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Mainland China adds 573 coronavirus infections in week's highest daily rise 01 Mar 2020 - 02:02 pm
This photo taken on February 28, 2020 shows passengers wearing face masks arriving at Wenzhou railway station in Wenzhou. The National Health Commission on March 1 reported 573 new infections, bringing the total number of cases in mainland China to 79,824
Malaysia swears in new prime minister as Mahathir forced out 01 Mar 2020 - 11:14 am
Malaysia's Prime Minister Designate and former interior minister Muhyiddin Yassin waves to reporters before his inauguration as the 8th prime minister, outside his residence in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Australia's first coronavirus death confirmed as former Diamond Cruise passenger 01 Mar 2020 - 09:37 am
FILE PICTURE: Masked passengers look on from on board the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at Yokohama Port, south of Tokyo, Japan, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Sri Lanka heads for snap polls as Rajapaksa tightens grip 01 Mar 2020 - 09:26 am
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China virus cases rise again, Trump urges calm after US death 01 Mar 2020 - 09:09 am
This photo taken on February 28, 2020, shows a factory employee being disinfected and his temperature taken by security guards in protective gear at the entrance of the Azure Eyeglasses Company in Wenzhou. FOCUS BY DAN MARTIN / AFP / NOEL CELIS /
Malaysia's king appoints Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister 29 Feb 2020 - 11:31 am
Muhyiddin Yassin (C), president of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia or Malaysian United Indigenous Party, arrives at the party headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on February 24, 2020. AFP / Mohd RASFAN
A small Delhi hospital overwhelmed by wave of violence 28 Feb 2020 - 11:28 pm
Staff members and volunteers speak in a lobby of Al-Hind hospital, where victims are treated and many have taken shelter after they fled their homes following clashes between people demonstrating for and against a new citizenship law in a riot affected ar
In Delhi, two tales of one deadly riot 28 Feb 2020 - 11:28 pm
Relatives and friends of Rahul Thakur, 23, who died in this week's sectarian riots in India's capital over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's citizenship law, stand around his body before its cremation in New Delhi February 27, 2020. AFP / Money SHARMA
Former enemies unite in Malaysian race to form next government 28 Feb 2020 - 08:50 pm
Muhyiddin Yassin (C), president of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia or Malaysian United Indigenous Party, arrives at the party headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on February 24, 2020. AFP / Mohd Rasfan
Indian police detain over 600 after clashes that killed 38 in New Delhi 28 Feb 2020 - 05:03 pm
A woman sitting with her husband and their child reacts next to damaged property after their house was burnt by a mob on Tuesday in a riot affected area after clashes erupted between people demonstrating for and against a new citizenship law in New Delhi,
India's tree planting, conservation push sparks land conflicts 28 Feb 2020 - 05:03 pm
In this file photo taken on April 29, 2018, Indian bats cling onto the branches of a banyan tree on the campus of Gujarat College in Ahmedabad. AFP / Sam Panthaky
Indian poultry sales drop on virus rumors spread by social media 28 Feb 2020 - 05:03 pm
File photo: A Mumbai poultry market worker carries birds. Danish Siddiqui / Reuters
Pakistan halts Iran flights over coronavirus 28 Feb 2020 - 02:32 pm
Pakistani soldiers wearing facemasks stand guard at the closed Pakistan-Iran border in Taftan on February 25, 2020 as fears over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus escalate following an outbreak in neighbouring Iran. / AFP / Banaras KHAN
Japan school closure plan stuns parents, officials 28 Feb 2020 - 12:55 pm
Elementary school students walk toward their school in Tokyo, Japan, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Mongolian president placed under quarantine after returning from China - state media 28 Feb 2020 - 12:34 pm
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South Korea coronavirus cases surge to 2,337; BTS cancel gigs 28 Feb 2020 - 12:00 pm
People wearing masks after the coronavirus outbreak wait in a line to buy masks as it rains in front of a department store in Seoul, South Korea, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Indian police arrest over 500 for Delhi sectarian violence 28 Feb 2020 - 11:06 am
Student members of the Campus Front of India stage a protest in front of the Karnataka Governor's house, also known as the Raj Bhavan, in Bangalore on February 27, 2020. / AFP / Manjunath KIRAN
Shiv Vihar schools were first targets of Delhi rioters 27 Feb 2020 - 03:38 pm
A man is seen through a hole on a classroom wall after the school building was attacked by a mob in a riot affected area following clashes between people demonstrating for and against a new citizenship law in New Delhi, India, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/R

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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

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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

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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
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