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Iran confirms first two coronavirus cases 19 Feb 2020 - 05:02 pm
A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19
Trump says working on a very big trade deal with India, but will take time 19 Feb 2020 - 04:34 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters prior to boarding Air Force One as he departs Washington for campaign travel to California from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Pakistan probes link between soybean dust and deaths in port city of Karachi 19 Feb 2020 - 02:10 pm
 Security personnel (C) and hospital staff wearing facemasks stand outside an hospital entrance in Karachi on February 17, 2020, after a gas leak killed five people and sickened dozens of others in a coastal residential area in Pakistan's port city of Kar
Britain heralds end of 'cheap labour from Europe' with Brexit immigration system 19 Feb 2020 - 02:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: Participants hold a British Union flag and an EU flag during a pro-EU referendum event at Parliament Square in London, Britain June 19, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo
Passengers leave Japan virus ship as China toll tops 2,000 19 Feb 2020 - 01:45 pm
This photo taken on February 18, 2020 shows patients with mild symptoms of the COVID-19 coronavirus resting at night in the temporary Fangcai Hospital set up in a sports stadium in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province. / AFP / STR
Air Canada jet lands safely in Toronto after losing a wheel 19 Feb 2020 - 01:29 pm
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Last passengers leave cruise ship in Cambodia after virus clearance 19 Feb 2020 - 10:21 am
Passengers onboard MS Westerdam, a cruise ship that spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over fears that someone aboard might have the coronavirus, are seen in Sihanoukville, Cambodia February 14, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/Fil
Superfan prays to Trump idol ahead of US President's India visit 19 Feb 2020 - 10:03 am
Bussa Krishna, a fan of U.S. President Donald Trump, offers prayers to a statue of Trump at his house in Konney village in the southern state of Telangana, India, February 14, 2020. Picture taken February 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vinod Babu
Trump says working on a very big trade deal with India, but will take time 19 Feb 2020 - 09:14 am
People ride their motorbikes past a hoarding with the images of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump ahead of Trump's visit, in Ahmedabad, India, February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Syria's war in numbers 18 Feb 2020 - 11:24 pm
Fire fighters extinguish a fire which broken out after Russian forces staged air-strike over residential areas in Tariq al-Bab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, on April 23, 2016. Anadolu Agency / ?brahim Ebu Leys
Trump pardons ex-'junk bond king' Milken, commutes Blagojevich sentence 18 Feb 2020 - 11:24 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press outside the grand ballroom as he arrives for a New Year celebration at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach on December 31, 2019. AFP / Jim Watson
US woman accuses Mexican church of trafficking, abuse in lawsuit 18 Feb 2020 - 09:18 pm
Devotees are seen after a prayer vigil at the La Luz del Mundo (The Light of the World) church after its leader Naason Joaquin Garcia was arrested in California, in Guadalajara, Mexico June 5, 2019. Reuters/Fernando Carranza
Locusts swarm into South Sudan as plague spreads 18 Feb 2020 - 08:44 pm
A desert locust is seen feeding on a plantation in a grazing land on the outskirt of Dusamareb in Galmudug region, Somalia December 22, 2019. Reuters/Feisal Omar
EU27 harden stance, Britain sounds defiant ahead of new deal talks 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2019. Reuters/Yves Herman
Can ethical businesses bring a breath of fresh air to Asia's polluted cities? 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
In this photograph taken on November 7, 2016 Indian commuters journey along a major road as heavy smog covers New Delhi. AFP
Malaysia urged to cut down on plastic packaging for cleaner seas 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
Representative image. AFP / Jack Guez
Kenyan farmers find sweet spot with nutritious, drought-hardy crop 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
Workers produce sweet potato products at a processing factory in Maua, Meru County, Kenya, January 26, 2020. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Caroline Wambui
Major Thai coffee brand vows to repay 200 debt-ridden farmers 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
A Doi Chaang Coffee store on December 24, 2019 in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Nanchanok Wongsamuth