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Italian tennis youngsters happy to hit the roof during virus 20 Apr 2020 - 11:19 am
Carola Pessina (foreground) plays tennis with Vittoria Oliveri on the rooftops of their house in Finale Ligure, Liguria Region, northwestern Italy on April 19, 2020, during the country's lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of the COVID-19 (new coronavir
Singapore’s daily virus infections top 1,000 for first time 20 Apr 2020 - 11:16 am
View of Star Cruise's Superstar Gemini, which is currently being accessed for use as temporary accommodation for migrant workers, berthed at Marina Bay Cruise Center, Singapore, April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
No visitors at Australian zoo, but animals train for when lockdown ends 20 Apr 2020 - 11:15 am
Marine mammals unit supervisor Danielle Fox practices a show routine with a sea lion named Pepper in front of an empty seating area, the result of a zoo closure to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Taronga Zoo Sydney in Sydney, Aus
India reports biggest one-day virus spike as lockdown eased 20 Apr 2020 - 10:32 am
Indian fishermen, who said they were refused entry at two ports after a nationwide lockdown was imposed to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), travel in the Arabian Sea attempting to reach to their home state Maharashtra from the western state of Gu
Prince Harry and Meghan up tabloid war by cutting ties with British papers 20 Apr 2020 - 10:31 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 9, 2020 Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, (L) and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive to attend the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London. AFP / Tolga Akmen
Wuhan virus lab denies any link to first coronavirus outbreak 20 Apr 2020 - 10:14 am
TOPSHOT - An aerial view shows the P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on April 17, 2020. / AFP / Hector RETAMAL
Novartis, U.S. drug regulator agree to malaria drug trial against COVID-19 20 Apr 2020 - 10:04 am
FILE PHOTO: The company's logo is seen at a building of Swiss drugmaker Novartis in Rotkreuz, Switzerland, January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
Coronavirus threatens to trigger new round of global food crisis - China official 20 Apr 2020 - 09:57 am
Farmers harvest vegetables at a farm in a village in Haian, Jiangsu province, China April 19, 2020. Picture taken April 19, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS
Man kills 16 in Canada shooting rampage 20 Apr 2020 - 09:28 am
RCMP officers go over a car collision scene involving the fake RCMP car driven by Gabriel Wortman in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, Canada April 19, 2020. REUTERS/John Morris TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
In Germany, Syrians take their torturers to court 20 Apr 2020 - 09:24 am
Syrian human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni poses in his office in Berlin on April 9, 2020. When Anwar al-Bunni crossed paths with fellow Syrian Anwar Raslan in a DIY store in Germany five years ago, he recognised him as the man who had thrown him into pris
Syria's divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus 20 Apr 2020 - 09:08 am
A stray cat crosses a street near the closed meat market in the center of Qamishli city, in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, on April 18, 2020,  AFP / DELIL SOULEIMAN
As coronavirus cases rise in US hot spots, governors tell Trump it's too soon to reopen America 19 Apr 2020 - 07:36 pm
A deserted 42nd Street is seen in midtown New York on April 19, 2020 during the COVID-19, coronavirus epidemic. (AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
Iranian president says prisoner leave to be extended 19 Apr 2020 - 04:45 pm
 President Hassan Rouhani
UK virus death toll rises by 596 to 16,060: ministry 19 Apr 2020 - 04:38 pm
People wearing masks take a walk in Kensington Palace Park, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 19, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
Iran: Coronavirus death toll rises to 5,118 19 Apr 2020 - 04:25 pm
An Iranian shopkeeper wearing protective gear amid the COVID-19 pandemic watches the street from a clothes stall at the Grand Bazaar market in the capital Tehran, on April 18, 2020. AFP / ATTA KENARE
Trump warns China could face consequences for virus outbreak 19 Apr 2020 - 02:50 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he points towards China on a chart showing daily mortality cases during the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 18, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo
Spain's coronavirus death toll slows, with lowest increase in about a month 19 Apr 2020 - 01:36 pm
:A children's merry-go-round is seen cordoned off during lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Madrid, Spain, March 22, 2020. Picture taken March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Susana vera
Iran extends prisoner furloughs, closure of holy sites amid coronavirus 19 Apr 2020 - 01:18 pm
TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 17: A view of a bazzar as people shopping in capital Tehran, Iran on April 18, 2020. After the restrictions, which were imposed for new type of coronavirus (Covid-19), removed step by step, businesses and government institutions reope