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Swiss ramp up contact-tracing in face of COVID surge 30 Oct 2020 - 04:43 pm
A County of Geneva staff member shows the geographical spread of clusters during an update briefing in the contact tracing unit, as Switzerland enters a second wave of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, October 29, 2020. REUT
Austria's COVID-19 infections leap as nation awaits new restrictions 30 Oct 2020 - 04:08 pm
Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz attends a news conference, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Vienna, Austria October 29, 2020. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Greta Thunberg takes climate strike online again as Sweden's COVID-19 cases mount 30 Oct 2020 - 02:14 pm
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in the rally ''Europe Climate Strike'' in Brussels, Belgium, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
Spain's Canary Islands impose negative COVID-19 test rule for tourists 30 Oct 2020 - 01:13 pm
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Moscow authorities promise mass vaccination against COVID-19 as Russian cases soar 30 Oct 2020 - 01:02 pm
Commuters wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus disease enter and leave a metro train in Moscow on October 29, 2020. / AFP / Natalia KOLESNIKOVA
WHO: Europe now has more than 10 million COVID-19 cases 29 Oct 2020 - 11:50 pm
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Russia's COVID-19 vaccine trial slows as focus shifts to second dose 29 Oct 2020 - 08:14 pm
Passengers wear protective face masks in a bus amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia October 29, 2020. A sign on a window reads:
Thousands of German police plan to hunt out lockdown breakers 29 Oct 2020 - 07:57 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel wears a face mask as she attends a session of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Berlin, Germany, October 29, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Disneyland Paris to close again as France orders second virus lockdown 29 Oct 2020 - 07:45 pm
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Spain regions seal off perimeter to avoid new lockdown 29 Oct 2020 - 07:34 pm
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Robots get private view of major pop art show 29 Oct 2020 - 02:59 pm
Philip Colbert poses for a photograph with robots that allow viewers to interactively engage with his Lobsteropolis exhibition at a preview event at the Saatchi Gallery in London, Britain, October 28, 2020. Picture taken October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Da
Britain says it is doing everything it can to avoid national lockdown 29 Oct 2020 - 12:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: A person wearing a protective mask walks near a social distancing sign, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Coventry, Britain October 25, 2020. Reuters/Andrew Couldridge/File Photo
Three dead in knife attack in French city Nice 29 Oct 2020 - 12:43 pm
French members of the elite tactical police unit RAID enter to search the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice after a knife attack in Nice on October 29, 2020. AFP / Valery Hache
Two dead in knife attack in France, official say terrorism suspected 29 Oct 2020 - 12:03 pm
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One person killed after knife attack in French city of Nice: Media 29 Oct 2020 - 11:51 am
Picture shared by Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi on his Twitter account
Drones to enforce virus rules at Madrid cemeteries 28 Oct 2020 - 08:51 pm
Ambulances are parked at the 12 de Octubre hospital in Madrid, amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, on October 28, 2020. / AFP / OSCAR DEL POZO
Swiss take 'middle path' in curbs to slow COVID without crippling economy 28 Oct 2020 - 08:11 pm
A general view shows the weekly market, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the oldtown of Solothurn, October 24, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Merkel imposes toughest German restrictions since lockdown 28 Oct 2020 - 08:01 pm
The moon is seen beside the Reichstag, the building which houses the Bundestag (lower house of parliament), from the Chancellery in Berlin before a news conference on new coronavirus restrictions following consultations with the premiers of Germany's 16 f