U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Kelly Craft meets with President Trump at the White House on Dec. 5, 2019. Craft says the president acted out of "moral obligation" when he said he would halt funding for the WHO. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
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Many Stories, One WorldNotre Dame cathedral is seen at sunset Tuesday, after repair work stops due to the coronavirus outbreak. Wednesday marks the first anniversary of the devastating fire that destroyed many parts of the Gothic cathedral. Chesnot/Getty Images hide caption
Experts from the World Health Organization say they gave explicit warnings about the risks of the COVID-19 outbreak in early January. They said this after President Trump this week accused the agency of obscuring the truth. Above: the WHO's headquarters in Geneva. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Germany's social distancing requirements have been extended to May 3, but the country is taking steps to re-open parts of public life. Here, two men sit at a distance in Berlin's Kreuzberg district on Wednesday. David Gannon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The entrance of Amazon's logistics center in Bretigny-sur-Orge, one of six Amazon facilities in France. Chesnot/Getty Images hide caption
Passengers are tested for COVID-19 at Dubai International Airport on Wednesday before departing to Tunisia. Emirates Airline hide caption
Tom Moore, who served as an army captain in World War II, had originally aimed to raise $1,250 before his 100th birthday on April 30. More than 347,000 people have donated to his effort. Moore Family via AP hide caption
A soldier holds his hands up trying to tell the children he is out of lollipops. Kurdish refugees are streaming in to Tal Tamr and nearby villages in Syria. Marisa Peñaloza/NPR hide caption
Cheerleaders wore face masks as Taiwan recently prepared for the the first professional baseball league game of the season. The island has emerged as a success story in containing coronavirus, avoiding the need for a strict lockdown. Ann Wang/REUTERS hide caption
Customers wearing face masks line up in front of a DIY store in Innsbruck, Austria. The store reopened on Tuesday, after shuttering to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. ERrich Spiess/EXPA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A photo taken last month by Nairobi resident Osman Siddiqi shows One Africa Place, a bullet-shaped glass high-rise in Nairobi, framed by the jagged, snowcapped peaks of Mount Kenya, which many residents said they have never seen from the capital city. Osman Siddiqi hide caption
Several countries around the world are emitting less carbon due to the pandemic slowdown, but the climate will continue to warm. Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
"Together, let's reject the lies and nonsense out there," U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said Tuesday, referring to rampant misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, a nun holds her phone and a protective face mask in La Paz, Bolivia. Juan Karita/AP hide caption
Spectators watch cyclists compete in the fourth stage of the Tour de France in eastern France last July. Organizers say the 2020 race will begin in late August. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
An aerial picture shows the Galata Bridge and the Bosporus in Istanbul on Saturday, as the Turkish government imposed a two-day curfew to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
With flight schedules slashed, airline counters at Reagan National Airport are empty. The fallout from the coronavirus will be much worse than during the financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund says. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A municipal worker in Karachi hands out bags of food — part of government efforts to help those who've lost their livelihood during Pakistan's lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The ancient Takizakura cherry tree, in Miharu, Japan, in March, just days before bursting into bloom. A pathway for tourists at the base of the tree will see less use this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
'A Reminder That Nature Is Strong': In Japan, A 1,000-Year-Old Cherry Tree Blooms
Recently adopted Chadian twins Claira (left) and Ariella play peekaboo to pass the time in Yaoundé, Cameroon, with their new parents, David and Michaela Parker, as they await their adoption visas. The 23-month-old girls cannot currently travel to America with the Parkers, who are petitioning the U.S. government for an exception for the girls' visas amid the coronavirus pandemic. David and Michaela Parker hide caption
A portrait of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright hangs in the State Department's Treaty Room, in Washington, D.C, on Feb. 27, 2020. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption
A Haitian police officer locks a gate that separates the Dominican Republic border town Jimaní from Malpasse, Haiti, last month, as Haitian authorities shut down the border because of concerns over the spread of COVID-19. Dieu Nalio Chery/AP hide caption
People in Hyderabad, India, watch Prime Minister Narendra Modi address the nation Tuesday. Modi has extended the world's largest coronavirus lockdown in hopes of reducing the epidemic's peak. Mahesh Kumar A/AP hide caption