HONG KONG, April 18 (Reuters): Hong Kong police arrested 15 activists, including veteran politicians, a publishing tycoon and senior barristers, in raids on Saturday in the biggest crackdown on the city's pro-d
A woman waves a Spanish flag from the window of her house in support of healthcare workers, during lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ronda, southern Spain on April 17. (REUTERS
Buckingham Palace handout image of Britain's Queen Elizabeth during her address to the nation and the Commonwealth in relation to the coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19), recorded at Windsor Castle, Britain on Apri
Afghanistan's Minister of Public Health, Ferozuddin Feroz, speaks during the inauguration of a 200 beds temporary health facility to treat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 18.
Portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are seen on the facade of a government building in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 11, 2018. (REUTERS File Photo)
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Iranian Defence Minister Amir Hatami adjusts a headphone during the annual Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS) in Moscow, Russia on April 4, 2018. (REUTERS File Photo)
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Workers and residents of Beane River View Care Home applaud during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Hertford, Britain, April
A photo from the annual report to the U.N. Security Council by independent experts monitoring the implementation of U.N. sanctions on North Korea shows eight North Korean vessels, several carrying illicit coal
The sun sets over an alley in the Qianmen district, one of the top tourist destinations in Beijing, as the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in China April 8, 2020. Picture take
Gretchen Whitmer attends a Democratic campaign rally at a union hall in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. November 4, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
DETROIT, April 18 (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Gretchen
A man wearing a face mask is seen under a bridge of Yangtze river in Wuhan after the lockdown was lifted in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) out
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) wheel a man out of the Cobble Hill Health Center nursing home during an ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., Apr
Moscow, April 18 (IANS) The decision of US President Donald Trump to suspend funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) is "counterproductive and irresponsible", the Russian Foreign Ministry has said.
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Washington, April 18 (IANS) Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 150,000 with over 2.2 million infections on Friday as international institutions are intensifying their collective efforts on battling the pandemic.
New York, April 18 (IANS) "All risk and no upside" is how doctors on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic in America are describing US President Donald Trump's push to "liberate" the country's economy even
A doctor in protective suit prepares before visiting patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bergamo, the epicentre of Italy's outbreak, April 16, 2020. Patients with symptoms that are not
Gerwin Smit tests a ventilator prototype, inspired by a machine found in a museum dating back to the 1960's that is able to function without electricity, to possibly use it on patients infected with the coronav
A healthcare worker leaves her work shift at the University Medical Center as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in New Orleans, Louisiana U.S., April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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A woman wears a protective face mask while commuting by boat, at the Chao Phraya river during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand on April 15, 2020. (REUTERS Photo)
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres makes a statement at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, US on September 23, 2019. (REUTERS File Photo)
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