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UK to study whether dogs can detect COVID-19 20 May 2020 - 01:12 pm
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Russia reports record high daily virus death toll 20 May 2020 - 12:32 pm
A woman wearing a mask as a precaution against coronavirus walks at a street in Moscow, Russia on May 19, 2020.  Sefa Karacan - Anadolu
Climate change is turning Antarctica green, study finds 20 May 2020 - 12:27 pm
Muli-colored snow algae on Anchorage Island, in Antarctica.
WHO faces virus probe after Trump threat 20 May 2020 - 11:49 am
The headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) are pictured during the World Health Assembly (WHA) following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Cry hard with a vengeance: Chinese woman sends tonne of onions to ex 20 May 2020 - 11:36 am
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Spain makes masks compulsory in public, even for children 20 May 2020 - 11:13 am
People wearing face masks walk on a crosswalk, as some Spanish provinces are allowed to ease lockdown restrictions during phase one, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Valencia, Spain May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Canada, US extend border closure to non-essential travel 20 May 2020 - 10:49 am
FILE PHOTO: The U.S.-Canada border crossing is seen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Lacolle, Quebec, Canada April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo
Britain's Rolls-Royce to cut 9,000 jobs amid air travel slump 20 May 2020 - 10:03 am
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Heavy rains in India and Bangladesh as super cyclone bears down 20 May 2020 - 09:40 am
Men walk past as waves hit a breakwater at Kasimedu fishing harbour in Chennai on May 19, 2020, as Cyclone Amphan barrels towards India's eastern coast. / AFP / Arun SANKAR
South Africa says it doesn’t meet WHO criteria to lift lockdown 20 May 2020 - 09:17 am
Joggers and walkers make the most of allocated exercise time during the nationwide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Cape Town, South Africa May 15, 2020 REUTERS/Mike Hutchings TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
UK virus toll over 40,000, with 10,000 care homes deaths 19 May 2020 - 04:35 pm
Domestic Jane Shackleton mops the floor on the Postnatal Ward at the Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre at Burnley General Hospital in East Lancashire, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Burnley, Britain, May 15, 2020. Pictu
Brazil overtakes UK in virus cases, behind US, Russia 19 May 2020 - 03:24 pm
Gravediggers carry the coffin of Avelino Fernandes Filho, 74, who passed away from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during his funeral in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
Indonesia's capital extends coronavirus measures until June 4 19 May 2020 - 03:21 pm
Police officers stop a number of vehicles passing at the entrance to the Merak Port in Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia on May 19, 2020.  Eko Siswono Toyudho - Anadolu
Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine despite FDA warning 19 May 2020 - 03:14 pm
:U.S. President Donald Trump talks about taking daily doses of hydroxychloroquine pills as he addresses a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic meeting with restaurant executives and industry leaders in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washin
Syrian government orders seizure of assets of Assad's cousin Makhlouf 19 May 2020 - 03:07 pm
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Coronavirus vaccine from Moderna appears safe, shows promise in data from 8 people 19 May 2020 - 02:53 pm
A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Therapeutics, which is developing a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Trump's use of malaria drug likely to be welcomed in India 19 May 2020 - 02:25 pm
:(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020 a Salvadoran Health Ministry worker shows a package of bottles of HydroxyChloroquine pills to be distributed in hospitals in San Salvador, amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.  / AFP / Yuri CORTEZ
Scientists in China believe new drug can stop pandemic 'without vaccine' 19 May 2020 - 01:50 pm
This picture taken on May 14, 2020 shows a researcher at Peking University's Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Genomics conducting tests at their laboratory in Beijing. The Chinese laboratory says it has developed a drug it believes has the power to