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China's Xi says Wuhan has 'turned the tide' againt virus epidemic 10 Mar 2020 - 02:59 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping learns about the hospital's operations, treatment of patients, protection for medical workers and scientific research at the Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Hubei province, China
Mom, son safe after 52 hours trapped in China hotel rubble 10 Mar 2020 - 01:38 pm
A man (C) is rescued from the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Quanzhou, in China's eastern Fujian province on March 8, 2020. At least four people were killed following the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China, the
Dutch king apologises for 'excessive violence' in colonial Indonesia 10 Mar 2020 - 01:25 pm
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - MARCH 10: The Dutch King Willem-Alexander (L) and Queen Maxima (R) visit the National Heroes Cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 10, 2020. ( Anton Raharjo - Anadolu Agency )
WHO: More than 70% of COVID-19 Patients in China Have Recovered 10 Mar 2020 - 01:01 pm
People who have recovered from the COVID-19 coronavirus infection leave Wuchan makeshift hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on March 10, 2020. / AFP / STR
China to ease travel curbs within locked-down province 10 Mar 2020 - 12:39 pm
A mask-clad passenger looks on from his seat as others (background) alight from their train at the railway station in Wuhan, China's central Hubei province on March 10, 2020./ AFP / Noel Celis
8 new coronavirus cases reported in Pakistan 10 Mar 2020 - 11:11 am
A boy wearing a facemask as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, rides on a motorbike along with others in Rawalpindi on March 4, 2020. AFP / Farooq NAEEM
India's celebration of festival of colours muted amid coronavirus fears 10 Mar 2020 - 10:54 am
A reveller smeared in colour powder celebrates the Holi, the spring festival of colours, in Mumbai on March 10, 2020. / AFP / Indranil MUKHERJEE
China's President Xi visits Wuhan as number of new coronavirus cases tumbles 10 Mar 2020 - 09:43 am
A general view shows an empty street in Wuhan, China's central Hubei province on March 10, 2020. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Wuhan on March 10 for his first visit to the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic since the crisis erupted in January
The Philippines has just 2,000 virus testing kits and cases are rising 10 Mar 2020 - 09:14 am
Workers wear hazmat suits as they disinfect and sanitize as a precautionary measure against coronavirus at a public school in the City of San Juan in the Philippines on March 09, 2020. DANTE DIOSINA JR - Anadolu Agency
Singapore charges visitors for coronavirus treatment after imported Indonesian cases 10 Mar 2020 - 09:04 am
Passengers arriving from Batam, Indonesia, pass a temperature screening station at the Singapore Cruise Center, following the coronavirus outbreak in Singapore March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
North Korea fires three projectiles into sea; US, China urge return to talks 09 Mar 2020 - 06:34 pm
North Korean flag flutters on top of the 160-metre tall tower at North Korea's propaganda village of Gijungdong, in this picture taken from Tae Sung freedom village near the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), inside the demilitarised zone separating the two
Why have two Afghans appointed themselves president? 09 Mar 2020 - 06:34 pm
Afghan health workers in protective gears wait to check people during Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani inauguration as president, at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan March 9, 2020. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail
China reports zero locally transmitted coronavirus cases outside Hubei 09 Mar 2020 - 12:36 pm
A staff member sprays disinfectant after the final patients were discharged at a temporary hospital set up to treat people with the COVID-19 coronavirus in a sports stadium in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province on March 8, 2020. / AFP / STR AND STR
India denies entry to cruise ships on virus fears 09 Mar 2020 - 10:26 am
Team member of Ragesh Shah, a scientist and founder of Online Telemedicine Research Institute, puts a sticker on a kit prepared for the coronavirus scanning and surveillance system, in Ahmedabad on March 6, 2020. AFP / SAM PANTHAKY
Shanghai Disneyland resumes some resort ops as coronavirus infections slow 09 Mar 2020 - 09:43 am
FILE PHOTO: People visit the opening event of Disney-Pixar Toy Story Land, the seventh themed land in Shanghai Disneyland in Shanghai, China April 26, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Singapore allows cruise ship turned away by Malaysia, Thailand over virus fears 09 Mar 2020 - 09:04 am
Birds fly passed the Grand Princess cruise ship, operated by Princess Cruises, as it maintains a holding pattern about 25 miles off the coast of San Francisco, California on March 8, 2020. / AFP / Josh Edelson
3-year-old tests positive for COVID-19 in Kerala 09 Mar 2020 - 08:59 am
A boy wearing a protective mask walks in a street following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease, in New Delhi, India, March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
As Myanmar farmers lose their land, sand mining for Singapore is blamed 08 Mar 2020 - 11:06 pm
The Star Optimus, a hopper dredger vessel that belongs to Starhigh Asia Pacific, sits docked on the Salween river in Mawlamyine, Mon state, Myanmar September 18, 2019. 2019. Reuters/Ann Wang

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Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (L), and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex leave after attending the Endeavour Fund Awards at Mansion House in London on March 5, 2020. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP Prince Harry and family arrive back in Britain: UK media
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Image used for representation only. 'Master of Escapes' caught in Spain after 4th prison break

Africa

Senegalese pharmacist and Teranga Pharma CEO Dr. Mouhamadou Sow shows one of his laboratories during an interview in Mbao. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP) Senegal-made sickle cell treatment raises hopes, reduces costs
file photo for representational purposes only. At least 50 children killed in diphtheria outbreak in northwest Nigeria
File photo of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. External forces may be instigating anti-migrant violence in South Africa, says president
AI generated photo for representation. Kenya bans entry of pesticides prohibited abroad

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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. File photo. New York offers discounted $100 US Open tickets for residents
(FILES) US singer Dolly Parton performs onstage during the 61st Annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) US country music legend Dolly Parton dies at 80: family
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