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Austrian crackdown causes traffic chaos on Slovenian border 23 Aug 2020 - 10:25 pm
Vehicles, some from Austria, Slovenia and Germany, queue at the Macelj border crossing between Croatia and Slovenia, as many tourists take heed of a recommendation from their home country and leaving Croatia as the number of coronavirus infections rose to
Tens of thousands of Belarusians protest against government in Minsk 23 Aug 2020 - 04:01 pm
Opposition supporters rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 23, 2020. / AFP / Sergei GAPON
Former Ukrainian premier tests positive for COVID-19 23 Aug 2020 - 03:56 pm
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Russia plans COVID-19 vaccine output at 6 mln doses a month: RIA 23 Aug 2020 - 01:04 pm
Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov puts on his face mask as he stands next to Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov before the opening ceremony of the International military-technical forum
Ukraine president urges health awareness after record infections 22 Aug 2020 - 02:53 pm
People walk through a water sprinkler on a hot summer day in central Kyiv, Ukraine August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Global coronavirus death toll tops 800,000: AFP tally 22 Aug 2020 - 02:31 pm
People queue to undergo a PCR test at Coronel Palma primary health care center during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Mostoles, Spain, August 22, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Belarus strongman orders army to defend territorial integrity 22 Aug 2020 - 02:00 pm
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council in Minsk, Belarus August 18, 2020. Andrei Stasevich/BelTA/Handout
Plane carrying comatose Russian dissident lands in Germany 22 Aug 2020 - 09:54 am
An ambulance aircraft evacuating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for medical treatment in German hospital is seen on the tarmac of the Tegel airport in Berlin, Germany August 22, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Spain daily coronavirus infections rise to 3,650 21 Aug 2020 - 07:16 pm
People queue to get tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hospitalet del Llobregat, near Barcelona, Spain, August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Albert Gea
Russian health officials say industrial chemical found on hair, hands of Kremlin critic Navalny 21 Aug 2020 - 04:23 pm
Alexander Murakhovsky, chief doctor of a hospital, where Alexei receives medical treatment, speaks with the media in Omsk, Russia August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko
Swiss coronavirus cases highest in four months 21 Aug 2020 - 04:08 pm
An elderly man wearing a protective face mask walks in a street in Lausanne on August 18, 2020, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus. / AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI
Denmark signs up for EU's AstraZeneca vaccine deal 21 Aug 2020 - 04:02 pm
The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Sea level rise quickens as Greenland ice sheet sheds record amount 21 Aug 2020 - 02:47 pm
This file photo taken on August 17, 2019 shows an iceberg calving with a mass of ice breaking away from the Apusiajik glacier, near Kulusuk (aslo spelled Qulusuk), a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality located on the island of the same name on the s
Irish minister resigns for breaching virus restrictions 21 Aug 2020 - 12:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: Dara Calleary, deputy leader of Ireland's Fianna Fail party who was later appointed agriculture minister, is shown at an event in Dublin, Ireland, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Lorraine O'Sullivan/File Photo
Spain's emergencies chief admits virus fight not going well 21 Aug 2020 - 12:03 am
People queue to make PCR test outside at Federica Montseny primary health care center during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Madrid, Spain, August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina
Battle to save life of Kremlin critic Navalny after suspected poisoning 20 Aug 2020 - 10:08 pm
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - (ARCHIVE): A file photo dated September 29, 2019, shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a rally in support of political prisoners in Prospekt Sakharova Street in Moscow, Russia. Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital af
Polish foreign minister quits, second top resignation in a week 20 Aug 2020 - 09:28 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz greet each other with an elbow bump in Lazienki Palace in Warsaw, Poland, August 15, 2020. Janek Skarzynski/Pool via REUTERS
Britain removes Portugal from quarantine list, adds Austria and Croatia 20 Aug 2020 - 07:47 pm
A view shows a sign advising people to stay home, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Oldham, Britain, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Molly Darlington

Africa

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Travellers receive information from health officials near Ebola awareness posters before crossing the border at the Busia One Stop Border Post (OSBP) on the Kenya-Uganda border as health authorities step up Ebola screening measures, in Busia on October 12, 2026. (Photo by Bright Emoja / AFP) DR Congo Ebola outbreak passes 9,000 cases
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Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa speaks to the media during the official visit of India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Accra, on October 6, 2026. (Photo by Nipah Dennis / AFP) Ghana to apply to join BRICS, foreign minister says

Americas

People shop for groceries at a supermarket in Manhattan on August 25, 2026 in New York City. US consumer inflation climbed more than anticipated in September, government data showed October 14, 2026, as the US war with Iran pushed energy costs higher, deepening strains on American households ahead of next month's midterm elections. The consumer price index (CPI) was slightly hotter than analysts expected, rising to 3.7 percent on a year-on-year basis, said the Department of Labor. This was an acceleration from 3.4 percent in August. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) US consumer inflation hotter than expected as midterms loom
US President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One upon arrival to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the early hours of October 14, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP) Trump says 'massive' oil, gas, mineral exploration to begin in Greenland
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US President Donald Trump talks with members of the media after landing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station on October 12, 2026 in Vienna, Ohio. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP Trump says does not believe China, Russia helping Iran

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