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Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in November. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Officials lower and remove the Union Jack from the European Parliament building in Brussels on Friday. As the U.K. prepared to bring to an end its decades-long membership in the European Union, the bloc's top officials on Friday pledged to continue playing a prominent role despite the loss of a powerful affiliate. Francisco Seco/AP hide caption
Travelers wearing face masks walk along a concourse at Beijing Capital International Airport on Thursday. American schools are advising students to avoid travel to China, and some are working to evacuate students already there. China reported nearly 11,800 confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption
There are now nearly 10,000 cases of coronavirus — far more than the reported number of SARS cases worldwide during a 2003 outbreak. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
U.S. Warns Americans 'Do Not Travel To China' As Coronavirus Infections Surpass SARS
Shellfish for sale in the Tai Po market in Hong Kong on January 29. Many customers come to this market to buy live seafood. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption
An anti-Brexit demonstrator holds British and European Union flags during a protest in front of the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday. Francois Lenoir/Reuters hide caption
Thursday
The auroral dunes appear as green waves in the sky. Kari Saari/University of Helsinki hide caption
The Republican-led Senate isn't expected to take up the measures passed Thursday, and the White House has signaled that President Trump would veto them. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Passengers in a subway station in Hong Kong on Wednesday wear masks amid the coronavirus outbreak. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption
President Donald Trump applauds as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during Tuesday's announcement of the Trump administration's plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
'Black Wave' Author Chronicles Cultural, Religious Upheaval In The Middle East
A worker in a protective suit uses a large fogger to disinfect outdoor areas in a village in Qingdao, Shandong province, as the deadly new coronavirus continues to spread in China. Reuters hide caption
The Institut Pasteur lab in Paris analyzes patient tests for respiratory viruses, including coronaviruses. Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Tennessee has reportedly gone on patrol carrying the new nuclear weapons. Petty Officer 1st Class James Kimber/U.S. Navy hide caption