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Los Angeles offers free virus tests for all residents 30 Apr 2020 - 01:59 pm
Jose Vatres (R) holds his son Aidin who reacts as nurse practitioner Alexander Panis (L) takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 at a mobile testing station in a public school parking area in Compton, California, just south of Los Angeles, on April
Tajikistan confirms first coronavirus cases 30 Apr 2020 - 01:52 pm
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How China is attempting to prevent a second wave of Infections 30 Apr 2020 - 01:29 pm
TOPSHOT - In this picture taken on April 29, 2020, an engineer shows a plastic model of the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Quality Control Laboratory at the Sinovac Biotech facilities in Beijing. AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI /
Iran virus death toll surges past 6,000: ministry 30 Apr 2020 - 01:16 pm
Turkish citizens arrive at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport for the evacuation flight of Turkey's national carrier Turkish Airlines amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Tehran, Iran on April 27, 2020. Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu
Antiviral remdesivir showed 'no significant benefit' in virus patients 30 Apr 2020 - 01:12 pm
A lab technician inspects filled vials of investigational coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment drug remdesivir at a Gilead Sciences facility in La Verne, California, U.S. March 11, 2020. Picture taken March 11, 2020. Gilead Sciences Inc/Handout via RE
Kremlin: Work still needed before high-level talks on Ukraine crisis 30 Apr 2020 - 01:02 pm
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Germany raids sites linked to Hezbollah, extends ban 30 Apr 2020 - 12:56 pm
A police officer stands in front of the Al-Irschad Mosque during a raid on April 30, 2020 in Berlin, as dozens of police and special forces stormed mosques and associations linked to Hezbollah in Bremen, Berlin, Dortmund and Muenster in the early hours of
China denies Trump’s claim it’s trying to make him lose election 30 Apr 2020 - 12:53 pm
:FILE PHOTO: Cars are seen in a traffic jam during evening rush hour in Beijing, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), China April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
Spain records fewest virus deaths in six weeks, new cases drop 30 Apr 2020 - 12:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: Health workers gesture as citizens show their support from their balconies and windows, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Barcelona, Spain April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo
South Korea reports zero new domestic coronavirus cases 30 Apr 2020 - 12:27 pm
Worshippers wearing face masks have their temperature taken as they attend a prayer ceremony entitled 'overcoming and healing the COVID-19 coronavirus', while marking Buhha's birthday at the Jogye buddhist temple in Seoul on April 30, 2020. / AFP / Ed JON
Japan to extend state of emergency over virus: reports 30 Apr 2020 - 12:21 pm
A woman wearing a face mask rides a bicycle in Tokyo on April 29, 2020. / AFP / Philip FONG
Bollywood 'vanity vans' aid Indian policewomen on COVID-19 duty 30 Apr 2020 - 12:15 pm
A police officer wearing a protective face mask walks past a novel coronavirus-themed scarecrow cutout put up in a residential area during an extended lockdown to slow the spreading ofthe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the old quarters of Delhi, India,
German social distancing will be extended until May 10, Merkel aide says 30 Apr 2020 - 11:29 am
A customer at the food discounter ALDI is wearing a protective mask, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Duesseldorf, Germany, April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
Coronavirus drags Spanish economy into worst contraction on record 30 Apr 2020 - 11:20 am
TOLEDO, SPAIN - APRIL 29: Streets remain nearly empty due to coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Toledo, one of Spain's classic travel destinations and UNESCO World Heritage Sites, on April 29, 2020. Spain reports 325 more deaths from coronavirus in past 2
AstraZeneca CEO says now is the time for taking COVID vaccine risk 30 Apr 2020 - 11:15 am
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Russia's coronavirus case tally surges past the 100,000 mark after record daily rise 30 Apr 2020 - 11:09 am
This picture taken on April 29, 2020, shows a view of huge lettering reading “Thanks to Doctors” formed by turned on lights in rooms of Kosmos hotel in Moscow, during a strict lockdown in Russia to stop the spread of the COVID-19 infection caused by the n
A piece of the moon for sale: just $2.5 million 29 Apr 2020 - 07:46 pm
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India allows conditional movement of migrant workers 29 Apr 2020 - 07:42 pm
A boy rides a bicycle along a deserted National Highway 55 during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Sukna on the outskirts of Siliguri on April 29, 2020. / AFP / DIPTENDU DUTTA