Countries in East Africa are racing against time to prevent new swarms of locusts wreaking havoc with crops and livelihoods after the worst infestation in generations.
The 700-plus guests in Tenerife's H10 Costa Adeje Palace Hotel must stay in the hotel for 14 days to avoid any risk of spreading coronavirus, after four cases were detected there.
Riot police on the Greek island of Lesbos fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters angry over the creation of a new detention center for migrants, the latest bout of unrest over the matter.
Residents in China's apartment complexes, walled hutong neighborhoods and small villages ward off the coronavirus threat with improvised barricades, temperature checks and guard stations.
Egypt held a military funeral for its former President Hosni Mubarak, bestowing the state's final rehabilitation on the man who ruled for 30 years until he was ousted in disgrace in a 2011 popular uprising.
Images taken by Reuters photographers around the world in February 2020, including the coronavirus outbreak, the Democratic presidential race and clashes over India's citizenship law. Produced by Canice Leung.
