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Center-right president taking office in Uruguay 01 Mar 2020 - 07:11 pm
Uruguay's new President Luis Lacalle Pou gestures next to new Vice President Beatriz Argimon as they are driven around the Parliament after being sworn into office, in Montevideo, Uruguay March 1, 2020. Reuters/Andres Cuenca Olaondo
Guinea-Bissau interim president resigns after two days in post 01 Mar 2020 - 07:11 pm
Guinea-Bissau's newly elected president Umaro Cissoko Embalo raises his arm during his swearing-in ceremony in Bissau, Guinea Bissau February 27, 2020. Reuters/Alberto Dabo
Sunday Mass on Facebook is Milan’s new normal as virus spreads 01 Mar 2020 - 07:11 pm
The Patriarch Francesco Moraglia celebrates mass behind closed doors in Venice with only the clerical staff allowed, Venice, Italy, March 1, 2020. Reuters/Manuel Silvestri
Two Swiss high school classes quarantined over coronavirus 01 Mar 2020 - 05:31 pm
A man wearing a mask stands near a car on February 28, 2020 at the Geneva International Motor Show which has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 epidemic. AFP / Richard Juilliart
US advisory warns Americans not travel to 2 Italian regions 01 Mar 2020 - 05:29 pm
An international passenger arrives at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, US on June 26, 2017. Reuters / James Lawler Duggan
Fear, distrust and disinfectant in the air amid Iran's coronavirus outbreak 01 Mar 2020 - 05:29 pm
 A woman wears a medical mask as a precaution against coronavirus (COVID-19) on February 26, 2020 in Tehran, Iran. (Fatemeh Bahrami / Anadolu Agency)
Trump vows to screen travelers after first American dies of coronavirus 01 Mar 2020 - 05:29 pm
US President Donald Trump. AFP / Jim Watson
Slovakia anti-graft party stuns in vote haunted by journalist murder 01 Mar 2020 - 05:29 pm
Igor Matovic, leader of the anti-graft political movement Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OLaNO), gestures on stage during the party's parliamentary election evening in Trnava, Slovakia on February 29, 2020. AFP / Joe Klamar
EU executive is said to seek more control over climate targets 01 Mar 2020 - 05:29 pm
European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2019. Reuters / Yves Herman
Louvre museum in Paris closes over coronavirus fears 01 Mar 2020 - 05:29 pm
In this file photo taken on February 28, 2020 people visit the Louvre Pyramide in Paris.  AFP / Stephane De Sakutin
Mainland China adds 573 coronavirus infections in week's highest daily rise 01 Mar 2020 - 02:02 pm
This photo taken on February 28, 2020 shows passengers wearing face masks arriving at Wenzhou railway station in Wenzhou. The National Health Commission on March 1 reported 573 new infections, bringing the total number of cases in mainland China to 79,824
Trump says ready to help Iran with coronavirus if asked 01 Mar 2020 - 12:10 pm
 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference on the coronavirus outbreak at the White House in Washington, U.S., U.S., February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
After Biden's South Carolina win, Democrats head to Alabama to commemorate civil rights march 01 Mar 2020 - 11:41 am
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden celebrates with his supporters after declaring victory at an election-night rally at the University of South Carolina Volleyball Center on February 29, 2020 in Columbia, South Carolina. Sco
Malaysia swears in new prime minister as Mahathir forced out 01 Mar 2020 - 11:14 am
Malaysia's Prime Minister Designate and former interior minister Muhyiddin Yassin waves to reporters before his inauguration as the 8th prime minister, outside his residence in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Kuwait confirms new coronavirus case, brings total to 46: health ministry 01 Mar 2020 - 11:04 am
People wear protective masks in Kuwait City on February 27, 2020 amidst a world epidemic of cononavirus COVID-19. AFP / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT
Migrants head to Greece as Turkey opens floodgates 01 Mar 2020 - 10:11 am
Migrants walk towards Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, near Edirne, Turkey March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir
Australia's first coronavirus death confirmed as former Diamond Cruise passenger 01 Mar 2020 - 09:37 am
FILE PICTURE: Masked passengers look on from on board the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at Yokohama Port, south of Tokyo, Japan, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Sri Lanka heads for snap polls as Rajapaksa tightens grip 01 Mar 2020 - 09:26 am
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