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French daily COVID-19 cases rise above 3,000 15 Aug 2020 - 11:02 pm
Paris municipal police officers wearing face masks ask people to put on their masks in Montorgueil street in Paris, on August 15, 2020. (AFP / BERTRAND GUAY)
Protests in Belarus focus on spot where demonstrator died 15 Aug 2020 - 03:39 pm
Belarus opposition supporters gather on a roof near the Pushkinskaya metro station where Alexander Taraikovsky, a 34-year-old protester died on August 10, during their protest rally in central Minsk, on August 15, 2020. AFP / Sergei GAPON
Landslip blamed for deadly Scottish train crash 14 Aug 2020 - 10:14 pm
Members of the emergency services inspect the debris and derailed carriages at the scene of the train crash near Stonehaven in northeast Scotland on August 12, 2020. / AFP / POOL / Ben BIRCHALL
France declares Paris high-risk zone due to COVID-19 outbreak 14 Aug 2020 - 06:02 pm
People wearing face masks walk next to a billboard reading:
Small amount of chemicals disposed of at UK Sellafield nuclear site 14 Aug 2020 - 05:09 pm
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Sellafield nuclear plant near Whitehaven in Britain, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
Belarusian opposition leader calls for new protests and vote recount 14 Aug 2020 - 02:24 pm
People wave their mobile phones during a protest rally against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 13, 2020. /
Russian doctors wary of rapidly approved COVID-19 vaccine, survey shows 14 Aug 2020 - 01:55 pm
A scientist works inside a laboratory of the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology during the production and laboratory testing of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Moscow, Russia August 6, 2020. Picture taken
Britain lines up more potential COVID-19 vaccine supplies with J&J, Novavax deals 14 Aug 2020 - 01:08 pm
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UK will be "ruthless" over quarantine, Johnson says when asked about France 13 Aug 2020 - 11:22 pm
File Photo: Passengers from international flights arrive at Heathrow Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
France virus cases 'growing fastest among young' 13 Aug 2020 - 10:00 pm
Pedestrians wearing protective face masks walk by a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) information sign, as France reinforces mask-wearing as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country, France, August 13, 202
Spain's daily infections spike to 2,935, not yet second wave 13 Aug 2020 - 08:35 pm
A woman in a protective mask walks during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Pontevedra, Spain, August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal
EU wraps up talks with Johnson & Johnson to buy potential COVID-19 vaccine 13 Aug 2020 - 07:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Johnson & Johnson is displayed on a screen to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the company's listing at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
AstraZeneca says could begin COVID-19 vaccine production early in 2021 13 Aug 2020 - 04:59 pm
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez speaks during a press conference at the presidential residence in Olivos, Buenos Aires province, on August 12, 2020. / AFP / JUAN MABROMATA
England launches trial of revamped contact-tracing app 13 Aug 2020 - 02:44 pm
A woman walks through the financial district in the City of London, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Experts warn Spain is losing the 2nd round in virus fight 13 Aug 2020 - 11:48 am
A man walks past a closed tourist office in the centre of Barcelona on August 12, 2020. / AFP / Josep LAGO
Italy orders COVID tests on travellers from Greece, Spain, Croatia, Malta 12 Aug 2020 - 11:03 pm
An accordion player wears a protective facemask as he plays on a street in Antwerp on August 6, 2020, as authorities impose additional measures to attempt to curb the spread of the COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus
Brazilian state agrees to produce Russian COVID-19 vaccine 12 Aug 2020 - 10:01 pm
Military personnel from the Brazilian Armed Forces sanitize a bus at the Santa Candida bus terminal to combat the spread of the the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil, on August 10, 2020. / AFP / Daniel CASTELLANO
France sees most new daily virus cases since May 12 Aug 2020 - 09:56 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk at the Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris as France reinforces mask-wearing as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country, August 9, 2020

Africa

Tony KARUMBA / AFP Kenya hosting 2029 World Championships will help doping fight, says Coe
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

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
Screenshot of the post shared by US President Donald Trump on Truth Social Trump, White House post video of UK man killed by tiger
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
File photo US actor Selma Blair charged with assault after alleged flight altercation

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