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Mahathir, Anwar say ‘it’s time’ to restore 2018 election mandate 09 May 2020 - 05:00 pm
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China admits coronavirus exposed 'shortcomings' in healthcare system 09 May 2020 - 02:08 pm
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Weight off their minds: Olympian's online workouts feed Philippines families 09 May 2020 - 12:30 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on December 2, 2019 shows Hidilyn Diaz of the Philippines competing in the women's 55kg weightlifting clean and jerk event at the SEA Games (Southeast Asian Games) in Manila. AFP / Ted ALJIBE
Drones disinfect Indian pandemic hotspot city after clashes 09 May 2020 - 10:58 am
Policemen are seen through a broken windshield of an auto-rickshaw during clashes with police after police urged the residents to remain indoors during an extended lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad, India,
Eyeing lockdown exit, Singapore to test all nursing homes 08 May 2020 - 02:48 pm
Tape is used to mark off spaces for social distancing at a seating area, as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, along the promenade at Marina Bay in Singapore on May 4, 2020. / AFP / Roslan RAHMAN
Indian train kills 16 workers laid-off in coronavirus lockdown 08 May 2020 - 02:11 pm
A migrant worker, who was stranded in the western state of Gujarat due to a lockdown imposed by the government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), looks out from a window of a train that will take him to his home state of Uttar Pr
Warship evacuates stranded Indians from Maldives 08 May 2020 - 02:01 pm
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Indonesia eases coronavirus travel ban despite fears it's too early 08 May 2020 - 01:55 pm
A general view of high-rise buildings is pictured during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
China says it supports WHO-led review of global pandemic response 08 May 2020 - 01:16 pm
People wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus walk on a street in Beijing on May 4, 2020. / AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI
Afghan health minister tests positive for virus 08 May 2020 - 01:08 pm
An Afghan man wearing a protective face mask walks past a painted wall during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kabul, Afghanistan May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
China's new spacecraft returns to Earth: official 08 May 2020 - 12:54 pm
:(FILES) This file photo taken on May 5, 2020 shows a Long March 5B rocket lifting off from the Wenchang launch site on China's southern Hainan island. China's new prototype spacecraft
Australia annoyed as U.S. pushes Wuhan lab COVID-19 theory 08 May 2020 - 11:53 am
A woman walks past a street art in Sydney on May 8, 2020. Australia's government unveiled a three-stage plan to get the economy back to a new
Pakistan to lift lockdown from Saturday, despite rising COVID-19 curve 07 May 2020 - 02:23 pm
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'Indian hero' - Moldovan tennis player feeds poor in lockdown 07 May 2020 - 12:59 pm
Moldovan tennis player Dmitrii Baskov (C) packs food to be distributed to people in need along with Director of Ace Tennis Academy Pramesh Modi (R) and Founder of Shree Sava Foundation Ami Pramesh Modi during nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure ag
At Shanghai High, new back-to-school realities under coronavirus 07 May 2020 - 12:45 pm
Students wearing face masks are seen in their classroom during a government-organised media tour at Shanghai High School after it reopened in Shanghai on May 7, 2020. AFP / Hector RETAMAL
Chemical leak at LG plant in India kills 11, about 1,000 ill 07 May 2020 - 12:41 pm
Smoke is seen at LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam, India, May 7, 2020. REUTERS/R Narendra
Sri Lanka asks government workers to donate May pay to aid virus recovery 07 May 2020 - 12:37 pm
A police officer directs traffic on a road in the central Sri Lankan town of Pilimathalawa May 5, 2020, during a break in the curfew that was first imposed on March 20. AFP / Ishara S. KODIKARA
India’s cleanest city Indore turns epicenter of COVID-19 07 May 2020 - 12:27 pm
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File photo of WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Six measures could save 1.6 million lives a year: WHO

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Workers assess damage at the Al-Markhiyat power station north of Omdurman on October 28, 2026, following a reported drone strike by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. (AFP) Ethiopia, Sudan trade tit-for-tat diplomat expulsions after cross-border drone claims
Workers assess damage at the Al-Markhiyat power station north of Omdurman on October 28, 2026, following a reported drone strike by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. (AFP) Sudan files UN Security Council complaint against Ethiopia over RSF drone attacks
AI generated image for representational purposes. Benin enterprise turns daily kitchen waste into soap and power
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US President Donald Trump speaks at the construction site of the East Wing ballroom at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 4, 2026. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) Trump makes first post-election appearance at White House ballroom
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Supporters cheer during a midterm election night watch party for Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at the Department at Hudson's on November 04, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. Salwan Georges/Getty Images/AFP Democrats win US Congress in midterm rout of Trump

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