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A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond: Image copyright AFP Image caption "Wear a mask" reads this mural in Guinea's capital, Conakry, on Monday... Image copyright AFP Image caption "Wash your hands with soap and water" reads another next to it. Image copyright Reuters…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that a survey showed that a "shocking" two-thirds of patients recently hospitalized for coronavirus became infected despite largely staying at home.Hospitals were asked to document where their most recent COVID-19 patients had been staying before admission, Cuomo said, and 66 percent came from…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that a survey showed that a "shocking" two-thirds of patients recently hospitalized for coronavirus became infected despite largely staying at home.Hospitals were asked to document where their most recent COVID-19 patients had been staying before admission, Cuomo said, and 66 percent came from…

The coronavirus has put America’s housing market on hold. As residents shelter in place, real estate listings have slowed to a trickle. State and federal policymakers, facing an unprecedented spike in unemployment and a pandemic simultaneously, have banned evictions to ease economic hardship during the crisis.  But eventually all of…

Terrance Whitten rests in the shade at Pan Pacific Park on Friday in Los Angeles. The 67-year-old has been waiting in the queue for nine days to get into a hotel room. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)Not long after L.A. County reported more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases on…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that 299 people died due to the coronavirus on Friday. That marked a slight uptick from 289 deaths the day before – the first day in weeks that the single-day death toll had dropped below 300. "The number that I watch everyday, which is…

The city says one person was found dead this morning following a fire at a homeless encampment in Rosedale. In a news release issued this morning, the City of Toronto said firefighters were called to a fire at an encampment near Mount Pleasant Road and Bloor Street East shortly before…

The US has long faced a shortage of mental healthcare, particularly for people with serious illnesses such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The need for mental healthcare is increasing as people face grief, anxiety, and depression tied to the coronavirus pandemic, but fewer visits to counselors are happening because people are…

Image copyright Rtbf Image caption The cafeteria in the new shelter, which overlooks a park A European Parliament building in Brussels is housing 100 homeless women - many of them victims of domestic abuse - who have been severely affected by Belgium's coronavirus lockdown.The Helmut Kohl building, an office block…

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) answers reporters’ questions during a news conference with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at the U.S. Capitol, April 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. Photo: Chip Somodevilla (GettyClassrooms are deserted and parents are grappling with exceptional challenges under the nationwide lockdown. None face…