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British vicar catches fire while delivering online sermon 25 Mar 2020 - 11:30 am
Vicar Stephen Beach of St Budeaux parish church reacts as his sweater catches fire while delivering a video sermon, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Plymouth, Britain, March 19, 2020, in this still image from video obtained via social
Virus-striken Diamond Princess leaves Yokohama 25 Mar 2020 - 11:08 am
The Diamond Princess cruise ship is seen at a pier in the port of Yokohama on March 25, 2020. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
Tsunami threat remains for Russia after quake off Kuril Islands 25 Mar 2020 - 10:56 am
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Three US sailors test positive for virus on aircraft carrier 25 Mar 2020 - 09:58 am
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Trump, Congress agree on $2 trillion virus rescue bill 25 Mar 2020 - 09:42 am
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (C) leaves the offices of Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) as negotiations continue into the night on a $2 trillion economic stimulus in response to the coronavirus pandemic at the U.S. Capitol March 24, 2020 in Was
Two Fiat Chrysler workers die after positive virus tests 25 Mar 2020 - 09:24 am
BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS - MARCH 24: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Belvidere Assembly Plant sits idled on March 24, 2020 in Belvidere, Illinois.
China's symptom-free coronavirus carriers raise fears of new wave of infections 25 Mar 2020 - 09:23 am
Passengers wearing face masks wait for their train to arrive at Hefei railway station in Hefei, in China’s eastern Anhui province which borders Hubei province, the centre of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, on March 25, 2020. AFP / Noel Celis
Australian charged over "prank" coronavirus cough on police 25 Mar 2020 - 09:10 am
A seating area (below) normally filled with tourists remains empty along Circular Quay in Sydney on March 25, 2020, as people stay away due to restrictions to stop the spread of the worldwide COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. / AFP / Saeed KHAN
Gunmen storm Sikh religious complex in ongoing Kabul assault 25 Mar 2020 - 09:04 am
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Pakistan: 3 journalists test positive for COVID-19 25 Mar 2020 - 09:02 am
People wearing facemask walks along a road of a closed market area in Rawalpindi on March 22, 2020, after Punjab Province government announced the closing of shops and markets amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus.   / AFP / Faro
Sudan's minister of defence dies of heart attack in south Sudan 25 Mar 2020 - 09:00 am
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Japan's capital becomes centre of its coronavirus epidemic 25 Mar 2020 - 08:33 am
A man, wearing protective mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks on an almost empty street in the Dotonbori entertainment district of Osaka, Japan, March 14, 2020. Pictured taken March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Putin dons hazmat suit as Moscow says coronavirus outbreak is worse than it looks 24 Mar 2020 - 06:21 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing protective gear visits a hospital where patients infected with the COVID-19 novel coronavirus are being treated in the settlement of Kommunarka in Moscow on March 24, 2020. / AFP / Alexey DRUZHININ
India to impose nationwide lockdown from midnight: Modi 24 Mar 2020 - 05:52 pm
Firefighters from Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services spray disinfectant along a street during Gujarat's government-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Ahmedabad on March 24, 2020. / AFP / SAM PANTHAKY
Man dies of hantavirus in China: Report 24 Mar 2020 - 05:44 pm
A man walks past wearing a face mask as cars crowd the Second Ring Road in Beijing amid the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak on March 24, 2020.   AFP / GREG BAKER
EU says close to deal on face masks against virus, after a month of searching 24 Mar 2020 - 05:24 pm
Employees of Aviatsiya Halychyny clothing brand sew face masks, worn by many as a protective measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on March 24, 2020. / AFP / Yuri DYACHYSHYN
Japan's Abe faces struggle on coronavirus, economy, as Olympics delayed 24 Mar 2020 - 04:25 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the press in front of the prime minister's residence in Tokyo on March 24, 2020.   AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
Spain has worst day of virus, with 514 dead and 6,600 new cases overnight 24 Mar 2020 - 02:32 pm
People wearing face masks arrive at the South Municipal cemetery in Madrid, on March 23, 2020, to attend the burial of a man who died of the new coronavirus./ AFP / BALDESCA SAMPER