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India's food minister Paswan dies after weeks in hospital 08 Oct 2020 - 07:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: India's Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan speaks during an interview with Reuters in New Delhi November 12, 2014. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Philippines teachers start call centre to help remote learners 08 Oct 2020 - 04:02 pm
Teachers answer calls and messages from students in need of assistance on distance learning through a hotline program, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 7, 2020. Picture taken October 7, 2
Trump says wants US troops out of Afghanistan by Christmas 08 Oct 2020 - 12:16 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 8, 2001, American soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division stand guard at Bagram Air Base north of Kabul. AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR
Drone footage shows shark sizing up surfer in Australia 08 Oct 2020 - 11:03 am
A shark swims close to World championship tour surfer Matt Wilkinson World at Sharpes Beach, New South Wales, Australia, October 7, 2020 in this photo supplied by Surf Life Saving NSW. Surf Life Saving NSW/via REUTERS
'Be one with the fish' aquarium yoga among Hong Kong Ocean Park's new offerings 08 Oct 2020 - 10:59 am
People take part in a yoga class at Ocean Park's aquarium, as a new activity to attract visitors amid a drop in tourists due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Stolen Mao calligraphy worth millions found cut in half 07 Oct 2020 - 03:01 pm
Police show a picture of a calligraphy scroll written by Mao Zedong worth about 300 million USD, that had been recovered but found chopped in half following a robbery that included antique stamps and revolutionary items from mainland China worth an estima
In Tokyo, Pompeo slams China and seeks support from Asian allies 06 Oct 2020 - 03:08 pm
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (R), Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (2nd R), Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne (L) and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (2nd L) attend the four Indo-Pacific nations' foreign ministers me
China in talks with WHO over assessing its COVID-19 vaccines for global use 06 Oct 2020 - 12:11 pm
Women work in a laboratory of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo/File Ph
Kyrgyz president calls to put country's fate above all political ambitions 06 Oct 2020 - 10:41 am
Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbay Jeenbekov speaks after a vote at parliamentary election in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan October 4, 2020. Sultan Dosaliev/Kyrgyz Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters
Philippine Airlines to slash jobs as virus curbs bite 06 Oct 2020 - 10:07 am
This file photo taken on April 19, 2020 shows passenger planes from carrier Philippine Airlines parked on the tarmac of Manila's international airport as air travel to and from the Philippines was suspended after the government implemented a lockdown in i
Pompeo arrives in Japan for trip shortened by Trump's COVID-19 05 Oct 2020 - 07:58 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 29, 2020 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wears a protective face mask as he visits the Naval Support Activity base at Souda, the foremost US naval facility in the eastern Mediterranean on the Greek island of
Pakistan officially charges ex-President Zardari for graft 05 Oct 2020 - 03:37 pm
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Malaysia PM quarantines after having contact with minister who has COVID-19 05 Oct 2020 - 01:17 pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin reacts during a session of the lower house of parliament, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Philippines' Duterte scores record high rating, despite virus crisis 05 Oct 2020 - 10:56 am
File photo of President Rodrigo Duterte. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo
Singapore's last village proves nostalgic tourism hit in pandemic 05 Oct 2020 - 10:46 am
Local tourists tour Kampong Lorong Buangkok, the last remaining village in Singapore October 3, 2020. Picture taken October 3, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
New Zealand's Ardern lifts coronavirus restrictions in Auckland 05 Oct 2020 - 10:03 am
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern participates in a televised debate with National leader Judith Collins at TVNZ in Auckland, New Zealand, September 22, 2020. Fiona Goodall/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies from COVID-19 04 Oct 2020 - 07:31 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 13, 1998 Japanese fashion designer Kenzo (C) salutes the audience at the end of his's ready-to-wear Fall/Winter 1998/99 collection presentation in Paris. / AFP / Joël SAGET
Pandemic prompts drive-through pet blessing in Philippines 04 Oct 2020 - 03:58 pm
A dog aboard a vehicle reacts after being blessed at drive-thru pet blessing amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak on World Animal Day, in Eastwood Mall, Quezon City, Philippines, October 4, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Europe

Britain's King Charles III attends a garden party at Hillsborough Castle in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland on May 20, 2026, on the second day of a three-day royal visit to Northern Ireland. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / POOL / AFP) Radio station sorry after mistakenly announcing death of King Charles
Peninsula Veteran midfielder Xhaka to lead Switzerland at World Cup
(FILES) A sign indicates the site of a department for infectious diseases and respiratory medicine at the Campus Virchow of the Charite hospital in Berlin on May 11, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) US Ebola patient from DR Congo in Germany for treatment
Peninsula WHO says Ebola epidemic risk high at national, regional level; low at global level

Africa

Security escort migrants in a National Public Health Agency (NPHA) after their arrival at Freetown International Airport, formerly known as Lungi International Airport, in Lungi on May 20, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Sierra Leone receives migrants deported from US
A health worker monitors visitors arriving at the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory, National Biomedical Research Institute (INRB) in Goma, on May 19, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) Race to find vaccines, treatments for Ebola strain behind outbreak
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A visitor has their temperature checked by a health worker before entering Kyeshero Hospital, as part of Ebola prevention measures in Goma on May 18, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) WHO chief says 'deeply concerned' by 'scale and speed' of DR Congo Ebola outbreak

Americas

Peninsula UN calls for resumption of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine
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Fire fighters use a bulldozer to combat the Sandy Fire as it burns on a hill at a residential area in Simi Valley, California (Photo by Apu Gomes / AFP) Brush fire near Los Angeles forces thousands to evacuate
US President Donald Trump attends a healthcare affordability event in the South Court Auditorium of The White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP) Tuesday's planned military attack on Iran paused: US President

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