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Xi to address key WHO meeting after Taiwan drops inclusion bid 18 May 2020 - 12:53 pm
People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers are seen next to a poster with a picture of Chinese President Xi Jinping next to the entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing on May 18, 2020.   AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI
Ireland cautiously begins to lift virus lockdown 18 May 2020 - 11:47 am
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Indonesia rules out easing lockdowns anytime soon as cases spike 18 May 2020 - 11:14 am
People are seen at a traditional market amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bogor, near Jakarta, Indonesia May 18, 2020, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Arif Firmansyah/via REUTERS
Australians urged to avoid rush hour crush in return to work 18 May 2020 - 11:03 am
Increased foot traffic is seen in the city centre following the easing of restrictions implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
India evacuates thousands threatened by cyclone amid coronavirus pandemic 18 May 2020 - 11:01 am
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Taiwan says did not receive WHO meeting invite, issue off the table for now 18 May 2020 - 10:51 am
Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung, parliament members and activists hold a news conference about Taiwan's efforts to get into the World Health Organization in Taipei, Taiwan, May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Taliban claims bomb attack as it pushes for Afghan talks 18 May 2020 - 10:01 am
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Lebanon on track to end lockdown despite virus uptick: PM 17 May 2020 - 07:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab, wearing a mask, arrives to attend a meeting with Lebanese political leaders to present the plan aimed at steering the country out of a financial crisis, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon May 6,
Pompeo welcomes Afghan power-sharing deal, chides leaders for lost time 17 May 2020 - 06:57 pm
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US successfully launches unmanned reusable drone for space experiments 17 May 2020 - 06:01 pm
A photo of the X-37B drone provided to AFP on May 6, 2020 by Boeing, its manufacturer (AFP Photo/Handout)
Fourteen million Britons ready to get on their bikes 17 May 2020 - 05:35 pm
A cyclist is seen using a temporary cycling lane in Leicester, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Leicester, Britain, May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers
India extends nationwide lockdown until end of May 17 May 2020 - 05:28 pm
Migrant workers and their families wait for transport to reach to a railway station to board a train to their home state of northern Uttar Pradesh, after a limited reopening of India's giant rail network following a nearly seven-week lockdown to slow the
Armed group kills 20 villagers in northeast Congo 17 May 2020 - 05:16 pm
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Trump vs Biden: first it was wild -- then came COVID-19 17 May 2020 - 05:06 pm
In this file photo taken on May 15, 2020 US President Donald Trump, with Response coordinator for White House Coronavirus Task Force Deborah Birx (L) and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci (R), speaks on va
Leaders 'aren't even pretending to be in charge': Obama 17 May 2020 - 04:50 pm
Torrey Pines High School graduating student Phoebe Seip, 18 (right), her father Jake, 57, and her sister Sydney, 22, watch former United States President Barack Obama deliver a virtual commencement address to millions of high school seniors who will miss
NZealand's Ardern turned away from cafe under virus rules 17 May 2020 - 04:31 pm
In this file photo taken on June 24, 2018 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford pose with their baby daugther Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford outside the hospital in Auckland. AFP / MICHAEL BRADLEY
Indian state that’s home to Mumbai extends virus lockdown 17 May 2020 - 04:21 pm
A pedestrian walks past a wall graffiti during a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Mumbai on May 15, 2020. / AFP / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE
Afghan President Ghani and rival Abdullah sign power-sharing deal 17 May 2020 - 04:10 pm
In this handout photograph taken on May 17, 2020 and released by Afghanistan's Office of Chief Executive, politician Abdullah Abdullah (L) gestures as he speaks next to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (R) ahead of signing a power-sharing deal agreement at t