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Irish drone operator bins fast food for medical drops 18 May 2020 - 04:16 pm
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70 cases of COVID-19 at French schools days after re-opening 18 May 2020 - 03:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: Schoolchildren line up as they enter the primary school Simone Veil during its reopening in Nice as a small part of French children head back to their schools with new rules and social distancing during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease
UK adds loss of smell and taste to COVID-19 symptom list 18 May 2020 - 02:49 pm
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Spain aims to reopen borders to tourism in late June 18 May 2020 - 01:29 pm
People holding Spanish flags bang pans as a protest against the measures taken by the Spanish government during the national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease, on May 17, 2020 in Madrid. / AFP / OSCAR DEL POZO
Live music lifts spirits in Burkina Faso's coronavirus curfew 18 May 2020 - 01:10 pm
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Xi to address key WHO meeting after Taiwan drops inclusion bid 18 May 2020 - 12:53 pm
People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers are seen next to a poster with a picture of Chinese President Xi Jinping next to the entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing on May 18, 2020.   AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI
Ireland cautiously begins to lift virus lockdown 18 May 2020 - 11:47 am
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Indonesia rules out easing lockdowns anytime soon as cases spike 18 May 2020 - 11:14 am
People are seen at a traditional market amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bogor, near Jakarta, Indonesia May 18, 2020, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Arif Firmansyah/via REUTERS
Australians urged to avoid rush hour crush in return to work 18 May 2020 - 11:03 am
Increased foot traffic is seen in the city centre following the easing of restrictions implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
India evacuates thousands threatened by cyclone amid coronavirus pandemic 18 May 2020 - 11:01 am
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Taiwan says did not receive WHO meeting invite, issue off the table for now 18 May 2020 - 10:51 am
Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung, parliament members and activists hold a news conference about Taiwan's efforts to get into the World Health Organization in Taipei, Taiwan, May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Taliban claims bomb attack as it pushes for Afghan talks 18 May 2020 - 10:01 am
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Lebanon on track to end lockdown despite virus uptick: PM 17 May 2020 - 07:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab, wearing a mask, arrives to attend a meeting with Lebanese political leaders to present the plan aimed at steering the country out of a financial crisis, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon May 6,
Pompeo welcomes Afghan power-sharing deal, chides leaders for lost time 17 May 2020 - 06:57 pm
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US successfully launches unmanned reusable drone for space experiments 17 May 2020 - 06:01 pm
A photo of the X-37B drone provided to AFP on May 6, 2020 by Boeing, its manufacturer (AFP Photo/Handout)
Fourteen million Britons ready to get on their bikes 17 May 2020 - 05:35 pm
A cyclist is seen using a temporary cycling lane in Leicester, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Leicester, Britain, May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers
India extends nationwide lockdown until end of May 17 May 2020 - 05:28 pm
Migrant workers and their families wait for transport to reach to a railway station to board a train to their home state of northern Uttar Pradesh, after a limited reopening of India's giant rail network following a nearly seven-week lockdown to slow the
Armed group kills 20 villagers in northeast Congo 17 May 2020 - 05:16 pm
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