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28,529 people being monitored, Health Minister tells Parliament 05 Mar 2020 - 10:22 am
Young tourists wear facemasks as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak at the Bangalore City Railway Station, on March 4, 2020. AFP / Manjunath Kiran
Cathay Pacific fined by UK watchdog over massive data breach 05 Mar 2020 - 09:07 am
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China coronavirus infections spike in central city of Wuhan 05 Mar 2020 - 08:58 am
Medical staff assist a patient infected by the COVID-19 coronavirus leaving from Wuhan No.3 Hospital to travel to Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on March 4, 2020. / AFP / STR
Singapore sends Turkish Airlines flight back empty after coronavirus case 05 Mar 2020 - 08:54 am
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North Korea exported sand to China in violation of UN sanctions, group says 04 Mar 2020 - 09:37 pm
Workers disinfecting freight trains to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province, North Korea in a picture released on March 4, 2020. AFP / KCNA via KNS
Handshake? No thanks: coronavirus changes global habits 04 Mar 2020 - 06:06 pm
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Japan coronavirus cases hit 1,000 mark as Tokyo insists Olympics on track 04 Mar 2020 - 05:13 pm
An empty departures gate is pictured at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Researchers identify two coronavirus types as China cases dwindle 04 Mar 2020 - 01:25 pm
A woman wears a face mask as she walks in a street in Beijing as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, China, March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Grieving families in Philippine drugs war turn to theatre for healing, therapy 04 Mar 2020 - 12:38 pm
Relatives of victims killed in the Philippines' drug war act a scene during their theatre performance on their journey of loss and healing in a Catholic school in Makati City, Philippines, March 4, 2020. Reuters /Eloisa Lopez
India's coronavirus cases rise to 28, including 16 Italians 04 Mar 2020 - 11:24 am
FILE PHOTO: A health desk is set up to screen travelers for signs of the coronavirus at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala, India, January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/File Photo
Indonesia seizes half a million virus masks amid panic buying 04 Mar 2020 - 10:25 am
People wearing characters clothes of local hero Gundala (R) and Batman (L) offer Indonesian traditional herbal drinks “Jamu” to motorists as they encourage them to stay healthy and fight COVID-19 in Solo on March 4, 2020. / AFP / ANWAR MUSTAFA
Thousands wait for hospital beds in S.Korea as coronavirus cases surge 04 Mar 2020 - 09:42 am
People stand in a long queue to buy face masks at a post office, after a shortage of masks amid the rise in confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19, in Daegu, South Korea, March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Australian stores ration toilet paper amid coronavirus panic buying 04 Mar 2020 - 09:00 am
Shelves are empty of hand sanitiser in a supermarket in Sydney on March 4, 2020. AFP / PETER PARKS
Fifteen Italians test positive for coronavirus in India: media 04 Mar 2020 - 08:22 am
Tourists wearing protective masks are pictured at the historic Taj Mahal in Agra, India, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
Pakistan wants former PM Nawaz Sharif returned from Britain 03 Mar 2020 - 08:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam sit on a Lahore-bound flight due for departure at Abu Dhabi International Airport, July 13, 2018. Reuters / Drazen Gorgic
Challenges facing new Malaysia PM after controversial takeover 03 Mar 2020 - 07:33 pm
Malaysia's former interior minister Muhyiddin Yassin (C), his wife Noraini Abdul Rahman talk to the press outside his home in Kuala Lumpur on February 29, 2020. AFP / Mohd Rasfan
Philippines lifts travel ban to South Korea 03 Mar 2020 - 07:33 pm
Filipinos wear face mask in Manila, Philippines on February 03, 2020. Dante Diosina Jr / Anadolu Agency
India defends citizenship law as UN rights chief joins legal challenge 03 Mar 2020 - 03:57 pm
Protesters hold placards during a protest against India's new citizenship law, in New Delhi on March 3, 2020. AFP / Money Sharma

Europe

Image used for representation only. Renaissance paintings stolen from Italian museum
A Royal Netherlands Air Force Boeing CH-47D Chinook carrying a bambi bucket departs from Baelen, near Eupen, eastern Belgium to tackle a wildfire burning in the Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) nature reserve on August 16, 2026. Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP Air support kicks in as record Belgian wildfire jumps in size
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Rescue workers and other officials work at the wreckage of an overturned Polish tourist bus on the M3 motorway near Mezokeresztes, about 150 km east of the Hungarian capital Budapest, on August 16, 2026. Photo by Zoltan MATHE / MTI / AFP 12 killed as Polish bus veers off Hungary highway

Africa

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Takemore Malunga (L) watches as pallbearers carry the coffin of his maternal uncle, a victim of the capsized passenger ferry, at the Kariba Hospital mortuary in Kariba, on August 14, 2026. (Photo by Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP) Death toll in Zimbabwe ferry capsizing rises to 68: police
Electoral Commission of Zambia chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis (back row 3rd R) addresses the nation at the 2026 National Election Results Centre in Lusaka on August 14, 2026. Zambia resumed vote counting on August 14 after a nationwide suspension over violence raised tensions nationwide. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP) Zambia resumes vote count after pause over violence
Medical worker performing disinfection before burying deceased person infected with Ebola in DR Congo. Xinhua file photo. Ebola killing a victim every 30 minutes in DR Congo: UN

Americas

Jessica Florez, sister-in-law of the Colombian lawyer Lenny Ruiz, who died protecting her dog Salomon, during the August 10th earthquake in Cali, holds Solomon during Ruiz's funeral in Pasto, Colombia on August 13, 2026. (Photo by Eyder Portilla / AFP) Colombian woman dies saving dog from earthquake
This handout photo distributed by the Indianapolis Fire Department shows flooding in northern Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 15, 2026. Photo by Handout / Indianapolis Fire Department / AFP) / Hurricane Lala brushes past Hawaii's Big Island, bringing heavy rain
File photo Brazil's Petrobras announces signs of oil discovered off Amazon region's coast
A resident looks at a young green sea turtle as ocean waters started to raise due to the approach of Tropical Storm Lala at Reed's Bay in Hilo, Hawaii on August 14, 2026. (Photo by Jill K. Briggs / AFP) Hurricane poised to hit Hawaii as El Nino stirs Pacific

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