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Australia fights virus clusters as parts of country ease restrictions 03 May 2020 - 01:00 pm
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 28: People walk at the city centre after streets and roads remain nearly empty following a great number of shops are being closed within coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions in Melbourne, Australia on April 28, 2020. COVID-19 d
Mosques and schools to reopen in Iran's low-risk areas 03 May 2020 - 12:52 pm
A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a Palestine mural on the wall following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, April 30, 2020.
UK had contingency plan for PM Johnson's death as he battled COVID-19 -The Sun 03 May 2020 - 12:27 pm
A bus displays a thank you message to the NHS on Westminster Bridge before the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
More people hit China roads in first major holiday since coronavirus easing 03 May 2020 - 11:48 am
:TOPSHOT - Large crowd of people wearing face masks visit the promenade on the Bund along the Huangpu River during a holiday on May Day, or International Workers' Day, in Shanghai on May 1, 2020. With optimism and a heavy dose of caution, millions of Chin
Roche gets US FDA emergency use nod for COVID-19 antibody test 03 May 2020 - 11:20 am
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Russia reports more than 10,000 new virus infections 03 May 2020 - 11:04 am
A medical staff walks near a testing point for the COVID-19 coronavirus in central Moscow on May 2, 2020. Russia on Saturday reported its largest increase in coronavirus cases with the new infections rising by nearly 10,000 in a single day. / AFP / Yuri K
Japan indicates could ease some coronavirus-related curbs 03 May 2020 - 10:42 am
Pedestrians walk in front of a quotation board displaying share prices of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on May 1, 2020. Tokyo stocks closed down more than two percent on May 1 as concerns grew over tensions between the US and China, with traders remai
With fighter jets and army bands, India's military thank health workers 03 May 2020 - 10:23 am
An Indian Navy helicopter (top left) throws rose petals on the INHS Asvini (Indian Naval Hospital Ship) staff to pay tribute to all those involved in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Mumbai on May 3, 2020. / AFP / Punit PARANJP
Cycle power: Bikes emerge as a post-lockdown commuter option 03 May 2020 - 10:13 am
MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 2: People ride bicycles as the government allowed people to exercise within 1 km around of their house starting today in Madrid, Spain on May 2, 2020. The death toll from coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak has reached 25,100 so far, incre
Philippines temporarily bars incoming flights to decongest quarantine facilities 03 May 2020 - 09:32 am
A medical staff member from the National Children's Hospital take part in a vigil to honour their fallen colleagues and call on the government to provide ample protection to frontline staff and the immediate release of their bonuses, in Quezon City on Apr
UK hospital trials blood plasma treatment for COVID-19 02 May 2020 - 04:59 pm
An employee takes the temperature of a customer at the entrance of a super market in China Town in London, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 2, 2020. Reuters/Toby Melville
Madrid runners hit streets as Europe’s virus outbreak eases 02 May 2020 - 04:48 pm
A man gives a thumbs-up as he runs in Seville on May 2, 2020, during the hours allowed by the government to go out and exercise, for the first time since the beginning of a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease. AFP / CRISTINA QU
Meet Wilfred Johnson, newborn son of British PM and fiancée 02 May 2020 - 04:31 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 28, 2019 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R) walks with his partner Carrie Symonds as they arrive at The Midland, near the Manchester Central convention complex in Manchester, northwest England . AFP /
France extends health emergency until July 24 02 May 2020 - 03:42 pm
A woman wearing a protective facemask walks in the Aligre street as she does her grocery shopping during the food market, on May 2, 2020, in Paris, during the 47th day of a strict lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 (the novel c
First giant panda born in Netherlands 02 May 2020 - 02:39 pm
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Kazakh President strips former leader’s daughter of powers 02 May 2020 - 01:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: Dariga Nazarbayeva, daughter of Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev and the country's Deputy Prime Minister, attends celebrations to mark Kazakhstan People's Unity Day in Almaty, Kazakhstan, May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
Spain’s streets come to life as deaths top 25,000 02 May 2020 - 12:59 pm
A woman walks as she holds a cat during the hours in which individual exercise is allowed outdoors, for the first time since the lockdown was announced, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain, May 2, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Virus infections in Europe climb over 1.5 million 02 May 2020 - 12:38 pm
People wearing protective face masks push their bicycles during the lockdown, ahead of Italy's gradual lifting of restrictions which begins from May 4, due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Florence, Italy, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jenni