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Clashes erupt as farmers blocked from entering Delhi to protest over new law 27 Nov 2020 - 11:57 am
Farmers gather on a bridge as police block a road during a march to India's capital New Delhi to protest against the central government's recent agricultural reforms, on the outskirts of Ambala on November 26, 2020. / AFP / -
Symptomless and spreading, South Korea battles surge in silent COVID-19 cases 27 Nov 2020 - 10:34 am
Medical staff members wearing protective gear take samples for the Covid-19 test from visitors at a testing station in SEOUL on November 27, 2020. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
With frozen food clampdown, China points overseas as source of coronavirus 26 Nov 2020 - 03:05 pm
File photo: A blocked entrance to Huanan seafood market, where the coronavirus that can cause COVID-19 is believed to have first surfaced, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China September 2, 2020. Picture taken September 2, 2020. Reuters/Aly Song/File Photo
Indian farmers clash with police over farm reforms 26 Nov 2020 - 12:24 pm
Farmers gather on a bridge as police block a road during a march to India's capital New Delhi to protest against the central government's recent agricultural reforms, on the outskirts of Ambala on November 26, 2020. AFP
Cyclone Nivar slams into southern India causing five deaths 26 Nov 2020 - 11:54 am
A municipal worker wade past an uprooted tree after heavy rains and wind along a waterlogged road following Cyclone Nivar landfall, in Puducherry on November 26, 2020. Accurate forecasting and the evacuation of several hundred thousand people helped avert
South Korea reports biggest COVID-19 spike since March 26 Nov 2020 - 11:22 am
Pedestrians wearing face masks cross a street in Seoul on November 26, 2020. South Korea reported its highest daily number of coronavirus cases since March on November 26, with a surge of new infections sparking fears of a major third wave. / AFP / Ed Jon
Tens of thousands evacuated as cyclone targets southeast India 26 Nov 2020 - 12:07 am
A man shelters under an umbrella from heavy rains while looking out to the Indian ocean as Cyclone Nivar approaches the southeastern Indian coast in Puducherry on November 25, 2020. Several thousand people in south-eastern India fled their homes on Novemb
Hospitals full as second wave of virus grips Pakistan 25 Nov 2020 - 09:15 pm
Students wear protective masks as they attend a class at school as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Peshawar, Pakistan November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
China stepping up virus testing on imported food packaging 25 Nov 2020 - 03:35 pm
A security guard holds a thermometer at Yingqian village of Pudong district, amid the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Cyclone Nivar may slam Into south India as category 2 storm 25 Nov 2020 - 03:01 pm
Fishermen move a fishing boat to a safer place along the shore before Cyclone Nivar's landfall, in Chennai, India, November 25, 2020. REUTERS/P. Ravikumar
Malaysia reassures on supply after world's largest latex glove maker shuts factories 25 Nov 2020 - 12:12 pm
A worker inspects newly-made gloves at Top Glove factory in Shah Alam, Malaysia August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Philippines caps prices of covid tests, eyes Sinovac vaccines 25 Nov 2020 - 12:06 pm
File photo: A vendor at Pritil Public Market gets a free swab test amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tondo, Manila, Philippines, October 8, 2020. Reuters/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Japan fights coronavirus in luxurious style with million-yen masks 25 Nov 2020 - 11:45 am
An employee of Cox Co, the operation company of the face-mask speciality shop Mask.com, shows off a luxury face mask made with about 330 pearls which is sellig for one million yen ($9,640), at the shop, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in
Nearly 100 whales die after mass stranding in New Zealand 25 Nov 2020 - 11:25 am
Pilot whales are seen stranded on the beach in Chatham Islands, New Zealand November 22, 2020 in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken November 22, 2020. Jemma Welch/Department Of Conservation Nz Via Reuters
Imran Khan to address nation over Covid after NCC meeting 24 Nov 2020 - 08:54 pm
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India bans 43 more mobile apps, including many from China 24 Nov 2020 - 05:57 pm
The banned apps include four from Chinese retail giant the Alibaba Group.
Pakistan's lonely elephant Kaavan packs trunk for Cambodia 24 Nov 2020 - 03:01 pm
Kaavan, an elephant waiting to be transported to a sanctuary in Cambodia, is seen during a farewell ceremony at the Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad, Pakistan November 23, 2020. Reuters/Saiyna Bashir
Japan pauses domestic travel push in two cities as Covid spreads 24 Nov 2020 - 02:36 pm
People wearing protective face masks walk on the street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 19, 2020. Reuters/Issei Kato/File Photo

Europe

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Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar informs the press with the Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament at the presidential palace in Budapest, on August 3, 2026 on the government's handling of the heat wave and the energy crisis. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP) Hungary fends off heatwave-induced nuclear shutdown
This handout satellite photograph, taken on August 2, 2026, and released by Planet Labs PBC, shows the waterline marking the Spain-Morocco maritime border off Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta. Photo by Handout / 2026 Planet Labs PBC / AFP EU chief urges 'united action' on borders after Ceuta migrant rush

Africa

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Americas

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