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France shuts dozens of schools in bid to contain coronavirus 03 Mar 2020 - 12:48 pm
A board set outside of the Bertrand Du Guesclin high school informs the temporary closure of the schools in the area, on March 2, 2020 in Auray, western France , as part of measures against the outbreak of the Covid-19 Coronavirus. / AFP / Damien MEYER
Ukraine reports first coronavirus case - health official 03 Mar 2020 - 12:35 pm
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Italian schools go digital as coronavirus shuts classrooms 02 Mar 2020 - 08:44 pm
University chemistry professor Luca De Gioia uses his tablet to record his lesson in an empty class room to stream it online for his students at the Bicocca University in Milan, Italy, March 2, 2020. Reuters/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Child drowns at sea off Greece in first fatality after Turkey opens border 02 Mar 2020 - 05:32 pm
Migrants from Afghanistan arrive on a dinghy on a beach near the village of Skala Sikamias, after crossing part of the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the island of Lesbos, Greece, March 2, 2020. Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis
Policeman, fireman test positive for coronavirus in Rome 02 Mar 2020 - 05:32 pm
Very few people are seen in the area surrounding the Colosseum, which would usually be full of tourists, in Rome, Italy, March 2, 2020. Reuters/Remo Casilli
Special relationship? Britain vows to drive hard bargain in US trade talks 02 Mar 2020 - 01:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain, February 14, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Greeks fear 'invasion' of migrants across Turkish border 01 Mar 2020 - 10:48 pm
Migrants from Afghanistan are seen on a beach near the village of Skala Sikamias, after crossing part of the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the island of Lesbos, Greece, March 1, 2020. Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis
Thousands rally in protest against mogul Czech PM 01 Mar 2020 - 10:48 pm
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UK coronavirus cases jump, PM Johnson says he expects more 01 Mar 2020 - 10:48 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a laboratory at the Public Health England National Infection Service in Colindale, north London, Britain, March 1, 2020. Reuters/Henry Nicholls
Migrants clash with Greek police at border after Turkey opens floodgates 01 Mar 2020 - 07:11 pm
Migrants arrive to cross the Evros river to reach Greece as they are pictured from the Turkish border village of Elcili, Turkey March 1, 2020. Reuters/Huseyin Aldemir
Sunday Mass on Facebook is Milan’s new normal as virus spreads 01 Mar 2020 - 07:11 pm
The Patriarch Francesco Moraglia celebrates mass behind closed doors in Venice with only the clerical staff allowed, Venice, Italy, March 1, 2020. Reuters/Manuel Silvestri
Two Swiss high school classes quarantined over coronavirus 01 Mar 2020 - 05:31 pm
A man wearing a mask stands near a car on February 28, 2020 at the Geneva International Motor Show which has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 epidemic. AFP / Richard Juilliart
US advisory warns Americans not travel to 2 Italian regions 01 Mar 2020 - 05:29 pm
An international passenger arrives at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, US on June 26, 2017. Reuters / James Lawler Duggan
Slovakia anti-graft party stuns in vote haunted by journalist murder 01 Mar 2020 - 05:29 pm
Igor Matovic, leader of the anti-graft political movement Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OLaNO), gestures on stage during the party's parliamentary election evening in Trnava, Slovakia on February 29, 2020. AFP / Joe Klamar
EU executive is said to seek more control over climate targets 01 Mar 2020 - 05:29 pm
European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2019. Reuters / Yves Herman
Louvre museum in Paris closes over coronavirus fears 01 Mar 2020 - 05:29 pm
In this file photo taken on February 28, 2020 people visit the Louvre Pyramide in Paris. AFP / Stephane De Sakutin
Migrants head to Greece as Turkey opens floodgates 01 Mar 2020 - 10:11 am
Migrants walk towards Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, near Edirne, Turkey March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir
Italian coronavirus deaths rise to 29, number of cases climbs above 1,000 29 Feb 2020 - 08:32 pm
A man disguised in a ghost outfit walks around a near-deserted Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II luxury mall on February 29, 2020, in central Milan, northern Italy. AFP / Miguel MEDINA

Africa

File photo of damage from wildfires in the Algerian region of Tizi Ouzou. Reuters. Heatwave fuels 127 fires in Algeria, 1 still burning
File photo Algeria reinstates ambassador to Mali after drone row
File photo Ebola death toll in DR Congo rises to 648
Rescued children in Oyo Nigeria kidnapping. Photo by: Presidency Nigeria Nearly 50 abducted pupils, teachers rescued in Nigeria

Americas

Peninsula US Senator Lindsay Graham dies from 'brief and sudden illness': office
File photo Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout in a week
File photo (US embassy in Havana) US delivers first payments to 'Havana Syndrome' victims
Representational image 10 killed in Bahamas small plane crash

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres file photo. UN Secretary-General calls for de-escalation, resumption of negotiations
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