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Added on the 25/05/2020 08:27:49 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
People line up to get their Covid-19 test results at Los Angeles International Airport following the opening of an on-site rapid testing lab Thursday. Over 25,000 people have died from Covid-19 in California, which became the second US state to detect the new variant -- after Colorado -- with a 30-year-old San Diego man testing positive. IMAGES
Travelers wait at the Mexico City International Airport, where 22 flights were canceled due to an ash cloud from the Popocatepetl volcano. Authorities have warned ash is likely to fall in the states of Morelos, Puebla and Mexico, as well as in Mexico City, which lies some 55 miles (90 kilometers) from the volcano. IMAGES
Frankfurt airport, Germany's largest, has cancelled more than half of its 1,047 flights planned for today as a result of severe winter weather warnings predicting heavy snow fall and freezing rain. Low pressure system Gertrud bearing down on southwestern and central Germany promises up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) of snow and treacherously icy road conditions, particularly in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. IMAGES
People queue outside a relief centre in Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture following Monday's powerful earthquake. The 7.5-magnitude quake triggered tsunami waves over a metre high, toppled buildings, caused a major port fire and tore apart roads. IMAGES
Travellers check the departures board at Ben Gurion airport after major airlines cancelled dozens of flights to Tel Aviv this weekend after Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise large-scale attack against Israel. IMAGES