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Say nothing at all: Ronan Keating chided for Singapore coronavirus post 03 Mar 2020 - 08:28 am
FILE PHOTO: A bird's-eye view of ships along the coast in Singapore July 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
China urges overseas Chinese to stay home as imported virus cases rise 03 Mar 2020 - 08:15 am
Vehicles are seen at an intersection to Changan Avenue, Beijing's main thoroughfare, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in China March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Erupting Indonesian volcano spews massive ash cloud 03 Mar 2020 - 08:03 am
Tourists look towards Mount Merapi volcano as it erupts, at Cangkringan district in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia March 3, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Rizky Tulus/ via REUTERS
South Korea declares 'war' on coronavirus as cases approach 5,000 03 Mar 2020 - 08:03 am
People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on a news conference held by Lee Man-hee, founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, in Seoul, South Korea, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
Tajikistan shuts border to nationals of 35 countries 02 Mar 2020 - 05:32 pm
A woman leaves a voting booth to cast her ballot for Tajikistan's parliamentary election at a polling station in Dushanbe on March 1, 2020. AFP / Nozim Kalandarov
Sacked security guard takes 30 hostage in Manila mall 02 Mar 2020 - 02:39 pm
A police officer holds a phone where the gunman and hostage-taker of at least a dozen is on a video call inside a mall in San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Bali prays as virus hits tourism on Island of the Gods 02 Mar 2020 - 12:56 pm
This picture taken on February 19, 2020 shows Balinese people gathering for a prayer event during the Galungan holiday at Jagatnata temple in Denpasar, Indonesia's resort island of Bali. AFP / SONNY TUMBELAKA
India reports two cases of coronavirus 02 Mar 2020 - 12:21 pm
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Wuhan closes makeshift hospital as new coronavirus cases in China drop sharply 02 Mar 2020 - 10:36 am
Medical staff members wave to a recovered patient (foreground L) at Leishenshan Hospital, the makeshift hospital for the COVID-19 coronavirus patients, in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on March 1, 2020. / AFP / STR
Disgruntled ex-guard takes dozens of hostages in Manila mall 02 Mar 2020 - 09:35 am
Policemen arrive outside Virra Mall where gunshots were fired in San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Indonesia confirms first cases of coronavirus 02 Mar 2020 - 09:17 am
FILE PHOTO: People with surgical masks look on at station Tanah Abang, following the outbreak of the coronavirus in China, in Jakarta, Indonesia February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo
Chinese man sentenced to death for virus checkpoint killing 02 Mar 2020 - 09:04 am
A guard checks the temperature of a man at a checkpoint to a hutong neighbourhood in Beijing as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, China, February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Filipino police ring mall after gunshots send shoppers out 02 Mar 2020 - 08:41 am
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Attacks on Indian reporters highlight growing intolerance 01 Mar 2020 - 10:48 pm
Aftermath of deadly violence over CAA took place in North East Delhi, India on February 28, 2020. (Javed Sultan/ Anadolu Agency)
Mainland China adds 573 coronavirus infections in week's highest daily rise 01 Mar 2020 - 02:02 pm
This photo taken on February 28, 2020 shows passengers wearing face masks arriving at Wenzhou railway station in Wenzhou. The National Health Commission on March 1 reported 573 new infections, bringing the total number of cases in mainland China to 79,824
Malaysia swears in new prime minister as Mahathir forced out 01 Mar 2020 - 11:14 am
Malaysia's Prime Minister Designate and former interior minister Muhyiddin Yassin waves to reporters before his inauguration as the 8th prime minister, outside his residence in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Australia's first coronavirus death confirmed as former Diamond Cruise passenger 01 Mar 2020 - 09:37 am
FILE PICTURE: Masked passengers look on from on board the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at Yokohama Port, south of Tokyo, Japan, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Sri Lanka heads for snap polls as Rajapaksa tightens grip 01 Mar 2020 - 09:26 am
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Europe

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A resident watches from her window migrants waiting on the sidewalk before being registered in Loma Colmenar district of Ceuta on August 31, 2026. Photo by Antonio Sempere / AFP Italy extends Schengen ban for Spain for 15 days
This screen grab image taken from UGC handout video courtesy of DHA on August 30, 2026, shows passengers waiting to be rescued at sea following the sinking of the ferry they were traveling on after it left the port of Kyrenia in the north of Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Photo by DHA (Demiroren News Agency) / AFP Rescuers hunt for missing after deadly N.Cyprus ferry accident
A Turkish vessels patrols during search and rescue operations following a ferry capsizing off the port of Kyrenia in the north of the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus on August 30, 2026. Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP Capsized ferry off Northern Cyprus has 'completely sunk': official

Africa

Stranded passengers sit on the pavement as they wait with their luggage by the departure terminal of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) after staff from the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) airport workers' go-slow strike action continued into its second day, in Nairobi, on August 31, 2026. Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP Kenya airport staff end strike
File photo Passengers stranded overnight by Kenya airport strike
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Representational photo. South Africa investigates new reports of sardine deaths along coast

Americas

Aerial view shows anchovy fishing boats anchored off the coast in front of the Constitutional Province of Callao, Peru on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP) El Nino hammering Peru anchovy fishing: industry officials
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Duane Davis enters the courtroom before closing arguments in his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 31, 2026.. (Photo by STEVE MARCUS / POOL / AFP) Former gang member found guilty of murdering Tupac Shakur
This handout image released by the Grand Canyon National Park Service via X (formerly Twitter) on August 30, 2026 shows remnants of stone bridge pylons along Bright Angel Creek following a flash flood that destroyed the footbridge on August 29. (Photo by J.THOMPSON and Handout / NATIONAL PARK SERVICE / AFP) Grand Canyon flash flood leaves one dead, around 15 missing

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