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Germany's COVID case numbers drop as country waits for opening 14 Feb 2022 - 11:57 am
People stand in the hall as vaccinations against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) take place at the Bavarian State Opera House in Munich, Germany, February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle/File Photo
Sweden recommends fourth COVID-19 jab for the elderly 14 Feb 2022 - 11:30 am
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French police kill man who attacked them with knife at Paris rail station, minister says 14 Feb 2022 - 11:11 am
French police secure the scene after French police killed a person who attacked them with a knife at Gare du Nord station in Paris, France, February 14, 2022. Reuters/Benoit Tessier
British defence minister cancels holiday as Ukraine crisis deepens 13 Feb 2022 - 08:42 pm
FILE PHOTO: British defence minister Ben Wallace attends a news conference following his talks with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow, Russia, February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
Swiss reject ban on animal testing in referendum 13 Feb 2022 - 08:22 pm
FILE PHOTO: A mouse is seen in a plastic box at the Laboratory animal Services Center (LASC) of the University of Zurich in Schlieren, Switzerland, February 7, 2022. Picture taken February 7, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
German president re-elected for another term 13 Feb 2022 - 04:55 pm
Elke Buedenbender congratulates her husband German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier after he was re-elected as Germany's president by the Federal Assembly at the Bundestag building Paul Loebe Haus, in Berlin, Germany February 13, 2022. Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS
Ukraine sees no point closing airspace amid Russia tension, says official 13 Feb 2022 - 02:34 pm
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Arctic seed vault to receive rare deposits 13 Feb 2022 - 01:10 pm
File photo: Television crews stand outside the Global Seed Vault before the opening ceremony in Longyearbyen, February 26, 2008. Reuters/Bob Strong
Hotel fire in Barcelona injures 9; some must jump to safety 12 Feb 2022 - 07:09 pm
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Putin, Biden plan high-stakes phone call in Ukraine crisis 12 Feb 2022 - 03:43 pm
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Norway ditches face masks as Covid regulatory measures scrapped 12 Feb 2022 - 02:34 pm
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Biden and Putin to speak as Ukraine warnings mount 12 Feb 2022 - 11:29 am
U.S. President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House to board Marine One, in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
UK tells British nationals in Ukraine not to expect military evacuation 12 Feb 2022 - 10:52 am
A service member of the Ukrainian armed forces walks at combat positions near the line of separation from Russian-backed rebels outside the town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk Region, Ukraine February 11, 2022. Reuters/Oleksandr Klymenko
Volcanic lightning streaks sky over fiery Mount Etna 11 Feb 2022 - 09:43 pm
General view of an eruption of the South East volcano of Etna, as seen from Nicolosi, Italy, February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello
Belgium eases virus curbs with omicron outbreak past peak 11 Feb 2022 - 08:50 pm
People wearing protective face masks walk at the Grand Place in Brussels, amid the rise of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases due to the Omicron variant in Belgium, January 21, 2022. REUTERS/ Johanna Geron/File Photo
UK lifts all testing requirements for vaccinated travelers 11 Feb 2022 - 06:34 pm
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/File Photo/File Photo
Ghost village emerges in Spain as drought empties reservoir 11 Feb 2022 - 06:00 pm
A general view shows the ancient village of Aceredo that had been submerged by Limia river in the 1990s after the dam was built in Concello de Lobios, Spain, February 10, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal
Summer's back: UK's Gatwick airport to reopen south terminal in March 11 Feb 2022 - 04:27 pm
A passenger arrives at Gatwick Airport, as travel restrictions are eased following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Gatwick, Britain July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville