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Buddhist monks light candles on Visakha Bucha Day
Buddhist monks light candles to commemorate Visakha Bucha Day, a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of the Lord Buddha held on the full moon of the third lunar month in the Buddhist calendar, at Wat Dhammakaya Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok.
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Taiwan extends lockdown, as soldiers disinfect metro and businesses shutter
Taiwan announces it will extend its nation-wide coronavirus alert level to mid-June in an effort to contain a domestic Covid-19 outbreak. All schools and non-essential public places, including entertainment venue will be closed, as streets are noticeably empty
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EU boosts humanitarian assistance for Palestinians to €34 million
In a statement published on Tuesday, EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič said that "following the announcement of a ceasefire, urgent humanitarian access is now vital, to relieve the suffering of the many innocent victims".
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Palestinian sets up tent over house destroyed by Israeli air strike
As thousands of Gazans slowly tried to piece back together their lives, top UN staff visited the territory after an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire Friday halted 11 days of mutual bombardment, where they warned of the deep psychological trauma of the violence