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Latvia announces four weeks of lockdown as COVID-19 cases spike 18 Oct 2021 - 11:35 pm
People queue up outside a mass vaccination centre as Latvia opens walk in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination scheme in Riga, Latvia, April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Janis Laizans?
Germany's pandemic state of emergency to end Nov. 25 - Bild 18 Oct 2021 - 10:16 pm
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Czech president too ill to work, politicians discuss relieving him of duties 18 Oct 2021 - 09:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: Czech President Milos Zeman gestures in Vienna, Austria April 3, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Health pass protest continues at Italian port despite police water cannon, tear gas 18 Oct 2021 - 08:44 pm
People demonstrate at the Unity of Italy Square (Piazza Unita d'Italia), as Italian riot police try to disperse the protest which has taken place for several days against the implementation of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) health pass, the Green Pass
Britain reports highest number of COVID-19 cases since mid-July 18 Oct 2021 - 08:39 pm
The City of London financial district can be seen as people walk along the south side of the River Thames, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls//File Photo
EU plans to boost reach of Pfizer COVID-19 shot 18 Oct 2021 - 07:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a
France confirms its ambassador to Belarus left the country on Oct 17 18 Oct 2021 - 03:06 pm
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EU has exported over 1 billion COVID-19 vaccines 18 Oct 2021 - 12:44 pm
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a media statement on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, in Brussels, Belgium October 18, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool
Valneva reports positive results for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate 18 Oct 2021 - 10:10 am
The logo of Valneva SE is pictured at the company's headquarters in Saint-Herblain, near Nantes, France, September 13, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
Costa Rica, Milan among winners of Prince William's Earthshot environmental prize 17 Oct 2021 - 11:46 pm
People arrive at the Earthshot awards ceremony in London, Britain October 17, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Celebrities join Prince William for Earthshot Prize award 17 Oct 2021 - 09:58 pm
Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrive at the Earthshot awards ceremony in London, Britain October 17, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
No end in sight to volcanic eruption on Spain's La Palma - Canaries president 17 Oct 2021 - 01:38 pm
Lava spewed by the Cumbra Vieja volcano flows down a hill as the volcano continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma, as seen from Tajuya, Spain, October 16, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Kenya's Rotich, Ethiopian Memuye win Paris Marathon 17 Oct 2021 - 01:07 pm
Kenya’s Elisha Rotich celebrates after winning the elite men's race and setting a new record Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes
UK considers ways to boost lawmaker security after stabbing 17 Oct 2021 - 12:35 pm
Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel holds flowers as she arrives at the scene where British MP David Amess was stabbed to death, in Leigh-on-Sea, Britain, October 16, 2021. Reuters/Peter Nicholls
Russian filmmakers land after shoot aboard space station 17 Oct 2021 - 10:46 am
The International Space Station (ISS) crew member Russian actress Yulia Peresild rests after the landing of the Soyuz MS-18 space capsule in a remote area outside Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan October 17, 2021, in this still image taken from video. Roscosmos/Han
Russia's daily Covid-19 death toll at record high as vaccination program stalls 16 Oct 2021 - 03:45 pm
Passengers are seen at a metro station on the first day after a lockdown designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was lifted in Moscow, Russia June 9, 2020. Reuters/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
Teenager armed with Lego gun triggers alarm in southern Germany 16 Oct 2021 - 01:37 pm
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UK PM Johnson visits church where lawmaker was stabbed to death 16 Oct 2021 - 12:06 pm
Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Boris Johnson hold flowers as they arrive at the scene where British MP David Amess was stabbed to death during a meeting with constituents at the Belfairs Methodist Church, in Leigh-on-Sea, Br

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Traditional groups play traditional instruments next to Djidji Ayokwe, also known as the talking drum, that was taken by French Colonial troups from Ivory Coast in 1916, during an official presentation to the local population in Adjamé village in Abidjan on August 7, 2026 after the repatriation of the Talking Drun fron France in March 13, 2026. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) Ivorians set eyes on talking drum for first time
File photo strictly for representational purposes only. Freepik. Ethiopia posts record 5.7-bln-USD annual mining export revenue
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File photo WHO calls for additional support to combat Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

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Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche swears-in before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) US Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General
(FILES) Acting US Attorney General todd blanche testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) US senate confirms Todd Blanche for attorney general
Representational image US partially resumes avocado inspections in Mexico
This aerial view shows a backhoe loader removing accumulated sargassum seaweed from the shoreline as a municipal worker walks along a beach in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on August 6, 2026. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP) Empty beaches and 'unbearable stench': Mexico wages war on sargassum weeds

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