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India's Chennai city to reimpose lockdown as coronavirus surges 15 Jun 2020 - 03:29 pm
TOPSHOT - A firefighter sprays disinfectant as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in a containment zone in Chennai on May 11, 2020. / AFP / Arun SANKAR
Crowds gather for coronavirus tests in Beijing amid new outbreak 15 Jun 2020 - 03:01 pm
People crowd outside the Guangan Sport Center to get tested after an unexpected spike of cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Singapore to remove most coronavirus restrictions from Friday: Govt 15 Jun 2020 - 02:28 pm
People walk along promenade during lunch break at Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore on June 15, 2020. AFP / Roslan RAHMAN
Germany to buy stake in CureVac as world races for COVID-19 vaccine 15 Jun 2020 - 02:24 pm
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Eli Lilly starts trial of rheumatoid arthritis drug in COVID-19 patients 15 Jun 2020 - 01:35 pm
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France expects AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to be shared pro rata 15 Jun 2020 - 01:28 pm
The logo of AstraZeneca is seen on medication packages in a pharmacy in London, April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo
US fighter plane crashes off coast of northeast England 15 Jun 2020 - 01:22 pm
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Pakistan’s upward coronavirus spiral continues 15 Jun 2020 - 12:29 pm
Members of Prime Minister Imran Khan's Corona Relief Tiger Force volunteers gather before starting a COVID-19 coronavirus awareness campaign at Raja bazar in Rawalpindi on June 10, 2020.  / AFP / Farooq NAEEM
Salmon shunned in China after link to Beijing virus outbreak 15 Jun 2020 - 12:00 pm
People are wearing face masks inside the Jingshen seafood market which has been closed for business after new coronavirus infections were detected, in Beijing, China, June 12, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
South Korea announces new measures to support private sector 15 Jun 2020 - 11:52 am
FILE PHOTO: A water park employee looks on in Yongin, South Korea, as measures to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue, June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Russia sentences ex-US marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in jail for espionage 15 Jun 2020 - 11:15 am
Paul Whelan, a former US marine accused of espionage and arrested in Russia in December 2018, stands inside a defendants' cage as he waits to hear his verdict in Moscow on June 15, 2020. AFP / Kirill Kudryavtsev
French health minister: Worst of epidemic behind us, but virus not dead 15 Jun 2020 - 11:06 am
French Health and Solidarity Minister Olivier Veran leaves the Elysee presidential palace after attending the weekly cabinet meeting on June 10, 2020 in Paris. / AFP / POOL / Ludovic MARIN
US to unveil voluntary self-driving testing data-sharing effort 15 Jun 2020 - 10:24 am
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Johnson tells Brits to ‘shop with confidence’ as shops open 15 Jun 2020 - 10:11 am
Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks with a staff member as he visits the M&S clothing department and other retail outlets in Westfield Stratford to see the COVID-19 measure taken before reopening tomorrow, in London, Britain June 14, 2020. John Nguyen/Poo
Europe starts to reopen borders but no free travel yet 15 Jun 2020 - 09:51 am
A view of the border check point Saint-Ludovic at the Franco-Italian border, after France reopened its border to Italians as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) travel restrictions across Europe are gradually eased, in Menton, France, June 15, 2020. REUTER
Thailand ends curfew, marks 21 days with no local coronavirus cases 15 Jun 2020 - 09:48 am
People are seen at a beach after the government eased some protective measures following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hua Hin, Thailand June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Coronavirus resurgence in Beijing prompts reinstatement of tough measures 15 Jun 2020 - 09:37 am
Security personnel wearing face masks stand guard at a residential area under lockdown near Yuquan East Market in Beijing on June 15, 2020. China locks down ten more Beijing neighbourhoods over virus cluster. / AFP / Noel Celis
Macron says France has scored its 'first victory' against virus 15 Jun 2020 - 09:37 am
French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on a television screen in Paris on June 14, 2020 as he addresses the nation from the Elysee Palace during a televised speech, broadcast by French tv channel TF1. / AFP / Thomas Samson