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UK's COVID-19 death toll could be 40% higher than daily figure, data suggests 21 Apr 2020 - 12:36 pm
The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben are seen by Westminster bridge from across the River Thames ahead of Parliament reopening while the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Driver killed in WHO vehicle carrying virus swabs in Myanmar's Rakhine 21 Apr 2020 - 12:29 pm
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South Africans volunteer to keep rhino orphanage going during lockdown 21 Apr 2020 - 12:00 pm
Zanrie Van Jaarsveld feeds orphaned rhinos Kolisi and Amelia, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a sanctuary for rhinos orphaned by poaching, in Mookgopong, Limpopo province, South Africa April 17, 2020. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
Quebec doctors dispatched to nursing homes to help virus patients 21 Apr 2020 - 11:49 am
TOPSHOT - Samuel de Champlain Bridge is illuminated in the colors of the rainbow as a symbol of support during the novel coronavirus pandemic in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on April 19, 2020. / AFP / Sebastien St-Jean
Trump says he will suspend all immigration into U.S. over coronavirus 21 Apr 2020 - 11:31 am
U.S. President Donald Trump answers a question during the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Kim Jong Un was in critical condition after surgery, U.S. official says 21 Apr 2020 - 10:42 am
People watch a television news broadcast showing file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul on April 21, 2020. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Hong Kong extends social distancing measures 21 Apr 2020 - 10:16 am
Customers eat at Mana Cafe in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China April 14, 2020. Picture taken April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Pak Yiu
South Korea baseball returns as virus curbs ease 21 Apr 2020 - 10:03 am
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Italy to start easing coronavirus lockdown from May 4 - PM Conte 21 Apr 2020 - 10:02 am
TOPSHOT - Children wearing protective face masks play football in front of their building in rome's neighbourhood of San Basilio on April 18, 2020, during the country's lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. / AFP / Alber
Australia sees ‘road back’ as lockdown flattens virus curve 21 Apr 2020 - 09:55 am
People surf at Maroubra Beach in Sydney on April 20, 2020. Authorities in Sydney reopened three beaches for walking, running, swimming or surfing only amid lockdown restrictions put in place due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. / AFP / Saeed KHAN
Billionaire Branson says Virgin’s Airlines need state aid to survive 20 Apr 2020 - 04:58 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 02, 2020 tailfins of parked Virgin Atlantic passenger aircraft are pictured on the apron at Heathrow Airport, west of London. AFP / Ben STANSALL
Polish opposition, junior ruling party seek election delay 20 Apr 2020 - 04:10 pm
Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski wears protective mask as he attends the Polish Parliament session in Warsaw, Poland April 16, 2020. Slawomir Kaminski/Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS
Spain's daily virus death toll drops under 400 20 Apr 2020 - 02:28 pm
El Oso y el Madrono (The Bear and the Strawberry Tree) is seen at a deserted Puerta del Sol square during the lockdown following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain, April 19, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina
Ex-Billionaire Mallya loses appeals against extradition from Britain 20 Apr 2020 - 02:18 pm
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Lockdown in 3 Madagascar cities set to ease 20 Apr 2020 - 01:21 pm
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Hong Kong reports zero new coronavirus cases for 1st time since early March 20 Apr 2020 - 12:15 pm
This aerial photo shows people gathering at a beach in Hong Kong on April 19, 2020. Starting on March 29 the city's government banned public gatherings of more than four people in an effort to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. / AFP / Dale DE L
Virus can't stop Germans getting their baguettes 20 Apr 2020 - 11:38 am
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Turkey lifts 48-hour coronavirus curfew in 31 provinces 20 Apr 2020 - 11:35 am
HATAY, TURKEY - APRIL 19: A drone photo shows empty Martyr Omer Halisdemir Square and Ataturk Street after restrictions re-imposed in 31 provinces for two days as part of measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Hatay, Turkey on April