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New virus deaths in Spain fall to two-month low under 100 17 May 2020 - 04:02 pm
Toni, 45, owner of a pub in Magaluf beach wearing face mask and gloves poses next to a board with the rules to be applied during the reopening of commercial activity after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Palma de Mallorca, in Mallorca Spain
Philippines urges coronavirus vigilance as shoppers ignore safety protocols 17 May 2020 - 02:02 pm
A poster reminding shoppers to maintain social distance to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is placed beside an escalator in a shopping mall in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Syrian tycoon says will refuse government demand to step down from mobile operator 17 May 2020 - 01:27 pm
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UK PM Johnson accepts public frustration with lockdown easing rules 17 May 2020 - 01:16 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a parliament session, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the House of Commons Chamber in London, Britain May 13, 2020. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/
Russia allows foreign athletes entry as coronavirus cases pass 280,000 17 May 2020 - 12:53 pm
:An ambulance moves past Kremlin as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Moscow, Russia May 16, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Brazil passes Italy and Spain in confirmed coronavirus cases 17 May 2020 - 11:43 am
Brazil's outgoing Health Minister Nelson Teich speaks during a press conference in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 15, 2020.  / AFP / EVARISTO SA
Japan COVID-19 doctors lack fresh masks, hazard pay-union survey 17 May 2020 - 11:27 am
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China reports 5 new coronavirus cases, down from 8 a day earlier 17 May 2020 - 11:06 am
:A woman holds a child who wears a protective face cover as they pose for pictures near a Chinese national flag at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China May 16, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
South Korea reports single digit domestic coronavirus cases 17 May 2020 - 10:49 am
People wait in line to take tests for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a virus testing station in the nightlife district of Itaewon in Seoul on May 12, 2020.  / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Lebanon army says arrests 16 over 'illegal' currency ring 16 May 2020 - 08:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective mask walks past Central Bank building as Lebanon extends a shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beirut, Lebanon, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
People told to stay away from English beauty spots over virus fears 16 May 2020 - 06:09 pm
A family enjoys the sunshine on New Brighton Beach, Merseyside in north west England on May 16, 2020, following an easing of lockdown rules in England during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. AFP / Oli Scarff
It's TV at home as German football returns with 'ghost games' 16 May 2020 - 06:01 pm
Schalke and Dortmund players play in an empty stadium during the German first division Bundesliga football match BVB Borussia Dortmund v Schalke 04 on May 16, 2020 in Dortmund, western Germany as the season resumed. AFP / POOL / Martin Meissner
Hungary to start lifting lockdown in Budapest from Monday - PM Orban 16 May 2020 - 05:03 pm
 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a business conference in Budapest, Hungary, March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo
Germans stage protests against lockdown measures, social distancing rules 16 May 2020 - 05:03 pm
A man wearing a face mask attends a protest against the government's restrictions following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Cannstatter Wasen area in Stuttgart, Germany, May 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Kenya closes borders to Tanzania and Somalia over coronavirus 16 May 2020 - 04:49 pm
Traffic moves on a flyover before a curfew to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread in Nairobi, Kenya May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga arrested in France after decades on the run 16 May 2020 - 04:38 pm
General view of the apartment building where Rwanda genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga was arrested on May 16, 2020, in Asnières-sur-Seine, northwestern suburbs of Paris. AFP / FRANCOIS GUILLOT
Trump says he is considering restoring some funding to WHO, no decision made 16 May 2020 - 04:30 pm
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak to the press before departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on May 15, 2020. Trump is heading to Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN
Pilot in fatal Kobe crash had no alcohol or drugs in system 16 May 2020 - 03:01 pm
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