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Sotheby's hold virtual sale of art from Rembrandt to Banksy 28 Jul 2020 - 04:53 pm
A handout picture released by Sothebys on July 28, 2020 shows an assistant holding a self-portrait by Dutch artist Rembrandt in London. One of the last self-portraits by Rembrandt still in private hands goes on sale in Britain today, with a guide price of
Coronavirus cost global tourism $320 billion in Jan-May: UN 28 Jul 2020 - 04:44 pm
Waiters wearing protective masks wait for customers outside a restaurant amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain July 28, 2020. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho
WHO says COVID-19 pandemic is "one big wave", not seasonal 28 Jul 2020 - 01:28 pm
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UK rejects Spain PM's quarantine criticism 28 Jul 2020 - 01:17 pm
A restaurant remains closed at Magaluf Beach on the Island of Mallorca on July 27, 2020. AFP / JAIME REINA
Spain lockdown leaves 1mn jobless but not 'unemployed' 28 Jul 2020 - 12:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman looks at masks displayed at a souvenir shop, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo
France to reconsider fourth terminal at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport 28 Jul 2020 - 11:53 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 14, 2020 a member of Charles de Gaulle airport personnel wears a protective face mask in the deserted passport control section of arrivals in Terminal 2 of Charles de Gaulle international airport in Roissy near Pari
Facebook sues EU antitrust regulator for excessive data requests 27 Jul 2020 - 11:08 pm
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We'll pay for tests, Spain's hotels say, amid UK quarantine backlash 27 Jul 2020 - 09:01 pm
People sit on the stairs of the National Art Museum of Barcelona (MNAC) in Barcelona on July 25, 2020. / AFP / Pau BARRENA
France to ban cafe terrace heaters as no longer cool 27 Jul 2020 - 08:51 pm
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France to launch 'railway highways' in push for greener economy 27 Jul 2020 - 08:25 pm
French Prime Minister Jean Castex (C), wearing a protective face mask, visits the combined transport site in Bonneuil-sur-Marne, southeastern suburbs of Paris on July 27, 2020. / AFP / CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT
Ukrainian FM says Iranians to discuss crash compensation in Ukraine 27 Jul 2020 - 07:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attends a news conference with his German counterpart Heiko Maas after discussing bilateral and international issues, in Berlin, Germany, June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/Pool
Germany plans mandatory tests for those returning from high-risk countries 27 Jul 2020 - 07:40 pm
A sign 'corona test' is seen at a corona screening station in the medical center of the airport in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on July 27, 2020, amid the new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. / AFP / Ina FASSBENDER
Czechs seek 'smart quarantine' reboot as virus cases rise 27 Jul 2020 - 07:24 pm
A traveller wearing a face mask walks at the Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport, as the spread of the?coronavirus?disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, July 26, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Norway plan to save giant Picasso murals divides opinion 27 Jul 2020 - 05:40 pm
A general view of the 'Y-block' office building, adorned with a concrete mural by artists Pablo Picasso and Carl Nesjar, as workers begin taking down the mural before the building is torn down, in central Oslo, Norway July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Gwladys Fouche
Cat tests positive for coronavirus in England 27 Jul 2020 - 05:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: Cats sleep in the village of Krompach near the town of Cvikov, Czech Republic, Aug. 26, 2018. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo
Belgium sees 'worrying' rise in virus cases 27 Jul 2020 - 12:49 pm
Belgium's Health Minister Maggie De Block wearing a protective mask attends a news conference after a meeting of the National Security Council amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Brussels, Belgium July 23, 2020. Dirk Waem/Pool via REUTERS
WHO says COVID-19 by far its worst global health emergency 27 Jul 2020 - 11:17 am
:FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a news conference after a meeting of the Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Geneva, Switzerland January 30, 2020. REUTER
Portugal on high alert as firefighters battle blaze 26 Jul 2020 - 10:23 pm
A volunteer firefighter walks to throw water to control a wildfire at Monte Fundeiro, Oleiros, portugal July 26, 2020 in this still image taken from social media video. APROSOC via REUTERS