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Two dams fail in US state of Michigan, thousands evacuated 21 May 2020 - 01:17 pm
A satellite image shows a flooded Windover High School after rising floodwaters unleashed by two dam failures submerged parts of Midland, Michigan, U.S. May 20, 2020. Satellite image ?2020 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
'Insensitive' Japan Olympic coronavirus logo pulled after row 21 May 2020 - 12:34 pm
This picture taken on May 21, 2020 in Tokyo shows the cover design of Number 1 Shimbun, the monthly magazine for members of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan, which was designed by Andrew Pothecary. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI /
China vaccine maker inks Canada deal to develop second shot 21 May 2020 - 12:33 pm
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Lockdown over, Pakistan's COVID-19 deaths, infections tick higher 21 May 2020 - 12:21 pm
People shop at a market ahead of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival in Karachi on May 20, 2020. AFP / Asif HASSAN /
Your bubble is ready: plastic pods offer solution for COVID dining 21 May 2020 - 12:16 pm
A woman poses under a Plex'Eat prototype plexiglas bubble by designer Christophe Gernigon which surrounds diners to protect them from the novel coronavirus during a presentation in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, near Paris, as restaurants in France prepare to re-
Airlines caught unawares as India allows local flights to resume 21 May 2020 - 12:11 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 8, 2020 airplanes are seen at the Indira Gandhi International airport apron during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in New Delhi.  / AFP / Prakash SI
China's top political meetings open with minute's silence for virus victims 21 May 2020 - 12:09 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping greets officials wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak as he arrives for the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People
EasyJet to restart some flights in June with compulsory masks 21 May 2020 - 12:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: An Easyjet plane takes off from Manchester Airport in Manchester, Britain January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
Indonesia reports 973 new coronavirus cases, biggest daily jump 21 May 2020 - 12:03 pm
A medical staff member waits to take a swab sample from a citizen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Jakarta, Indonesia May 20, 2020. Antara Foto/Muhammad Adimaja
Cyclone swamps parts of India, Bangladesh, evacuations keep death toll down 21 May 2020 - 11:56 am
A bus damaged by a fallen tree due to Cyclone Amphan, is seen in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, May 21, 2020, in this still image from video. ANI via REUTERS
Indonesia's COVID-19 battle faces crucial test over Eid holiday 21 May 2020 - 11:47 am
Indonesian police order some motorists who could not provide required travel documents to return at a check point in Bandung, West Java on May 20, 2020, during a partial lockdown amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic as the government issued
UK healthcare workers begin COVID-19 hydroxychloroquine trial 21 May 2020 - 11:38 am
A pharmacy tech holds a bottle and a pill of Hydroxychloroquine at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, on May 20, 2020. US President Donald Trump announced May 18 he has been taking hydroxychloroquine for almost two weeks as a preventative measure agains
WHO reports most coronavirus cases in a day as cases near 5 million 20 May 2020 - 07:44 pm
A lab assistant manipulates samples, at a COVID-19 screening centre of Saint Andre Hospital in Bordeaux, on May 20, 2020. AFP / GEORGES GOBET
Look, no hands! Thai mall puts pedals in lifts to keep coronavirus at bay 20 May 2020 - 05:19 pm
Modified lift switches are seen at a shopping mall after the Thai government eased isolation measures, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Lebanon banks call for rescue plan with lighter touch on depositors 20 May 2020 - 04:32 pm
Cars drive along a highway as Lebanon is gradually reopening its economy following a four-day shutdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jal el-Dib, Lebanon May 18, 2020. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir
India air travel to resume after two-month pandemic shutdown: Minister 20 May 2020 - 03:32 pm
In this file photo taken on May 8, 2020 airplanes are seen at the Indira Gandhi International airport apron during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in New Delhi.AFP / Prakash SINGH
Pakistani legislator dies from COVID-19, as highest daily toll recorded 20 May 2020 - 03:10 pm
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Coronavirus behaving differently in China's northeast clusters, expert says 20 May 2020 - 02:35 pm
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