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India, Pakistan plan to restart some economic activity during coronavirus lockdown 13 Apr 2020 - 11:40 am
Railway porters sit outside a railway station during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Lahore on April 12, 2020. / AFP / ARIF ALI
S.Korea reports more recovered coronavirus patients testing positive again 13 Apr 2020 - 11:28 am
A group of people wearing face masks amid concerns over the COVID-19 novel coronavirus walk along a street in Seoul on April 12, 2020. / AFP / Ed JONES
India plans to resume some manufacturing amid lockdown - sources 13 Apr 2020 - 09:31 am
People walk past a Covid-19 awareness scarecrow placed by Chennai municipality at a market during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Chennai on April 11, 2020. / AFP / Arun SANKAR
Vietnam orders workers at Samsung Display unit to be quarantined after COVID-19 case 13 Apr 2020 - 09:13 am
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Russian border becomes China's frontline in fight against second virus wave 13 Apr 2020 - 09:07 am
A staff member wearing a face mask is seen at the Suifenhe Port in Heilongjiang province on the border with Russia, as the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the country, China April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Yew Lun Tian
Japan PM criticised as tone deaf after lounge-at-home Twitter video 12 Apr 2020 - 02:51 pm
People relax at Meiji park in Tokyo on April 11, 2020. Japan on April 7 declared a month-long state of emergency over a spike in coronavirus cases, ramping up efforts to contain infections but stopping short of the strict lockdowns seen in other parts of
Tokyo reports 166 new coronavirus cases on Sunday 12 Apr 2020 - 02:10 pm
In this file photo taken on February 28, 2020, mask-clad commuters make their way to work during morning rush hour at the Shinagawa train station in Tokyo. Some Japanese office workers are facing a small, but insurmountable hurdle to staying home under th
Virus cases, deaths rise in India's biggest slum 12 Apr 2020 - 01:03 pm
A doctor scans residents from Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, with an infrared thermometer to check their temperature as a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Fran
China steps up scrutiny of inbound travellers as imported coronavirus cases hit record 12 Apr 2020 - 10:38 am
People wearing face masks are seen at a park in Suifenhe, a city of Heilongjiang province on the border with Russia, as the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the country, China April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Huizhong Wu
Pakistan confirms over 5,000 coronavirus cases 12 Apr 2020 - 09:37 am
A general view of deserted streets is seen during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Lahore on April 10, 2020. / AFP / ARIF ALI
India decides to extend nationwide coronavirus lockdown-state chief minister 11 Apr 2020 - 01:16 pm
Volunteers affiliated to Burhani Guards International speak with a man on an empty road as they patrol an area during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Ahmedabad on April 10, 2020. / AFP
WHO says looking into reports of some COVID patients testing positive again 11 Apr 2020 - 01:16 pm
A man wearing a face mask stands in front of a tarpaulin filled with signatures and messages at the Leishenshan Hospital that had offered beds for coronavirus patients in Wuhan, in China’s central Hubei province on April 11, 2020. / AFP / Noel Celis
China reports rise in coronavirus cases, most from abroad 11 Apr 2020 - 12:19 pm
A woman wearing a face mask sits next to a fruit stall at a residential area after the lockdown was lifted in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Villagers turn away relatives as virus scare grips rural India 11 Apr 2020 - 12:08 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 27, 2020 migrant workers and their family members walk carrying their belongings on a highway towards Uttar Pradesh state as they leave to go back to their villages during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown
South Korea plans tracking wristbands, US virus deaths rise 11 Apr 2020 - 11:46 am
A thermal camera system monitors the body temperature of people during early voting at a polling station in Seoul on April 10, 2020, ahead of next week's parliamentary elections. AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Pakistani students in Wuhan emerge from lockdown, far from home and with psychological scars 10 Apr 2020 - 01:42 pm
A man wearing a facemask sits in front of a shuttered market during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Rawalpindi on April 6, 2020. / AFP / Farooq NAEEM
Sun, sea, sand and space as coronavirus empties Asia's beaches 10 Apr 2020 - 01:26 pm
In this file photo taken on March 21, 2020, alocked pier closed to the public is pictured in Hermosa Beach, California. Another 6.6 million US workers file for unemployment benefits for the week ending April 4, 2020, the Labor Department said on April 9,
China's Wuhan to keep testing residents as coronavirus lockdown eases 10 Apr 2020 - 01:00 pm
Cars drive along Linjiang Avenue after lockdown in Wuhan, the epicentre of China's novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, is lifted, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

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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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