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Mumbai ambulance start-up joins coronavirus battle 31 May 2020 - 09:12 am
In this photograph taken on May 24, 2020, ambulance driver Alam Shaikh from HelpNow gets into his vehicle at a parking station, after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Mumbai. A
'I can't breathe' protests heat up as curfews imposed in several US cities 31 May 2020 - 08:58 am
NYPD police officers detain a protester as they clash during a march against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., May 30, 2020. Picture taken May 30, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
EU urges Trump to rethink cutting funding to WHO 30 May 2020 - 07:39 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Italy court rules Uber food delivery riders were exploited 30 May 2020 - 05:54 pm
Gondoliere waits for tourists on May 30, 2020 in Venice, as the country eases its lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus. / AFP / ANDREA PATTARO
Trump WHO funding cut prompts criticism as virus spreads 30 May 2020 - 04:40 pm
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Don't treat Italy like a leper colony says foreign minister 30 May 2020 - 02:28 pm
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio looks on during a news conference after bilateral talks between Italy and Russia at Villa Madama in Rome, Italy February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo
As lockdown eases, Iran's mosques to resume daily prayers 30 May 2020 - 02:18 pm
People spend time near the Chitgar Lake until late hours amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic despite of warnings in Iran's capital Tehran on May 28, 2020. (Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency)
England easing COVID-19 lockdown too soon, scientific advisers warn 30 May 2020 - 01:57 pm
A cyclist rides past a thank you message in NHS in Shoreditch, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 30, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley
UN warns 672 million children will fall into poverty by end of 2020 30 May 2020 - 01:47 pm
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Expo body formally approves one-year delay to Expo 2020 Dubai 30 May 2020 - 01:39 pm
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Rwandan medical workers deploy robots to minimise coronavirus risk 30 May 2020 - 01:07 pm
:A high-tech robot developed by Zora Bots, a Belgium-based company, and donated by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) prepares to check the temperature of a health worker during a demonstration at the Kanyinya treatment centre that treats coron
CDC issues guidelines that could change the way we work 30 May 2020 - 12:58 pm
People embrace during the coronavirus pandemic on May 29, 2020 in New York City. Cindy Ord/Getty Images/AFP
Trump strikes China over virus, Hong Kong and student visas 30 May 2020 - 12:50 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with industry executives on reopening businesses during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Jo
India records highest single-day COVID-19 cases 30 May 2020 - 12:47 pm
Residents wait for a medical check-up at a screening centre set up inside a slum during a nationwide lockdown to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Mumbai on May 29, 2020. / AFP / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE
Cathay says Hong Kong airport transit from June 1 excludes mainland flights 30 May 2020 - 12:39 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Cathay Dragon Airbus A330-300 plane descends before landing at Hong Kong Airport in Hong Kong, China April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Indonesia capital gears up for post-holiday return amid pandemic 30 May 2020 - 12:34 pm
A worker sprays disinfectant after Friday prayers at a mosque to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bekasi, near Jakarta, Indonesia May 29, 2020, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Fakhri Hermansyah
Afghan head of peace talks says ready for dialogue with Taliban 30 May 2020 - 12:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: Afghan children celebrate in anticipation of the U.S-Taliban agreement to allow a U.S. troop reduction and a permanent ceasefire, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Parwiz
India posts record jump in COVID-19 cases, Modi says 'long battle' ahead 30 May 2020 - 12:25 pm
A volunteer wearing a protective suit checks the body temperature of homeless people standing in queue to get free lunch packets on the roadside after the goverment eased a nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in N