A super cyclone has hit eastern India and Bangladesh, killing at least 24 people, damaging thousands of houses, forestry, and bringing down power lines.

Tech-savvy Rwanda is using robots at treatment centers as the African country relies on high technology in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Libyan army on Wednesday destroyed a Russian-made Pantsir-type air defense system in the city of Tahruna, southeast of Tripoli, according to a military spokesman.'Our forces managed to destroy four Pantsir-type air defense systems on Wednesday, including three in Tarhuna,' Mohamed Qanunu, a spokesman for the government-led Operation Volcano of Rage, said in a statement.

Brazil's death toll from coronavirus neared the 18,000 mark on Wednesday (May 20), according to a running data by Jonhs Hopkins University. The university counted 271,885 cases and nearly 18,000 deaths. It has the third highest case count worldwide. More than 113,987 people have recovered from the disease.

A daughter came up with a fun idea to safely cuddle with her mother at a nursing home in the U.S. as the country grapples with the coronavirus. “This is wonderful!' she exclaimed after seeing her daughter in a huge sanitized hippo costume.

People practice social distancing in white circles in Domino Park in Williamsburg during the coronavirus pandemic on May 19, 2020 in New York City.

A Turkish aid group on Wednesday sent three truckloads of humanitarian aid to two areas of northern Syria cleared of terrorists last fall by Operation Peace Spring. The aid -- staples such as flour, sugar, and oil, provided by the Aziz Mahmut Hudayi Foundation -- were distributed in the areas of Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ayn, under the coordination of an aid platform based in the Turkish province of Sanliurfa just across the border.

A powerful cyclone barrelled into eastern India on Wednesday with heavy rain, wind and waves as millions of people were evacuated from there and neighbouring Bangladesh in an operation complicated by the campaign against the novel coronavirus.

When a 20-year-old woman from Auckland, New Zealand was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), a blood and bone marrow cancer, her twin sister's world came crashing down. Cancer-stricken Joanna Lee , who then needed her family most, was forced to undergo chemotherapy treatments alone due to the coronavirus lockdown in Auckland, according to reports.

Turkey marks the Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day with firework in Istanbul on Tuesday (May 19), 2020. People witnessed firework display at Istanbul's July 15 Martyrs Bridge during the celebration of May 19 Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day.

Plane belonging to Qatar Airways carrying medical aid packages sent by Qatar to support North Macedonia in the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic arrives at Skopje International Airport in North Macedonia on May 19, 2020.

Various shots from the Suleymaniye Mosque which is empty due to the fourth day of the 4-day coronavirus restrictions imposed to stem the novel COVID-19 pandemic on Laylat al-Qadr, one of the Muslim's holiest nights in Istanbul, Turkey on May 19, 2020.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday declared an emergency for Midland county after two dams breached and on expectations of extreme flooding. The county said two dams, Edenville and Sanford, have collapsed due to heavy rain in the past few days and residents nearby have been told to evacuate immediately.

Muslims perform Tarawih prayer at the parking area as they maintain social distancing as a measure against coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Yafa an-Naseriyye in Lower Galilee on May 18, 2020.

Rainbow appears in Russia's capital Moscow after rain on Monday, May 18, 2020. Footage shows the spectacular view of city skyline as rainbow can be seen in the sky above.

Mosques in Nur Sultan were open for prayers on Monday (May 18) with worshippers observing social distance rules. Worshippers could been wearing face masks and disinfecting their hands before following a 1.5m separation rule.

A five-month-old baby diagnosed with the novel coronavirus in Turkey has recovered and was discharged from hospital on May 17, 2020, after approximately two months of treatment. The baby and his parents left the hospital with applause by the hospital staff.

A group of dolphins were spotted swimming in the waters of Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait as they continue their spring migration toward the Black Sea from the Sea of Marmara.

Scuffles broke out on Monday between pro-democracy and pro-government legislators in Hong Kong over the leadership of a key committee which could pave the way for a debate on a controversial China national anthem bill. (IHA)

Turkey successfully test-fired the HGK-84, a domestically produced precision guidance kit, the National Defense Ministry said on Monday.“The test-firing of our HGK-84 LAB (Precision Guidance Kit-84 Laser Seeker Head) produced by domestic and national facilities were successfully carried out,” the ministry said on Twitter.