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Iran to reopen religious, cultural sites: President 23 May 2020 - 12:10 pm
An Iranian man wears a protective face mask, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as he stands in Vali-E-Asr street, in Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2020.
Coronavirus spreading in Bangladesh's Rohingya camps 23 May 2020 - 12:04 pm
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Survivor recalls horror of Pakistan plane crash that killed 97 23 May 2020 - 11:07 am
Mourners waits outside the mortuary of Edhi Foundation to receive the body of a victim for a burial a day after a Pakistan International Airlines aircraft crashed in a residential area in Karachi on May 23, 2020.  AFP / Rizwan TABASSUM
Hydroxychloroquine linked to deaths, heart risks in Covid study 22 May 2020 - 04:37 pm
Photo of a laptop's screen showing the hydroxychloroquine for sale on a Brazilian website in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 20, 2020.  / AFP / MAURO PIMENTEL
U.S. demands review of WHO's handling of pandemic starts now, seeks reforms 22 May 2020 - 03:59 pm
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India reports largest single-day virus spike 22 May 2020 - 02:37 pm
An artist paints a floor mural dedicated to police forces to thank their service braving all risks during a nationwide lockdown to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Mumbai on May 16, 2020. / AFP / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE
Trump says he finally wore a mask and 'it looked very nice' 22 May 2020 - 02:27 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a protective face mask with a presidential seal on it that he said he had been wearing earlier in his tour as Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Hackett looks on at the Ford Rawsonville Components Plant that is manufacturing vent
UK to introduce '14-day quarantine' for international arrivals 22 May 2020 - 02:08 pm
Passengers who were on board a Swiss Air flight from Zurich and who will be put in quarantine arrive at the airport in Valencia on May 21, 2020. / AFP / STR / JOSE JORDAN
Coronavirus cases in Singapore surpass 30,000 - Reuters tally 22 May 2020 - 02:04 pm
People wearing face masks amid concern over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus wait at a road crossing with building displays of festive decorations ahead of Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at the Geylang Serai mar
Russia reports record number of new virus deaths 22 May 2020 - 01:58 pm
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 22: Healthcare workers wearing protective suit are seen on their duty a state hospital in Moscow, Russia on May 22, 2020. Russia remains second-worst-hit country globally, with 326,448 coronavirus cases. ( Sefa Karacan - Anadolu Agenc
Human trials of British coronavirus vaccine to widen to 10,000 22 May 2020 - 01:38 pm
A scientist examines COVID-19 infected cells under a microscope during research for a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a laboratory May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
PIA plane crashes in residential area near Karachi airport 22 May 2020 - 01:30 pm
Ambulances and fire brigade vehicles gather at the site of a passenger plane crash in a residential area near an airport in Karachi, Pakistan May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
A young woman makes COVID-19 warning her dad's final gift to the world 22 May 2020 - 01:15 pm
A blue rose is seen placed in the hands Jose Holguin, 50, originally from the Dominican Republic and who died of complications related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during his viewing service at International Funeral & Cremation Services in the H
Covid-19 waste complicates Trudeau’s single-use plastics ban 22 May 2020 - 01:01 pm
(FILES) In this file photo Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives on Parliament Hill to attend a sitting of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic, May 20, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada. / AFP / Dave Chan
Indian PM offers help to cyclone stricken Kolkata, Bangladesh counts cost 22 May 2020 - 12:51 pm
NEW DELHI, INDIA - MAY 18: ndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R), wearing a face mask as as a preventive measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, chairs a meeting to review the response measures against cyclone ‘Amphan’ developing in the Bay
Turkey declares ‘#MissionAccomplished’ against coronavirus 21 May 2020 - 03:06 pm
TOPSHOT - A picture taken on May 19, 2020 shows the Bosphorus bridge and the Ortakoy mosque as a light shine over the Bosphorus to mark the Youth and Sports Day in Istanbul during a four-day curfew aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, cau
U.S. secures 300 million doses of potential AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 21 May 2020 - 02:58 pm
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Cyclone kills at least 82 in India, Bangladesh, causes widespread flooding 21 May 2020 - 02:50 pm
A woman salvages items from her house damaged by cyclone Amphan in Midnapore, West Bengal, on May 21, 2020.  / AFP / Dibyangshu SARKAR