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Hong Kong protesters torch planned quarantine building 26 Jan 2020 - 03:46 pm
Residents set up barricades near the vacant Fai Ming Estate to protest against plans for the estate to be used as a quarantine camp for patients and frontline medical staff of a coronavirus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan, in the Fanling
Local heroes: Wuhan motorists defy virus threat to help neighbours 26 Jan 2020 - 02:40 pm
Cars are seen on a road on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on January 25, 2020, during a deadly virus outbreak which began in the city. AFP / Hector Retamal
Taiwan further tightens restrictions on China visitors due to virus 26 Jan 2020 - 11:40 am
This picture taken on January 13, 2020 shows Taiwan's Center for Disease Control (CDC) personnel (R) using thermal scanners to screen passengers arriving on a flight from China's Wuhan province, where a SARS-like virus was discovered and has since spread,
Women grab limelight at India's Republic Day pageantry 26 Jan 2020 - 10:44 am
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) women motorcycle team members perform during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2020. AFP / Prakash Singh
India celebrates Republic Day with military parade 26 Jan 2020 - 10:25 am
India's Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers take part in India's Republic Day parade in Srinagar January 26, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
Coronavirus deaths hit 56; China bans wildlife trade 26 Jan 2020 - 09:43 am
Street view after Wuhan government announced to ban non-essential vehicles in the downtown area to contain coronavirus outbreak, on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 26, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Philippines lowers volcano alert, thousands can return home 26 Jan 2020 - 09:36 am
Residents on motorcycles ride back to their homes after the Philippine volcanology bureau lowered the alert level from 4 to 3 and residents were allowed to return home in the town of Lemery, Batangas province, south of Manila on January 26, 2020. A major
Japan arrests ex-SoftBank employee suspected of spying for Russia 26 Jan 2020 - 09:13 am
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Third Chinese city to ban long-distance buses over virus concerns 26 Jan 2020 - 09:01 am
Workers in protective suits check the temperature of passengers arriving at the Xianning North Station on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, in Xianning, a city bordering Wuhan to the north, in Hubei province, China January 24, 2020. REUT
The global spread of the Coronavirus: Where is it? 25 Jan 2020 - 02:58 pm
Pedestrians are seen wearing a surgical masks in London's China Town on January 25, 2020. AFP / Niklas Halle'n
Bodies of US firefighters retrieved from Australian air crash site 25 Jan 2020 - 12:18 pm
Debris seen following the crash of a C-130 air tanker plane after dropping fire retardant, in this January 24, 2020 picture obtained from social media, in Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. New South Wales Police via Reuters
Australia confirms first coronavirus cases 25 Jan 2020 - 11:59 am
Travellers, wearing masks, arrive on a direct flight from China, after Canada's Public Health Agency added a screening question for visitors and began displaying messages in several airports urging travellers to report flu-like symptoms in efforts to prev
Indian gvt to end five-month internet blackout in restive Kashmir 25 Jan 2020 - 11:26 am
A security personnel walks on a road as he patrols near a site of a gunbattle between suspected militants and government forces at Khrew area of Pampore in Pulwama district, south of Srinagar on January 21, 2020. AFP / Tauseef Mustafa
Nepal reports South Asia's first confirmed case of deadly virus 24 Jan 2020 - 08:43 pm
Worshippers wear face masks burning incense and pray at the Wong Tai Sin Temple to mark the Lunar New Year of the Rat in Hong Kong on January 24, 2020. AFP / Philip Fong
Failure to deliver: Japan mailman hoarded post for years 24 Jan 2020 - 07:14 pm
An employee of Japan Post Co collects mail at a post office in Tokyo October 26, 2012. Reuters/Toru Hanai
Philippine artist paints images of volcanic devastation using ash 24 Jan 2020 - 02:43 pm
Filipina artist Janina Sanico paints an image of Taal volcano spewing ash clouds using ash that accumulated in her yard in Tanauan, Batangas Province, Philippines, January 24,2020. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell
Australia mourns for three Americans killed in plane crash fighting bushfires 24 Jan 2020 - 12:59 pm
A television reporter stands in front of a Large Air Tanker (LAT) C-130 Hercules as it drops a load of around 15,000 litres during a display by the Rural Fire Service ahead of the bushfire season at RAAF Base Richmond Sydney, Australia, September 1, 2017.
Shanghai Disney shuts to prevent spread of virus 24 Jan 2020 - 12:08 pm
A locked gate is seen after the Hong Kong Disneyland theme park has been closed, following the coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong, China January 26, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

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This handout photograph taken and released on August 21, 2026 by the Cantonal Police of Graubunden (Kantonspolizei Graubunden) shows a fire that broke out in a building in the small town of Thusis, eastern Switzerland. Photo by Handout / Kantonspolizei Graubünden / AFP Swiss apartment block fire leaves five missing, eight injured
The covers stay on the pitch as rain delays the start of day two of the first Test match between England and Pakistan at Headingley cricket ground in Leeds, northern England on August 20, 2026. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP) Rain delays start of second day's play in England-Pakistan opener

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A medical worker puts on a protective suit at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Aug. 16, 2026. (Xinhua) DR Congo Ebola outbreak may be 3 times larger than official count Africa CDC
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File photo for representational purposes only. Over 100 killed in gold mine collapse in Central African Republic

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