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Thousands light candles for victims of Thailand mass shooting 09 Feb 2020 - 06:31 pm
A soldier lies on a bed as he donates his blood for the victims of a gun battle involving a Thai soldier on a shooting rampage, at a hospital in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand February 9, 2020. Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun
Thousands from cruise ship in Hong Kong freed after virus tests 09 Feb 2020 - 06:31 pm
Passengers leave the World Dream cruise ship at the Kai Tak terminal in Hong Kong on February 9, 2020, where 3,600 people confined aboard for days as coronavirus checks was going. AFP / Philip Fong
Insider attack in Afghanistan kills two American soldiers and Afghan serviceman 09 Feb 2020 - 03:53 pm
An armoured vehicle patrols near the side of an incident where two U.S soldiers were killed a day before in Shirzad district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan February 9, 2020.REUTERS/Parwiz
Exit polls predict Modi defeat as Delhi votes 09 Feb 2020 - 12:40 pm
People queue at a polling station to cast their votes during the Legislative Assembly elections in New Delhi on February 8, 2020. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
Roadside bomb in SW Pakistan kills 1 soldier, wounds 5 09 Feb 2020 - 11:38 am
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Singapore Airshow hit by virus fears as 70 exhibitors pull out 09 Feb 2020 - 11:00 am
Members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force's Bayi Aerobatic Team fly J-10 performance aircraft as they take part in an aerial display during a media preview ahead of the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on February 9, 2020. / AFP / ROSLAN RAH
Death toll hits 21 from Thai shooting after raid into mall 09 Feb 2020 - 10:26 am
Bullet holes (top C) are seen on the exterior of the Terminal 21 mall, where a mass shooting took place, in the Thai northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima on February 9, 2020. A Thai soldier who killed at least 20 people and holed up in a mall overnight
Thai soldier kills 26 in rampage, most inside shopping mall 09 Feb 2020 - 10:17 am
This handout from Chanathip Somsakul taken on February 8, 2020, and released to AFP on February 9, 2020 shows people in the carpark of the Terminal 21 shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima after they were evacuated following a shooting incident in the mall.
Malaysia expands China traveller ban as coronavirus spreads 09 Feb 2020 - 10:08 am
 Passengers wear protective face masks at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on February 4, 2020. / AFP / Mohd RASFAN
Philippines evacuates 30, including infant, from virus-hit Wuhan 09 Feb 2020 - 09:45 am
Filipinos, voluntarily evacuated due to the coronavirus outbreak, board a plane from Wuhan, Hubei, China, February 9, 2020. Courtesy of Department of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS
China virus deaths rise past 800, overtaking SARS toll 09 Feb 2020 - 09:40 am
Medical workers in protective suits attend to novel coronavirus patients at the intensive care unit (ICU) of a designated hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 6, 2020. Picture taken February 6, 2020.
India asks Sri Lanka to resume Tamil reconciliation process 08 Feb 2020 - 05:23 pm
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Thai soldier kills at least 10 in shooting rampage 08 Feb 2020 - 04:07 pm
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China virus cases increase as more prevention measures taken 08 Feb 2020 - 03:35 pm
A passenger wearing a mask walks outside the Shanghai railway station in Shanghai, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Doctors in China say they're not protected from coronavirus infection 08 Feb 2020 - 02:26 pm
A passenger wearing a mask walk outside the Shanghai railway station in Shanghai, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
India's New Delhi heads to vote amid protests against citizenship law 08 Feb 2020 - 10:27 am
An election officer marks the finger of a voter at a polling station during the Legislative Assembly elections in New Delhi on February 8, 2020. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
Panic buying hits Singapore after virus alert raised 08 Feb 2020 - 09:23 am
People stock up on rice after Singapore raised the coronavirus outbreak alert level to orange, at a supermarket in Singapore February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Cyclone nears Australia's west with heavy winds, risk of storm tide 08 Feb 2020 - 09:02 am
Pedestrians hold umbrellas during wet weather in Sydney, Australia, February 7, 2020. AAP Image/Peter Rae/via REUTERS