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Afghanistan confirms first case of coronavirus from three suspected 24 Feb 2020 - 01:29 pm
Afghanistan's Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Kabul on February 24, 2020./ AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR
WHO says it no longer uses 'pandemic' category, but virus still emergency 24 Feb 2020 - 01:07 pm
Experts from China and the World Health Organization (WHO) joint team wearing face masks visit the Wuhan Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hubei province, China February 23, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS
Italy records fourth death from coronavirus; stock market slides 24 Feb 2020 - 11:36 am
Military officers wearing face masks stand outside Duomo cathedral, closed by authorities due to a coronavirus outbreak, in Milan, Italy February 24, 2020. Reuters/Flavio Lo Scalzo
Trains between Italy and Austria resume after passengers test negative for coronavirus 24 Feb 2020 - 11:34 am
 A train is seen at the Brennero-Brenner train station in Italy, February 23, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
South Korea becomes biggest coronavirus centre outside China 24 Feb 2020 - 11:07 am
A worker from the Korea Pest Control Association, wearing protective gear, sprays disinfectant to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus at a market in Seoul on February 24, 2020. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
'Guest is God': Crowds gather to greet Trump as he lands in India 24 Feb 2020 - 10:51 am
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) speaks with US President Donald Trump (C) and First Lady Melania Trump (L) upon their arrival at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on February 24, 2020. / AFP / Mandel NGAN
Malaysia in turmoil as Anwar denounces bid to bring down govt 24 Feb 2020 - 09:22 am
In this file photo taken on June 1, 2018, Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (R) and politician Anwar Ibrahim leave after a press conference in Kuala Lumpur. / AFP / Mohd RASFAN
Sherpa team to attempt to scale Everest in 5 days in winter 24 Feb 2020 - 08:39 am
Representational image of Mount Everest
WHO experts visit Chinese virus epicentre 24 Feb 2020 - 08:35 am
This photo taken on February 22, 2020 shows a woman welcoming people who have recovered from the COVID-19 coronavirus infection as they are discharged from the hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. China OUT / AFP / STR
New Zealand extends ban on China arrivals; no curbs yet for other nations 24 Feb 2020 - 08:25 am
Australian evacuees who were quarantined on Christmas Island over concerns about the coronavirus disembark from a plane at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, February 17, 2020. Picture taken February 17, 2020. AAP Image/Steven Saphore/via REUTERS
Protests in New Delhi against India's citizenship law ahead of Trump visit 23 Feb 2020 - 07:32 pm
A demonstrator holds an Indian national flag during a protest against the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Jaffrabad area in New Delhi on February 23, 2020. AFP / Sajjad Hussain
Passage to India: Trump ready for warm embrace, adulation 23 Feb 2020 - 07:32 pm
Presidents have often used trips overseas to bolster their electoral prospects.
Coronavirus hits israel, raising concern about election impact 23 Feb 2020 - 07:32 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to a tent during his visit to the Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer in Ramat Gan, Israel, for discussion on the coronavirus, February 19, 2020. Heidi Levine/Poolvia Reuters
Sandstorm forces closure of airports on Spain's Canary Islands 23 Feb 2020 - 07:32 pm
Children run along the beach as people look over the sea into the haze created by a sand storm known locally as
Sanders' path has echoes of Trump's 2016 campaign 23 Feb 2020 - 07:19 pm
Bernie Sanders  campaigns during a SEIU California Democratic Delegate Breakfast in San Francisco, June 1, 2019. Reuters / Stephen Lam
'Promises kept' mantra doesn't always match Trump's reality 23 Feb 2020 - 07:19 pm
Donald Trump and Mike Pence wave to the crowd before addressing the crowd during a campaign stop at the Grand Park Events Center in Westfield, Indiana, July 12, 2016. Reuters
Iran's 'cup of poison'? Hardline win may point to eventual US talks 23 Feb 2020 - 07:19 pm
Some insiders said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have to drink
Coronavirus widens Hong Kong anger at government, China 23 Feb 2020 - 07:19 pm
Candles are seen at the Lin Fa Kung temple during the Kwun Yum Treasury festival in Hong Kong, China on February 18, 2020. (Miguel Candela Poblacion / Anadolu Agency)