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Expelled WSJ China journalist stuck in virus epicentre 25 Feb 2020 - 06:38 pm
Wall Street Journal reporters Josh Chin (R) and Philip Wen walk through Beijing Capital Airport before their departure on February 24, 2020. AFP / Greg Baker
17 suspected coronavirus cases onboard Turkish Airlines flight from Tehran 25 Feb 2020 - 06:18 pm
:An ambulance drives past by a Turkish Airlines (THY) plane from Tehran after landing at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Spain isolates tourists in luxury Tenerife hotel amid virus fears 25 Feb 2020 - 05:50 pm
H10 Costa Adeje Palace Hotel in La Caleta where hundreds of people were confined to their rooms on February 25, 2020 after an Italian tourist was hospitalised with a suspected case of coronavirus.   AFP / DESIREE MARTIN
Death toll in India's capital clashes rises to 10 25 Feb 2020 - 05:25 pm
Women speak with a police officer during a sit-in protest in a riot affected area after clashes erupted between people demonstrating for and against a new citizenship law in New Delhi, India, February 25, 2020. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
UK horticulture expansion needs workers as well as water: NFU 25 Feb 2020 - 05:22 pm
Representative image. (Reuters / Mike Blake)
US wants Afghan president to postpone planned inauguration 25 Feb 2020 - 05:22 pm
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan in this December 7, 2015 file photo. Reuters / Mohammad Ismail
Canary Islands hotel locked down over coronavirus 25 Feb 2020 - 05:22 pm
General view taken on February 25, 2020 of the H10 Costa Adeje Palace Hotel in La Caleta, where hundreds of people were confined to their rooms after an Italian tourist was hospitalised with a suspected case of coronavirus.  AFP / Desiree Martin
Pakistan releases Pashtun rights activist from jail 25 Feb 2020 - 05:22 pm
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Honeymoon from hell: Coronavirus travel bans trap South Koreans abroad 25 Feb 2020 - 05:22 pm
Couples wearing protective face masks attend a mass wedding ceremony organised by the Unification Church at Cheongshim Peace World Center in Gapyeong on February 7, 2020. AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Netanyahu revives settlement plan opponents say cuts off East Jerusalem 25 Feb 2020 - 05:22 pm
A picture taken from the E1 corridor, a super-sensitive area of the occupied West Bank, shows Israeli settlement of Maale Adumin in the background on February 25, 2020. AFP / Menahem Kahana
Iranian lawmaker tests positive for coronavirus 25 Feb 2020 - 04:44 pm
An Iranian man wears protective mask to prevent contracting coronavirus, as he walks in the street in Tehran, Iran February 25, 2020.
Croatia reports first confirmed coronavirus case in Balkans 25 Feb 2020 - 03:28 pm
A worker from Italy's Senate wearing protective gloves holds a thermometer to check people arriving at the Piazza Madama Senate building in this still image taken from video in Rome, Italy, February 25, 2020. Senato TV/Handout via REUTERS
Iran deputy health minister has coronavirus: adviser 25 Feb 2020 - 03:16 pm
An image grab from footage obtained from the state-run Iran Press news agency on February 24, 2020, shows Iran's deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi speaking during a press conference in Tehran.
Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak dies aged 91 25 Feb 2020 - 03:10 pm
(Files) A file photo taken on November 24, 1982 shows Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is pictured in Cairo. AFP / PHILIPPE BOUCHON
Melania Trump visits 'happiness' class at Indian school 25 Feb 2020 - 02:47 pm
US first lady Melania Trump plays with children at the Sarvodaya Co-Education Senior Secondary School in Moti Bagh, in New Delhi, during a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump in India, February 25, 2020. Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
Fearing coronavirus, Hong Kong's "coffin home" dwellers stay indoors 25 Feb 2020 - 01:44 pm
Simon Wong at his 2 square metre subdivided residential unit, known as a
Malaysia's Mahathir proposes 'unity government' to strengthen grip 25 Feb 2020 - 01:44 pm
File photo: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad attends a meeting of political and civil leaders looking to change the government in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 27, 2016. REUTERS/Olivia Harris/File Photo
S. Korea 'very grave', Moon says as coronavirus cases approach 1,000 25 Feb 2020 - 01:00 pm
Railway workers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant as part of preventive measures against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a railway station in Seoul on February 25, 2020. AFP / YONHAP