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UK royal Meghan's privacy action against tabloid has first court hearing 24 Apr 2020 - 01:56 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 05, 2020 Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (R) and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive to attend the Endeavour Fund Awards at Mansion House in London. / AFP / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS
Russia to open 1,000-bed hospital in exhibition centre by end of the week 24 Apr 2020 - 01:09 pm
An interior view shows a pavilion of Lenexpo exhibition center following the decision of local authorities to turn it into a temporary hospital amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Saint Petersburg, Russia in this handout picture released A
Work smart, travel alone, eat out fast: South Korea's prescription for coronavirus recovery 24 Apr 2020 - 12:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks to protect themselves against contracting the new coronavirus walk on a street in central Seoul, South Korea April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran/File Photo
Ninety-one crew have virus on Italian liner in Nagasaki 24 Apr 2020 - 12:17 pm
An aerial view shows Italian cruise ship Costa Atlantica, which had confirmed 33 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, in Nagasaki, southern Japan April 21, 2020. in this photo taken by Kyodo. Picture taken April 21, 2020. Mandatory credi
UK PM Johnson, on the mend after COVID-19, faces lockdown conundrum 24 Apr 2020 - 12:07 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 25, 2020 A handout image released by 10 Downing Street, shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking during a remote press conference to update the nation on the Covid-19 pandemic, in side 10 Downing Stre
China to give WHO $30 million more after US freezes funds 23 Apr 2020 - 02:42 pm
Artist Kong Ning, wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, prepares for a portrait in a wearable art piece she made to mark Earth Day, during a Reuters interview outside her studio in Beijing, China April 22, 2020. REUTER
Italy launches antibody tests for virus immunity in hard-hit Lombardy 23 Apr 2020 - 02:26 pm
An empty Grand Canal is seen in Venice as Italy's lockdown measures continue to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Venice, Italy, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
Canada provinces seek military help to combat pandemic 23 Apr 2020 - 01:47 pm
Mounted police officers ride down University Ave. through hospital row as Toronto first responders parade in front of the hospitals in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in a salute to healthcare workers on April 19, 2020, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. T/ A
World's largest aircraft brings medical assistance to Ukraine 23 Apr 2020 - 01:09 pm
A group of officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, walk in front of an Antonov-225 Mriya cargo plane after its arrival with medical cargo from China, at an airfield in Gostomel outside Kiev on April 23, 2020, amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pande
Chinese citizen journalist resurfaces after going missing in Wuhan 23 Apr 2020 - 12:09 pm
People wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus arrive to board a train heading to Shanghai at Wuhan Railway Station in Wuhan, China's central Hubei province on April 21, 2020. / AFP / Hector RETAMAL
'Mission Dharavi': Virus battleground in India's biggest slum 23 Apr 2020 - 11:41 am
Buildings stand in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, during a nationwide lockdown in India to slow the spread of COVID-19, during the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Mumbai, India, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
U.S. deaths top 47,000 after near-record increase on previous day - Reuters tally 23 Apr 2020 - 11:39 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on April 4, 2020 shows a view of an empty Centennial Olympic Park Drive NW in Atlanta, Georgia, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.  / AFP / NORTH AMERICA / Kevin C. Cox
Two New York cats become first US pets to test positive for COVID-19 23 Apr 2020 - 10:49 am
A cat, that is not eating or drinking, is looked over at the clinic at the San Diego Humane Society on April 21, 2020. AFP / ARIANA DREHSLER
South Asia coronavirus cases top 37,000, headache for govts eyeing lockdown end 23 Apr 2020 - 10:45 am
People in need sit maintaining social distancing after collecting free food items outside the Badshahi mosque during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Lahore on April 21, 2020. / AFP / AR
Unnerved by new virus cases in navy, Taiwan debates lockdowns 23 Apr 2020 - 10:39 am
A woman, wearing a protective face mask, walks past Ministry of National Defense recruitment posters, amid concerns about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Taipei, Taiwan, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
UK's poor testing could slow emergence from lockdown, Deutsche Bank says 23 Apr 2020 - 10:21 am
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Deutsche Bank is in London, Britain July 8, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo
WHO warns 'long way to go' in virus crisis, deaths top 180,000 23 Apr 2020 - 09:45 am
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Germany’s new virus cases increase for second time in five days 23 Apr 2020 - 09:35 am
:The skyline with its financial district is photographed during sunset in Frankfurt, Germany, April 22, 2020, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach