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Fear, isolation cloaks town at centre of Italy's coronavirus outbreak 23 Feb 2020 - 11:01 am
A woman is taken into an ambulance amid a coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy, in Casalpusterlengo, February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo
Iran accuses foreign media of using virus to 'discourage' voters 23 Feb 2020 - 10:38 am
Iranian election officials wear masks as they wait for voters during parliamentary elections at the Shah Abdul Azim shrine on the southern outskirts of Tehran on February 21, 2020./ AFP / ATTA KENARE
Global warming causing "irreversible" mass melting in Antarctica - scientist 23 Feb 2020 - 10:35 am
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South Korea reports two more coronavirus deaths, 123 new cases 23 Feb 2020 - 09:21 am
A confirmed coronavirus patient is wheeled to a hospital at Chuncheon, South Korea, February 22, 2020. Yonhap via REUTERS
Rio carnival gets political in Bolsonaro's Brazil 23 Feb 2020 - 08:59 am
Revellers from Gavioes da Fiel samba school perform during the second night of the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 23, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Quarantine questioned as Japan woman tests positive after leaving ship 23 Feb 2020 - 08:50 am
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Sanders scores decisive win in Nevada, Biden headed for second-place finish 23 Feb 2020 - 08:46 am
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders celebrates with his wife Jane after being declared the winner of the Nevada Caucus while holding a campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Callaghan O'hare
New Kosovo PM ready to revoke tariffs for Serbian goods 23 Feb 2020 - 08:33 am
Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti looks on in front of the members of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) as he attends a ceremony in Pristina on February 17, 2020, to mark the 12th anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence. / AFP / Armend NIMANI
Togo goes to polls as president seeks likely fourth term 22 Feb 2020 - 06:57 pm
Opposition leader and presidential candidate of ANC (National Alliance for Change) Jean-Pierre Fabre casts his ballot during presidential election, in Lome, Togo February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
Turkish soldier killed by regime fire in Syria's Idlib: ministry 22 Feb 2020 - 06:13 pm
Residents watch as a Turkish military convoy that crossed from the border with Syria passes through the Syrian rebel-held town of Hazano in Idlib's northern countryside, on February 22, 2020. / AFP / AAREF WATAD
Japanese emperor, on birthday, expresses coronavirus concern, looks forward to Olympics 22 Feb 2020 - 06:08 pm
Japan's Emperor Naruhito waving to well-wishers during a New Year's greeting ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
Londoners rally for Assange ahead of extradition hearing 22 Feb 2020 - 05:51 pm
Songwriter and singer Roger Waters and a group of supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange stage a demonstration in support of him, ahead of the preliminary hearing, in front of High Commission of Australia (Australia House) on February 22, 2020 in
India, US struggling to bridge trade dispute as Trump visits 22 Feb 2020 - 05:41 pm
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Iran closes schools in two cities over coronavirus: state TV 22 Feb 2020 - 05:19 pm
A young Iranian man wearing a protective mask, walks in a busy street in the capital Tehran on February 22, 2020.  AFP / ATTA KENARE
Turkish, Russian defense ministers discuss Idlib, Syria 22 Feb 2020 - 05:12 pm
An aerial view taken on February 22, 2020 shows a Turkish military convoy that crossed into the Syrian territory via the Kafr Lusin border, passing near Syria's northwestern city of Idlib and heading toward the south of the Idlib province. / AFP / Omar HA
Thousands hit streets of Algiers on protest movement anniversary 22 Feb 2020 - 04:48 pm
Algerian protesters march national flags during their weekly anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers, on February 21, 2020. / AFP / RYAD KRAMDI
100 passengers in close contact with infected leave Japan ship 22 Feb 2020 - 03:56 pm
Passengers who have been under quarantine on a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship off the coast of Japan, the Diamond Princess, are seen wearing face masks as they leave RAF Boscombe Down in Amesbury, Britain, February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
France begins shutting down oldest nuclear plant 22 Feb 2020 - 03:40 pm
A banner is seen on a fence at France's oldest Electricite de France (EDF) nuclear power plant near the eastern French village of Fessenheim, France February 20, 2020. The banner reads: