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China to launch new spacecraft as it eyes moon trip 05 May 2020 - 12:09 pm
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UK COVID-19 death toll rises above 32,000, highest in Europe - data 05 May 2020 - 12:09 pm
Commuters wearing protective masks keep social distancing as they wait for their train at the Atocha train station, on the first day mask usage is mandatory in public transport, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain, May 4, 202
Australia, New Zealand work to open borders to each other 05 May 2020 - 10:35 am
A handful of tourists stand atop the mostly deserted steps of the Sydney Opera House, where scheduled public performances have been cancelled due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Freedom! In France, a nursing home takes on COVID and wins 04 May 2020 - 05:17 pm
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Bangkok reopens with stylists in scrubs, plastic screens between diners 04 May 2020 - 05:00 pm
Women are seen at a Taiwanese hot pot style restaurant that reopened after the easing of restrictions with the implementation of a plastic barrier and social distancing measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thail
Stranded Indians abroad to be brought home from May 7: Govt 04 May 2020 - 04:26 pm
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Greeks rush to hairdressers, florists, beaches, as virus lockdown eases 04 May 2020 - 03:15 pm
:Hairdresser David Cores cuts his first client's hair after reopening his barber shop in Pontevedra, on May 4, 2020, for the first time since the beginning of a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease./ AFP / MIGUEL RIOPA
German study suggests infections are 10 times the number of confirmed cases 04 May 2020 - 02:51 pm
People wait in line to get into a Louis Vuitton store on May 2, 2020, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, amid the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. / AFP / Yann Schreiber
UK says China has questions to answer over coronavirus outbreak 04 May 2020 - 01:49 pm
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 1: Benches are covered with tapes to enforce social distancing alongside the Thames River in London, England on May 1. As government prepares to announce an road map to exit strict social distancing precautions next week, toda
Trudeau unsure if his kids would return to school in worst-hit Quebec 04 May 2020 - 01:33 pm
In this file photo taken on March 17, 2020 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on COVID-19 situation in Canada from his residence in Ottawa, Canada. /AFP / Dave Chan
Masks handed out to commuters as Spain takes steps towards reopening 04 May 2020 - 01:23 pm
People exercise along Las Ramblas in Barcelona, on May 2, 2020, during the hours allowed by the government to exercise, for the first time since the beginning of a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease. / AFP / PAU BARRENA
Police clash with migrant workers as India eases coronavirus curbs 04 May 2020 - 01:04 pm
Police personnel register migrant workers to send them back to their hometowns during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, on the outskirts of Hyderabad on May 4, 2020. / AFP / NOAH SEELAM
Nigeria taps the power of music to try to beat coronavirus 04 May 2020 - 12:57 pm
Nigerian Violinist, Peter Oluwadare, 23, who performs at weekly concerts at the isolation center, plays the violin during an interview with Reuters, amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos, Nigeria April 16, 2020. Picture taken April 16
Japan’s Abe extends emergency through May in bid to slow virus 04 May 2020 - 12:42 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe puts off his protective face mask as he speaks to media on Japan's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, May 1, 2020, in this photo taken by Kyodo.
Expo 2020 Dubai postponed by one year to Oct 2021 04 May 2020 - 12:30 pm
People walk outside Dubai mall after the UAE government eased a curfew and allowed stores to open, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 3, 2020. REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi
Bangladesh coronavirus cases exceed 10,000 04 May 2020 - 12:23 pm
Women work in a garment factory, as factories reopened after the government has eased the restrictions amid concerns over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 3, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Japan extends virus state of emergency until May 31 04 May 2020 - 12:07 pm
TOPSHOT - People walk past shops in a residential area in Tokyo on May 4, 2020. / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
Wearing masks, South Korean students to go back to school 04 May 2020 - 11:36 am
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