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Fighter jet crashes in Pakistan capital during parade rehearsal 11 Mar 2020 - 10:36 am
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jet F-16 performs to commemorate Pakistan Air Force's 'Operation Swift Retort', following the shot down of Indian military aircrafts on February 27, 2019 in Kashmir, during an air show in Karachi, Pakistan February 27, 202
S.Korea reports jump in coronavirus cases after call centre outbreak 11 Mar 2020 - 10:28 am
Workers disinfect a screen door to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a subway station in Seoul on March 11, 2020./ AFP / YONHAP /
UK health minister tests positive for coronavirus 11 Mar 2020 - 10:07 am
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Conservative MP Nadine Dorries attends the launch of former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's campaign for the Conservative Party leadership, in London, Britain, June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
Father of 737 MAX crash victim stages protest on anniversary of Ethiopia crash 10 Mar 2020 - 09:41 pm
Chris Moore, who lost his daughter Danielle in the Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash one year ago, poses for a portrait at Transport Canada's headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 10, 2020. Reuters/Patrick Doyle
Florida family stuck on Nile cruise by the coronavirus 10 Mar 2020 - 09:41 pm
A selfie of Javier Parodi, left, Grissel Parodi and Amy Khamissian, on board the Nile cruise ship MS Asarade, in Luxor, Egypt, Tuesday, March 10, 2020.
Iran Air resumes Europe flights after ban lifts on some aircraft 10 Mar 2020 - 09:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani disembarks from a plane upon his arrival at the airport in Zurich, Switzerland, July 2, 2018. Reuters / Arnd Wiegmann
Russian meddling casts 'dark shadow' over MH17 trial: prosecutors 10 Mar 2020 - 09:41 pm
Prosecutors Thijs Berger, Ward Ferdinandusse and Dedy Woei-a-Tsoi attend the criminal trial against four suspects in the July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, in Badhoevedorp, Netherlands, March 10, 2020. Reuters/Piroschka Van De Wouw
Colombian police used excessive force during protests: HRW report 10 Mar 2020 - 08:32 pm
A riot policeman kicks a tear gas canister during a protest against the government of Colombia's President Ivan Duque, in Bogota, on November 23, 2019. AFP / Juan Barreto
Biden snaps at Michigan auto worker over guns, curses at him 10 Mar 2020 - 08:32 pm
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden meets workers as he tours the Fiat Chrysler plant in Detroit, Michigan on March 10, 2020. AFP / Mandel Ngan
Police recording: California killings defendant cites racism 10 Mar 2020 - 08:32 pm
This undated photo provided by the Fresno Police Department shows Kori Ali Muhammad, 39, who was arrested shortly after a shooting outside a Catholic Charities building in Fresno.
Most of US starts answering these census questions in next days 10 Mar 2020 - 08:32 pm
Balloons decorate an event for community activists and local government leaders to mark the one-year-out launch of the 2020 Census efforts in Boston, Massachusetts, April 1, 2019. Reuters / Brian Snyder
Venezuelan riot police block opposition march on congress 10 Mar 2020 - 08:32 pm
A demonstrator throws a rock during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela March 10, 2020. Reuters/Carlos Jasso
Trump's coronavirus stimulus is still evolving. Here's what it should include, experts say 10 Mar 2020 - 07:22 pm
US President Donald Trump before boarding Marine One at the South Lawn of the White House, December 2, 2019. Reuters / Tom Brenner
EU backs Italy's 'bold measures' to fight virus 10 Mar 2020 - 06:42 pm
European Council President Charles Michel attends a conference call with European leaders on Coronavirus, COVID-19, at the European Council, Brussels, Belgium March 10, 2020. Stephanie Leqocq via Reuters
Iran should "release all prisoners" amid coronavirus: UN 10 Mar 2020 - 06:07 pm
A member of Iranian Border Guards wears a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the new coronavirus, inside the Shalamcha Border Crossing, after Iraq shut a border crossing to travellers between Iraq and Iran, Iraq March 8, 2020. REUTERS/Essam al
Coronavirus can be mild, say patients, but fear of passing it on weighs heavy 10 Mar 2020 - 05:42 pm
A medical staff member treats a patient infected by the COVID-19 coronavirus at Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on March 10, 2020.  AFP / STR
Cyprus' largest hospital suspends admissions after heart surgeon diagnosed with coronavirus 10 Mar 2020 - 03:45 pm
A Cypriot medic checks the temperature of a man crossing the Ledra Palace checkpoint in Nicosia on March 4, 2020. AFP / Iakovos Hatzistavrou
Epidemic response group ups coronavirus vaccine funding to $23.7 mln 10 Mar 2020 - 03:19 pm
FILE PHOTO: A worker with sanitizing equipment disinfects an office following an outbreak of the coronavirus in the country, in Shanghai, China February 12, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS/File Photo

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