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Sri Lanka holds mock election to test virus measures 14 Jun 2020 - 04:42 pm
An election official stands to enter a polling station ahead of a mock election to test the guidelines implemented against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Ingiriya of Kalutara District in Western Province on June 14, 2020. AFP / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI
Turkey: Ancient city of Ephesus limits visitor numbers 14 Jun 2020 - 04:19 pm
A view of the remains of Ephesus Ancient City, in Izmir, Turkey on June 10, 2020. Mehmet Emin Mengüarslan - Anadolu
Statue of famous Italian journalist defaced in Milan 14 Jun 2020 - 02:52 pm
A municipal employee cleans a statue of a famous Italian journalist Indro Montanelli on June 14, 2020 in a Milan public square, a day after it was defaced and stained with red paint. AFP / MIGUEL MEDINA
Uzbekistan to reopen borders for some air travellers 14 Jun 2020 - 02:47 pm
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Delhi to use 500 railway coaches as hospital facilities to fight coronavirus 14 Jun 2020 - 02:45 pm
A man walks past a mural painted on a garbage dump after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in New Delhi on June 13, 2020. AFP / Jewel Samad
Tokyo finds 47 new virus cases, most since May 5: Media Reports 14 Jun 2020 - 01:53 pm
FILE PHOTO: A large screen on a building shows live broadcast of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's news conference on the lifting of the state of emergency in Tokyo and the remaining 5 areas still under alert for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Sh
Over 400 Afghan security personnel killed or wounded by Taliban in past week: govt 14 Jun 2020 - 01:33 pm
Men inspect the site of a blast inside a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan June 12, 2020.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Finance minister says Britain to urgently review distancing rule 14 Jun 2020 - 12:51 pm
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Beijing logs record 36 COVID-19 cases, linked to market cluster 14 Jun 2020 - 12:15 pm
TOPSHOT - Chinese police guard the entrance to the closed Xinfadi market in Beijing on June 13, 2020. Eleven residential estates in south Beijing have been locked down due to a fresh cluster of coronavirus cases linked to the Xinfadi meat market, official
Spain to open borders to EU Schengen countries on June 21: Reports 14 Jun 2020 - 11:59 am
An employee wearing a face mask walks past a sign with security measures at the RIU Concordia Hotel in Palma de Mallorca on June 10, 2020 as the Balearic Islands prepare to welcome German tourists from June 15 as a test before Madrid reopens international
How densest Asia slum chased the virus has lesson for others 14 Jun 2020 - 11:25 am
Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) and volunteers walk through a slum in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, to check residents during a lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, Jun
Second wave fears as China reports more new infections 14 Jun 2020 - 10:39 am
Chinese paramilitary police officers guard an entrance to the closed Xinfadi market in Beijing on June 13, 2020. AFP / GREG BAKER
US COVID-19 survivor receives $1.1 mn hospital bill 14 Jun 2020 - 10:19 am
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Delhi coronavirus fears mount as hospital beds run out 14 Jun 2020 - 09:47 am
This photo taken on June 6, 2020 shows Kashish Jain (R), daughter of the late Ashwani Jain, standing before an interview with AFP in New Delhi./ AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN /
Atlanta police chief resigns after officer kills black man 14 Jun 2020 - 09:43 am
Police detain protesters for blocking traffic during a rally against racial inequality and the police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
Australia's largest states further ease coronavirus curbs 14 Jun 2020 - 09:14 am
Tourists take in the view at a Three Sisters rock formation lookout in Blue Mountains National Park in the wake of regional travel re-opening as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions are eased in New South Wales, in Katoomba, Australia, June 5,
DR Congo's gold smuggled to UAE, African countries: UN 13 Jun 2020 - 07:41 pm
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Fresh Lebanon protests over spiralling economic crisis 13 Jun 2020 - 05:54 pm
A member of the Lebanese security forces walks toward rubbish containers set ablaze by anti-government protesters, during a demonstration against dire economic conditions, under the Fuad Shehab bridge known as the Ring, in the capital Beirut, late on June