the expected landfall of cyclone Amphan in Khulna on May 19, 2020. India and Bangladesh began evacuating more than two million people May
Japan may free more regions from emergency as new virus cases drop -Asahi 19 May 2020 - 12:22 pm
A large screen on a building shows live broadcasting of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's news conference on Japan's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo, Japan May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

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This photograph shows a fire in construction waste at a recycling company near the port of Rotterdam, in Rotterdam on August 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeffrey Groeneweg / ANP / AFP) Fire crews tame Rotterdam waste plant blaze
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Africa

Traditional groups play traditional instruments next to Djidji Ayokwe, also known as the talking drum, that was taken by French Colonial troups from Ivory Coast in 1916, during an official presentation to the local population in Adjamé village in Abidjan on August 7, 2026 after the repatriation of the Talking Drun fron France in March 13, 2026. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) Ivorians set eyes on talking drum for first time
File photo strictly for representational purposes only. Freepik. Ethiopia posts record 5.7-bln-USD annual mining export revenue
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File photo WHO calls for additional support to combat Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Americas

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche swears-in before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) US Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General
(FILES) Acting US Attorney General todd blanche testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) US senate confirms Todd Blanche for attorney general
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This aerial view shows a backhoe loader removing accumulated sargassum seaweed from the shoreline as a municipal worker walks along a beach in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on August 6, 2026. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP) Empty beaches and 'unbearable stench': Mexico wages war on sargassum weeds

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