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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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Trump vs Biden: first it was wild -- then came COVID-19 17 May 2020 - 05:06 pm
In this file photo taken on May 15, 2020 US President Donald Trump, with Response coordinator for White House Coronavirus Task Force Deborah Birx (L) and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci (R), speaks on va
Leaders 'aren't even pretending to be in charge': Obama 17 May 2020 - 04:50 pm
Torrey Pines High School graduating student Phoebe Seip, 18 (right), her father Jake, 57, and her sister Sydney, 22, watch former United States President Barack Obama deliver a virtual commencement address to millions of high school seniors who will miss
NZealand's Ardern turned away from cafe under virus rules 17 May 2020 - 04:31 pm
In this file photo taken on June 24, 2018 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford pose with their baby daugther Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford outside the hospital in Auckland. AFP / MICHAEL BRADLEY
Indian state that’s home to Mumbai extends virus lockdown 17 May 2020 - 04:21 pm
A pedestrian walks past a wall graffiti during a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Mumbai on May 15, 2020. / AFP / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE
Afghan President Ghani and rival Abdullah sign power-sharing deal 17 May 2020 - 04:10 pm
In this handout photograph taken on May 17, 2020 and released by Afghanistan's Office of Chief Executive, politician Abdullah Abdullah (L) gestures as he speaks next to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (R) ahead of signing a power-sharing deal agreement at t
New virus deaths in Spain fall to two-month low under 100 17 May 2020 - 04:02 pm
Toni, 45, owner of a pub in Magaluf beach wearing face mask and gloves poses next to a board with the rules to be applied during the reopening of commercial activity after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Palma de Mallorca, in Mallorca Spain
Philippines urges coronavirus vigilance as shoppers ignore safety protocols 17 May 2020 - 02:02 pm
A poster reminding shoppers to maintain social distance to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is placed beside an escalator in a shopping mall in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Syrian tycoon says will refuse government demand to step down from mobile operator 17 May 2020 - 01:27 pm
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UK PM Johnson accepts public frustration with lockdown easing rules 17 May 2020 - 01:16 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a parliament session, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the House of Commons Chamber in London, Britain May 13, 2020. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/
Russia allows foreign athletes entry as coronavirus cases pass 280,000 17 May 2020 - 12:53 pm
:An ambulance moves past Kremlin as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Moscow, Russia May 16, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Brazil passes Italy and Spain in confirmed coronavirus cases 17 May 2020 - 11:43 am
Brazil's outgoing Health Minister Nelson Teich speaks during a press conference in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 15, 2020. / AFP / EVARISTO SA
Japan COVID-19 doctors lack fresh masks, hazard pay-union survey 17 May 2020 - 11:27 am
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China reports 5 new coronavirus cases, down from 8 a day earlier 17 May 2020 - 11:06 am
:A woman holds a child who wears a protective face cover as they pose for pictures near a Chinese national flag at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China May 16, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
South Korea reports single digit domestic coronavirus cases 17 May 2020 - 10:49 am
People wait in line to take tests for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a virus testing station in the nightlife district of Itaewon in Seoul on May 12, 2020. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Lebanon army says arrests 16 over 'illegal' currency ring 16 May 2020 - 08:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective mask walks past Central Bank building as Lebanon extends a shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beirut, Lebanon, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
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