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Masks and no touching: Indonesia aims to keep traditional markets alive 11 May 2020 - 01:14 pm
:A worker draws on protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Solo, Central Java Province, Indonesia May 6, 2020, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Maulana Surya/ via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVI
India to restart some passenger trains even though coronavirus infections jump 11 May 2020 - 12:54 pm
FILE PHOTO: A sign pasted on a security barricade is seen after the India Gate war memorial was closed for visitors amid measures for coronavirus prevention in New Delhi, India, March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Denmark cuts distancing rule in major step to end lockdown 11 May 2020 - 12:29 pm
Customers return to Kolding Storcenter, shopping center, after the lock down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kolding, Denmark, May 11, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix/ Claus Fisker
Russia overtakes Italy and Britain after record rise in coronavirus cases 11 May 2020 - 12:25 pm
:MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 9 : Russian Sukhoi Su-34, Sukhoi Su-35S and Sukhoi Su-30S jets perform during a Victory Day military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War, the Eastern Front of Worl
Emirati officials say fire strikes site of Dubai's Expo 2020 11 May 2020 - 12:22 pm
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Errant missile strike during Iranian naval exercises kills 19 11 May 2020 - 12:13 pm
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Nine die in care home fire outside Moscow 11 May 2020 - 12:11 pm
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 09: Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients of a hospital, where a fire erupted, are being transferred to other hospitals in Moscow, Russia on May 09, 2020. One person was reported killed in the fire incident. Hospital was treating COVID-19 p
France emerges cautiously from coronavirus lockdown 11 May 2020 - 10:55 am
People wearing protective face masks walk at the financial and business district of La Defense near Paris as France begun a gradual end to a nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Here’s how Boris Johnson’s new U.K. lockdown rules will work 11 May 2020 - 10:48 am
:LONDON, UNITED KINGDON - MAY 06: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) returns to Downing Street after his daily walk in Westminster in London, United Kingdom on May 06, 2020. ( Isabel Infantes - Anadolu Agency )
Singapore seeks swab testers, blood takers as virus cases grow 11 May 2020 - 10:24 am
A man wearing a protective face mask is seen at a new medical facility set up for testing migrant workers residing in dormitories for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Singapore May 10, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
EasyJet, Heathrow want early exit from UK quarantine rules 11 May 2020 - 10:21 am
FILE PHOTO: Easyjet and British Airways planes are pictured at Gatwick airport as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Gatwick Airport, Britain, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Germany reports fewest new coronavirus infections in six days 11 May 2020 - 10:11 am
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New Zealand to reopen malls, cafes from Thursday as virus curbs eased 11 May 2020 - 10:01 am
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Algeria regime exploits virus to defeat protesters: Analysts 10 May 2020 - 08:36 pm
An Algerian man buys vegetables at a market on the outskirts of the capital Algiers, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on April 25, 2020.  AFP / RYAD KRAMDI
New York reports lowest new virus deaths since end of March 10 May 2020 - 07:56 pm
The Manhattan skyline stands in the distance as people ride the Staten Island Ferry, which commutes between Staten Island and Manhattan on May 09, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt/ AFP
India to 'gradually' restart rail operations in lockdown easing 10 May 2020 - 07:20 pm
Migrant workers and families wave from the windows of a special train from Amritsar to Barauni of Bihar state as they go back to their hometowns after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavi
New virus clusters show risks of 2nd wave as protests flare 10 May 2020 - 05:56 pm
A tray of cookies decorated with faces wearing masks is being placed in the cake stand at the reopened Cafe Prag in Schwerin, northeastern Germany on May 9, 2020 amid the ongoing Covid-19, coronavirus pandemic. AFP / Odd ANDERSEN
Kuwait announces 1,065 new coronavirus cases 10 May 2020 - 03:13 pm
Citizens queue in front of markets in Kuwait City, Kuwait on May 9, 2020. Kuwait extended the curfew to May 30 as part of efforts to battle the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Faisal Yaser - Anadolu