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Salmon shunned in China after link to Beijing virus outbreak 15 Jun 2020 - 12:00 pm
People are wearing face masks inside the Jingshen seafood market which has been closed for business after new coronavirus infections were detected, in Beijing, China, June 12, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
South Korea announces new measures to support private sector 15 Jun 2020 - 11:52 am
FILE PHOTO: A water park employee looks on in Yongin, South Korea, as measures to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue, June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Russia sentences ex-US marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in jail for espionage 15 Jun 2020 - 11:15 am
Paul Whelan, a former US marine accused of espionage and arrested in Russia in December 2018, stands inside a defendants' cage as he waits to hear his verdict in Moscow on June 15, 2020. AFP / Kirill Kudryavtsev
French health minister: Worst of epidemic behind us, but virus not dead 15 Jun 2020 - 11:06 am
French Health and Solidarity Minister Olivier Veran leaves the Elysee presidential palace after attending the weekly cabinet meeting on June 10, 2020 in Paris. / AFP / POOL / Ludovic MARIN
US to unveil voluntary self-driving testing data-sharing effort 15 Jun 2020 - 10:24 am
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Johnson tells Brits to ‘shop with confidence’ as shops open 15 Jun 2020 - 10:11 am
Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks with a staff member as he visits the M&S clothing department and other retail outlets in Westfield Stratford to see the COVID-19 measure taken before reopening tomorrow, in London, Britain June 14, 2020. John Nguyen/Poo
Europe starts to reopen borders but no free travel yet 15 Jun 2020 - 09:51 am
A view of the border check point Saint-Ludovic at the Franco-Italian border, after France reopened its border to Italians as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) travel restrictions across Europe are gradually eased, in Menton, France, June 15, 2020. REUTER
Thailand ends curfew, marks 21 days with no local coronavirus cases 15 Jun 2020 - 09:48 am
People are seen at a beach after the government eased some protective measures following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hua Hin, Thailand June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Coronavirus resurgence in Beijing prompts reinstatement of tough measures 15 Jun 2020 - 09:37 am
Security personnel wearing face masks stand guard at a residential area under lockdown near Yuquan East Market in Beijing on June 15, 2020. China locks down ten more Beijing neighbourhoods over virus cluster. / AFP / Noel Celis
Macron says France has scored its 'first victory' against virus 15 Jun 2020 - 09:37 am
French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on a television screen in Paris on June 14, 2020 as he addresses the nation from the Elysee Palace during a televised speech, broadcast by French tv channel TF1. / AFP / Thomas Samson
Hong Kong Disneyland to reopen after five-month virus closure 15 Jun 2020 - 09:31 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 14, 2020 an employee cleans the grounds behind the closed gates of Disneyland Park on the first day of the closure of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure theme parks as fear of the spread of coronavirus con
Fears for Philippines press freedom as court finds Maria Ressa guilty of libel 15 Jun 2020 - 09:20 am
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa speaks during a press conference after attending the court's verdict promulgation in Manila on June 15, 2020. / AFP / Ted ALJIBE
Sri Lanka holds mock election to test virus measures 14 Jun 2020 - 04:42 pm
An election official stands to enter a polling station ahead of a mock election to test the guidelines implemented against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Ingiriya of Kalutara District in Western Province on June 14, 2020. AFP / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI
Turkey: Ancient city of Ephesus limits visitor numbers 14 Jun 2020 - 04:19 pm
A view of the remains of Ephesus Ancient City, in Izmir, Turkey on June 10, 2020. Mehmet Emin Mengüarslan - Anadolu
Statue of famous Italian journalist defaced in Milan 14 Jun 2020 - 02:52 pm
A municipal employee cleans a statue of a famous Italian journalist Indro Montanelli on June 14, 2020 in a Milan public square, a day after it was defaced and stained with red paint. AFP / MIGUEL MEDINA
Uzbekistan to reopen borders for some air travellers 14 Jun 2020 - 02:47 pm
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Delhi to use 500 railway coaches as hospital facilities to fight coronavirus 14 Jun 2020 - 02:45 pm
A man walks past a mural painted on a garbage dump after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in New Delhi on June 13, 2020. AFP / Jewel Samad
Tokyo finds 47 new virus cases, most since May 5: Media Reports 14 Jun 2020 - 01:53 pm
FILE PHOTO: A large screen on a building shows live broadcast of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's news conference on the lifting of the state of emergency in Tokyo and the remaining 5 areas still under alert for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Sh