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A medic checks the temperature of a Syrian worshipper before entering the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus to attend Friday prayer on May 15. To try to slow the coronavirus outbreak, the Syrian government has banned mass prayers and asked Syrians to stay home over the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha this weekend. Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, presidential candidate in Belarus elections 2020, makes the symbol of victory in a rally in Minsk. Celestino Arce/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
Screenshot of video on Facebook showing an Egyptian sarcophagus with mummy inside for sale. According to the ATHAR Project, the video is from an area known for extensive antiquities looting. Facebook bans trade in antiquities and human remains, but relies on user reports to flag suspect items. This post, reported by ATHAR using the Facebook system, was not deemed to violate Facebook's standards. Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Facebook Has Moved To Ban Sales Of Looted Antiquities. Will It Make A Difference?
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, shown here arriving for a news conference in Hong Kong on Friday, is delaying the region's legislative elections by a year. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption
A federal judge blocked further implementation of a rule issued last year by the Department of Homeland Security. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
What 6 Of The 7 Countries With The Most COVID-19 Cases Have In Common
Is staying at home giving you pandemic restlessness? Try a new window's view — or explore a new place on a "walk." d3sign/Getty Images hide caption
Google Plans To Lay A New Trans-Atlantic Cable To Improve Internet Infrastructure
Protests Over The Arrest Of A Popular Governor Continue For 3rd Week In Russia
Relatives of those who have died from COVID-19 visit graves in the special area of the Municipal Pantheon of Valle de Chalco, Mexico. The coronavirus has taken a heavy toll on the country, especially its poorest citizens. Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
'If Coronavirus Doesn't Kill Me, Hunger Will': Mexico's Poor Bear Brunt Of Pandemic
Michelle Bolsonaro tested positive on Thursday — days after her husband, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, said he had recovered from the disease. The pair are seen here at an event on Wednesday. Alan Santos/Planalto Palace photograph hide caption
A view of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday. Government statistics show the German economy contracted by 10.1% in the second quarter of this year. Michael Probst/AP hide caption
Yaseen Khan, 6, throws stones at a homemade pillar, meant to evoke the ritual of driving away the devil during the hajj. Daniella Cheslow/WAMU hide caption