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Iraqi president appoints Mohammed Allawi as new PM: State TV 01 Feb 2020 - 06:18 pm
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WHO says prepare for local outbreaks; China slams US control 01 Feb 2020 - 05:42 pm
A Sri Lankan student (C) who was evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan is checked by medical staff wearing protective gear at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Mattala on February 1, 2020.  AFP
'Home is here' says Briton rejected for French citizenship 01 Feb 2020 - 05:34 pm
 British' Mark Lawrence, 48 years old, working as carpenter, drinks a coffee in a cafe in Plazac village (Dordogne), on January 23, 2020. (AFP / MEHDI FEDOUACH)
China resumes mask production amid quarantine measures 01 Feb 2020 - 05:07 pm
A Pakistani vendor holds a paper mask for sale at his shop, as pharmacies are running out of face masks due to the large demand from Asian people, who buy and send them to relatives in their countries of origin, amid the new coronavirus outbreak, in Barce
Palestinians cut all ties with Israel, US: Abbas 01 Feb 2020 - 04:36 pm
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas holds a placard showing maps of (L to R) historical Palestine, the 1947 United Nations partition plan on Palestine, the 1948-1967 borders between the Palestinian territories and Israel, and a current map of the Palestini
Airstrikes on the rise as US pursues Afghan peace talks 01 Feb 2020 - 04:25 pm
Afghan National Army forces go towards the site of an airplane crash in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mustafa Andaleb
Vietnam says suspending all China flights over coronavirus 01 Feb 2020 - 03:39 pm
Two men wearing protective facemasks sit by the Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on January 31, 2020. AFP / Nhac NGUYEN
Coronavirus has infected more than 11,900 globally 01 Feb 2020 - 03:23 pm
A woman wears a protective mask in light of the coronavirus outbreak in China as she walks at the Trocadero esplanade in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
'A good firefighting day':crews hold blazes back from Australia's capital 01 Feb 2020 - 01:33 pm
Firefighters protect property from bushfires burning near the town of Bumbalong south of Canberra on February 1, 2020. AFP / PETER PARKS
Winners and losers: Who got what in India’s federal budget 01 Feb 2020 - 01:30 pm
A broker reacts while trading at his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, India, February 1, 2020. (REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas)
In rare conviction, El Salvadoran man gets maximum sentence for femicide 31 Jan 2020 - 09:17 pm
Women demonstrate during the funeral of Karla Turcios in San Salvador, El Salvador April 17, 2018. Reuters file photo
Erdogan: Turkey won't hesitate to use force to stabilize Syria 31 Jan 2020 - 08:37 pm
Turkish President and Leader of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the party's extended meeting with provincial heads at the AK Party headquarters in Ankara, on January 31, 2020. (AFP / Adem AL
China raps 'mean' U.S. for travel warning as virus toll reaches 213 31 Jan 2020 - 08:14 pm
Bangladeshi citizens, mostly students, wearing facemasks wait at Wuhan airport on January 31, 2020, as the Bangladeshi government prepares to evacuate them following a SARS-like virus outbreak in the city of Wuhan. (AFP)
Britain cuts loose from the EU with joy, anger and indifference 31 Jan 2020 - 06:36 pm
People celebrate Britain leaving the EU on Brexit day in London, Britain January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Trump impeachment trial end gets closer; witness bid likely to fail 31 Jan 2020 - 06:33 pm
US Senator and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 31, 2020 for the impeachment trial proceedings of US President Donald Trump. (AFP / Mandel NGAN)
India bans export of protective masks, clothing amid coronavirus outbreak 31 Jan 2020 - 06:31 pm
A woman wearing a mask is seen on a street in Shanghai, China January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Italy declares coronavirus emergency after first two cases confirmed 31 Jan 2020 - 05:56 pm
Tourists wearing protective masks take a selfie in front of ther Trevi's Fountain after two cases of coronavirus were confirmed in in the country, in Rome, Italy January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Pakistan delays border opening with China 31 Jan 2020 - 01:57 pm
An official of Pakistan-based Chinese company (R) uses a thermo gun to check the temperature of the company's drivers, in Islamabad on January 30, 2020, after instructions from Pakistani authorities to take preventive measures against the coronavirus. A v