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London and Paris clamp down as Europe hits virus records 15 Oct 2020 - 04:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: The City of London financial district, Britain August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Sweden wants to up defense budget due to regional tensions 15 Oct 2020 - 04:19 pm
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Austria orders first local quarantine of its second COVID-19 wave 15 Oct 2020 - 03:42 pm
School children are on their way home in the commune of Kuchl, south of Salzburg, Austria, on October 15, 2020, during the ongoing novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. From October 17, Kuchl will be put under lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavir
Sanofi reports positive animal test results for potential COVID-19 vaccine 15 Oct 2020 - 02:39 pm
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How to hold the world's largest book fair in a pandemic 15 Oct 2020 - 02:22 pm
An employe of the Frankfurt Book fair works on book shelves prior the opening press conference of the 2020 Frankfurt Book fair on October 13, 2020. AFP / POOL / Arne Dedert
London shifts into 2nd-highest virus risk tier as cases rise 15 Oct 2020 - 02:19 pm
A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock making a statement on Covid-19 restrictions in the House of Commons in London on October 15, 2020. - RESTRICTED TO
Oxford scientists develop 5-minute COVID-19 antigen test 15 Oct 2020 - 12:05 pm
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To fight virus' spread, Vienna turns to bike couriers 14 Oct 2020 - 09:52 pm
Marcus Hanould, 25 year's old bicycle courier of Veloce company, rides his bike to a residential building to deliver Covid-19 tests and bring them back to a lab in Vienna, Austria on October 13, 2020. / AFP / JOE KLAMAR
Curfew-breakers will be fined 135 euros: France's Macron 14 Oct 2020 - 09:34 pm
This picture shows a screen displaying French President Emmanuel Macron as he addresses the nation during a televised interview from the Elysee Palace concerning the situation of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 in France, in Paris on October 14, 2020.
France declares public health state of emergency over COVID-19 14 Oct 2020 - 08:57 pm
A researcher from the Sys2Diag laboratory, from the biotechnology company SkillCell, holds a saliva sample to perform a rapid screening for Covid-19, in Montpellier, southern France, on October 13, 2020. / AFP / Pascal GUYOT
Child hand sanitiser poisoning cases spike in Spain 14 Oct 2020 - 07:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: An employee works on the production of hydroalcoholic gel at the Christeyns company's factory in Vertou near Nantes, France, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
As virus surges anew, Milan hospitals under pressure again 14 Oct 2020 - 05:35 pm
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Merkel seeks tougher restrictions to fight coronavirus surge 14 Oct 2020 - 03:57 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2020. Michael Kappeler/Pool via Reuters
UK's new travel testing plan will boost flying, minister says 14 Oct 2020 - 03:55 pm
File photo: Britain's Transport Secretary Grant Shapps in London, Britain, September 30, 2020. Reuters/Toby Melville/File Photo
Putin says Russia approves second COVID-19 vaccine 14 Oct 2020 - 03:35 pm
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Germany orders more flu vaccine to protect healthcare system 14 Oct 2020 - 03:11 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn receives an influenza injection from doctor Harald Bias at Charite hospital, during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Pool
Belarus to export gasoline cargo via Russian port amid dispute with EU, sources say 14 Oct 2020 - 02:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: An oil tank train carries oil at the Ust-Luga oil products terminal in the settlement of Ust-luga April 9, 2014. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk
Russia hits new daily coronavirus record as Moscow schools go online 14 Oct 2020 - 02:17 pm
People wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus disease stand on a pier as they wait for a pleasure boat in central Moscow on October 13, 2020. / AFP / Yuri KADOBNOV

Africa

(Files) Muhoozi Kainerugaba (C), son of Yoweri Museveni and Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, inspects a military parade on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP) Uganda army chief shuts down leading independent media group
A South African fan cheers for her team during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match in Guadalupe, Mexico, on June 24, 2026. (Photo by Julio Cesar Aguilar / AFP) South Africans celebrate in the streets after World Cup advance
Healthcare workers carry on a stretcher a patient suffering from the Ebola virus disease from an ambulance at the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benediction MURHABAZI / AFP) Global Ebola risk 'remains low', WHO chief says
Members of specialized response teams enter the morgue of the Evangelical Medical Center of Nyankunde (CME) with the body of a person who died from Ebola virus disease to allow relatives to pay their last respects after washing, disinfection and safe body-wrapping procedures in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 cases, kills 254

Americas

The turtles were tied in knotted socks when US officials found them (Photo from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) $1.4m turtle sock smuggling operation earns Chinese man a 2-year prison sentence
People cool off with the water of a fountain in Berlin on June 28, 2026. (Photo by Ralf Hirschberger / AFP) Take brutally hot weather seriously, heatstroke survivor warns
This aerial view shows collapsed buildings in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 27, 2026, following earthquakes that struck the region. Nearly 1,000 people have been killed and more than 50,000 remain missing after two consecutive earthquakes in Venezuela, where growing anger has been reported over the lack of official aid to swiftly rescue survivors. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) Venezuela quake toll rises to 1,430: national assembly chief
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