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Plastic shields protect China's ride-hailing drivers against virus 25 Feb 2020 - 12:36 pm
Driver of Didi Chuxing Li Zhen wearing a face mask wipes his car with sanitiser after dropping off a passenger, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Beijing, China February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Mahathir in driver’s seat once again to pick new Malaysia leader 25 Feb 2020 - 12:29 pm
This handout photo taken and released on February 25, 2020 by the Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia shows interim prime minister Mahathir Mohamad working in his office in Putrajaya. AFP PHOTO / Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia / Khairul Ariffin
Oman's Khasab port suspends shipping to and from Iran 25 Feb 2020 - 11:35 am
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Iraq bans entry of travellers from seven countries 25 Feb 2020 - 11:08 am
A member of medical staff is seen at a quarantine room of a hospital, following the outbreak of the new coronavirus, in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani
Kuwait reports more cases of coronavirus, raising total to eight 25 Feb 2020 - 11:05 am
Kuwaiti women wear protective masks as they sit in a restaurant inside the Mubarakiya Market in Kuwait City on February 24, 2020. AFP / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT
After raucous welcome in India, Trump set for talks on trade, arms deals 25 Feb 2020 - 09:45 am
U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi walk ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
South Korea reports 60 new coronavirus cases, total 893 25 Feb 2020 - 09:04 am
People buy face masks at a retail store in the southeastern city of Daegu on February 25, 2020. AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Indonesia's capital hit by serious flooding for second time this year 25 Feb 2020 - 09:04 am
A cyclist rides alongside motorcyclists along a flooded street in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 25, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Aprillio Akbar/ via REUTERS
China aviation regulator says flights outside of Hubei to resume gradually 25 Feb 2020 - 09:03 am
A passenger wearing a protective face mask and glasses arrives at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, on February 24, 2020. AFP / Hector Retamal
Five killed, 90 hurt in violence in Indian capital - hospital official 25 Feb 2020 - 08:53 am
A man pushes his damaged scooter past a burning petrol pump during a clash between people supporting a new citizenship law and those opposing it, in New Delhi India, February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Four killed in India clash ahead of Trump arrival 24 Feb 2020 - 11:47 pm
People supporting the new citizenship law beat a Muslim man during a clash with those opposing the law in New Delhi, India, February 24, 2020. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
Pompeo writes Cuba to free dissident leader Ferrer 24 Feb 2020 - 09:03 pm
In this file photo taken on January 23, 2015 Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer talks to the press on his meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Roberta S. Jacobson -- the most senior American official in Havana since
Trump's India visit prioritizes pageantry over policy 24 Feb 2020 - 08:49 pm
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour the historic Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, February 24, 2020. Reuters/Al Drago
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein convicted of sexual assault, rape, held in custody 24 Feb 2020 - 08:49 pm
Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at New York Criminal Courtroom during his ongoing sexual assault trial in the Manhattan borough of New York City, February 24, 2020. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz
Key moments from Harvey Weinstein's trial 24 Feb 2020 - 08:49 pm
Harvey Weinstein sits at the defense table reading papers during jury deliberations in his sexual assault trial in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, February 24, 2020 in this courtroom sketch. Reuters/Jane Rosenberg
Policeman killed in Delhi clash ahead of Trump arrival 24 Feb 2020 - 08:49 pm
A man supporting a new citizenship law throws a petrol bomb at a Muslim shrine during a clash with those opposing the law in New Delhi India, February 24, 2020. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
With once-radical Podemos tamed, Spain's new coalition is happy - for now 24 Feb 2020 - 07:09 pm
Pedro Sanchez is congratulated by Spanish far-left Unidas Podemos coalition leader Pablo Iglesias after winning vote to elect a premier at the Spanish Congress in Madrid on January 7, 2020. AFP / Pierre-Philippe Marcou
How Indian state's three-capital plan could spur equal growth 24 Feb 2020 - 07:09 pm
Archive Photo: Auto rickshaws sit in a traffic jam in the old city in central Hyderabad in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh March 6, 2012. Picture taken on March 6, 2012. Reuters/Vivek Prakash