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Virus infections in Europe climb over 1.5 million 02 May 2020 - 12:38 pm
People wearing protective face masks push their bicycles during the lockdown, ahead of Italy's gradual lifting of restrictions which begins from May 4, due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Florence, Italy, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jenni
Russia's daily coronavirus case tally hits new high 02 May 2020 - 11:30 am
A municipal worker wearing a protective suit disinfects an office building in Moscow, on May 1, 2020 during a partial lockdown amid the COVID-19 outbreak caused by the novel coronavirus. / AFP / Vasily MAXIMOV
Germany Reports Fewest New Coronavirus Cases in Four Days 02 May 2020 - 10:54 am
People ride bikes at nearly empty Brandenburg Gate and its surroundings in Berlin, Germany on May 01, 2020.  Abdulhamid Ho?ba? - Anadolu
Misery of Italy's migrants grows not from virus but lockdown 02 May 2020 - 10:47 am
This aerial photograph taken on May 1, 2020 shows the empty streets and the Colosseum in Rome during the country's lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19. / AFP / Filippo MONTEFORTE
WHO says virus 'natural in origin' 02 May 2020 - 09:55 am
A sculpture in the likeness of a coronavirus particle is seen outside a property that borders a road leading to St. Michaels, Maryland, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the U.S., April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Katharine Jackson
Spain confirms pandemic slowdown with 281 new deaths 01 May 2020 - 03:17 pm
Health workers wearing protective face masks react after last patients were discharged from a temporary hospital set up at IFEMA fairgrounds, before it's closure, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Sergi
Germany’s new coronavirus cases dip, holding below 2,000 level 01 May 2020 - 12:39 pm
BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 30: Cars are seen in a street near Alexanderplatz Square in Berlin, Germany on April 20, 2020. Germany has started to loosen restrictions to stem the spread of coronavirus in the country. ( Abdulhamid Ho?ba? - Anadolu Agency )
Russia reports record daily rise in coronavirus cases after PM's infection 01 May 2020 - 11:46 am
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - APRIL 30: Georgievsky Pereulok remains empty in Moscow, Russia on April 30, 2020. The total number of cases stands at 106,498 and fatalities have reached 1,073. (Sefa Karacan - Anadolu Agency )
Swiss soldiers pick up smartphones to fight COVID-19 01 May 2020 - 11:38 am
Swiss soldiers wearing protective face masks sit in a classroom as they install the contact tracking application created by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), using Bluetooth and a design called Decentralised Privacy-Preserving Pro
Pfizer aims for 10-20 mln doses of coronavirus vaccine by end-2020 depending on trials 30 Apr 2020 - 05:17 pm
(FILES)The pharmaceutical company Pfizer headquarters is seen on 42nd Street in New York in this October 20, 200 file photo. AFP / Timothy A. CLARY
Antiviral remdesivir showed 'no significant benefit' in virus patients 30 Apr 2020 - 01:12 pm
A lab technician inspects filled vials of investigational coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment drug remdesivir at a Gilead Sciences facility in La Verne, California, U.S. March 11, 2020. Picture taken March 11, 2020. Gilead Sciences Inc/Handout via RE
Kremlin: Work still needed before high-level talks on Ukraine crisis 30 Apr 2020 - 01:02 pm
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Germany raids sites linked to Hezbollah, extends ban 30 Apr 2020 - 12:56 pm
A police officer stands in front of the Al-Irschad Mosque during a raid on April 30, 2020 in Berlin, as dozens of police and special forces stormed mosques and associations linked to Hezbollah in Bremen, Berlin, Dortmund and Muenster in the early hours of
Spain records fewest virus deaths in six weeks, new cases drop 30 Apr 2020 - 12:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: Health workers gesture as citizens show their support from their balconies and windows, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Barcelona, Spain April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo
German social distancing will be extended until May 10, Merkel aide says 30 Apr 2020 - 11:29 am
A customer at the food discounter ALDI is wearing a protective mask, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Duesseldorf, Germany, April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
Coronavirus drags Spanish economy into worst contraction on record 30 Apr 2020 - 11:20 am
TOLEDO, SPAIN - APRIL 29: Streets remain nearly empty due to coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Toledo, one of Spain's classic travel destinations and UNESCO World Heritage Sites, on April 29, 2020. Spain reports 325 more deaths from coronavirus in past 2
AstraZeneca CEO says now is the time for taking COVID vaccine risk 30 Apr 2020 - 11:15 am
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Russia's coronavirus case tally surges past the 100,000 mark after record daily rise 30 Apr 2020 - 11:09 am
This picture taken on April 29, 2020, shows a view of huge lettering reading “Thanks to Doctors” formed by turned on lights in rooms of Kosmos hotel in Moscow, during a strict lockdown in Russia to stop the spread of the COVID-19 infection caused by the n