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Race to find ship survivors as Typhoon Haishen nears Japan 04 Sep 2020 - 12:26 pm
TOPSHOT - This handout picture taken on September 2, 2020 and provided by 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters on September 3, 2020 shows coast guards rescuing a Filipino man off Amami Oshima island, about 120 km northwest of the sea. Japan's coast guar
Sri Lanka tows supertanker away from coast after fire 04 Sep 2020 - 11:58 am
TOPSHOT - This handout photograph taken on September 4, 2020, and released by Sri Lanka's Air Force, shows an Indian coast guard ship (R) battling to extinguish the fire from the Panamanian-registered crude oil tanker New Diamond, some 60 km off Sri Lanka
Thailand races to contact trace as coronavirus reappears 04 Sep 2020 - 11:49 am
People wearing face masks amidst concerns over the spread of COVID-19 novel coronavirus enter a commuter train station in Bangkok on September 2, 2020. Thailand on September 2 registered its 100th consecutive day without a local infection of the COVID-19
Blaze breaks out again on oil tanker off Sri Lanka, cargo area intact 03 Sep 2020 - 07:42 pm
This handout photograph taken on September 3, 2020, and released by Sri Lanka's Air Force, shows black smoke coming out from the Panamanian-registered crude oil tanker, MT New Diamond, some 60 kilometres (38 miles) off Sri Lanka's eastern coast where it r
Thai Airways opens diner for customers craving in-flights meals 03 Sep 2020 - 03:22 pm
Customers eat at Thai Airways pop-up airplane-themed restaurant at the airlines headquarters with onboard meals prepared by their chefs, while their fleet is still grounded at the airport and the company awaits a bankruptcy court decision, in Bangkok, Tha
Twitter confirms account of India PM Modi's personal website hacked 03 Sep 2020 - 10:30 am
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to the media in New Delhi, India, November 18, 2019. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain/File Photo
Australia's Covid-19 cases hit 8-day high, restrictions may linger 03 Sep 2020 - 10:02 am
Cleaners walk down a street as the city operates under lockdown in response to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Melbourne, Australia, September 3, 2020. AAP Image/Erik Anderson via REUTERS
Vietnam to resume some Asian flights as curbs on business travel ease 03 Sep 2020 - 09:41 am
A health worker sprays disinfectant inside a Vietnam Airlines airplane to protect from the recent coronavirus outbreak, at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo
Typhoon pummels South Korea, ship missing in rough waters 03 Sep 2020 - 09:20 am
A general view shows a buoy that was un-tethered during heavy swell brought by Typhoon Maysak overnight on Haeundae beach in Busan on September 3, 2020. / AFP / Ed JONES
Pakistan puzzles health experts as virus cases drop 02 Sep 2020 - 11:28 pm
In this picture taken on September 1, 2020, a health official collects swab samples taking from people to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a testing site in Karachi./ AFP / Rizwan TABASSUM / To go with AFP story Pakistan-virus-health, FOCUS by Kaneez
Uzbekistan stages outdoor exams for 1.4 million university applicants 02 Sep 2020 - 04:03 pm
School graduates take university entrance exams at the Pakhtakor sports arena amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Mukhammadsharif Mamatkulov
India bans PUBG, 117 more Chinese apps 02 Sep 2020 - 03:20 pm
This picture taken on August 22, 2020 shows stateless eSports player Muhammad Aiman Hafizi Ahmad, 20, playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), an online multiplayer gaming on his mobile phone at a house used by his gaming team in Bangi town, south of
Hong Kong to re-open gyms, massage parlours from Friday as virus cases drop 02 Sep 2020 - 11:22 am
A man wearing a face mask as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 coronavirus waks past walks past a housing building in Hong Kong on August 29, 2020. / AFP / May James / May JAMES
Rains hit southern Japan island as Koreas ready for typhoon 02 Sep 2020 - 11:03 am
District council members fill sand bags as part of preparations ahead of the arrival of typhoon Maysak, at Gwangalli beach in Busan on September 2, 2020. / AFP / Ed JONES
Australian state reports jump in coronavirus cases but says New Year show must go on 02 Sep 2020 - 10:06 am
Medical personnel are seen at the Bondi Beach coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drive-through testing centre, as the state of New South Wales continues to report relatively low numbers for new daily cases, in Sydney, Australia, September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Lor
Older patients drive South Korean surge in critical COVID-19 cases 02 Sep 2020 - 09:54 am
A customer has her temperature checked as a preventative measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus inside a cafe in Seoul on August 31, 2020. / AFP / Ed JONES
Pakistan warns ex-PM Sharif must return to face graft case 01 Sep 2020 - 08:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: Nawaz Sharif, former Prime Minister and leader of Pakistan Muslim League (N) gestures during a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan May 10, 2018. Reuters/Faisal Mahmood
Chinese bus offers new evidence of airborne coronavirus spread: study 01 Sep 2020 - 07:16 pm
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Europe

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media during a press conference in Kyiv on March 12, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman Pilipey / AFP) Ukraine boosts border security with Belarus over attack fears
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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
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Americas

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