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Putin says Russia approves second COVID-19 vaccine 14 Oct 2020 - 03:35 pm
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Germany orders more flu vaccine to protect healthcare system 14 Oct 2020 - 03:11 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn receives an influenza injection from doctor Harald Bias at Charite hospital, during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Pool
Belarus to export gasoline cargo via Russian port amid dispute with EU, sources say 14 Oct 2020 - 02:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: An oil tank train carries oil at the Ust-Luga oil products terminal in the settlement of Ust-luga April 9, 2014. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk
Russia hits new daily coronavirus record as Moscow schools go online 14 Oct 2020 - 02:17 pm
People wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus disease stand on a pier as they wait for a pleasure boat in central Moscow on October 13, 2020. / AFP / Yuri KADOBNOV
N.Ireland to shut restaurants and suspend school in strictest UK lockdown 14 Oct 2020 - 12:57 pm
Social distancing markers as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen at a Dunnes Stores shop in Belfast, Northern Ireland, May 6, 2020. Picture taken May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff/File Photo
One American, two Russians blast off to International Space Station 14 Oct 2020 - 12:27 pm
The Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft carrying the crew formed of Kathleen Rubins of NASA, Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrom
Germany tops 5,000 daily new COVID-19 infections 14 Oct 2020 - 11:17 am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2020. Michael Kappeler/Pool via Reuters
World Bank approves $12B to finance virus vaccines, care 14 Oct 2020 - 11:02 am
In this file photo the street corner between the World Bank headquarters and the IMF building is seen in Washington, DC on October 1, 2020. The World Bank said Tuesday that it approved $12 billion for developing countries to finance the purchase and distr
WWII bomb goes off in Poland during defusal op 14 Oct 2020 - 12:42 am
In this video grab made from footage released by the Polish Navy on October 13, 2020 shows the underwater explosion during the operation to defuse a WWII five-tonne underwater bomb derelict (also known as an
Dutch return to 'partial lockdown' as COVID-19 cases soar 13 Oct 2020 - 09:32 pm
People wearing face masks walk on a shopping street in the center of Amsterdam on October 11, 2020. The Dutch government is expected to take new measures to halt the spread the Covid-19 disease caused by the novel coronavirus. - / AFP / ANP / Ramon van Fl
Ireland sees sharp rise in COVID-19 jobless claims if curbs tightened 13 Oct 2020 - 07:37 pm
Demonstrators hold a banner during a protest against the Irish government imposed restrictions put in place to help stem the rise in the number of novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases, outside Leinster House in Dublin on October 10, 2020.
Norway says Russia behind cyber attack on parliament 13 Oct 2020 - 06:39 pm
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Spanish doctors strike as coronavirus cases rise, government mulls new restrictions 13 Oct 2020 - 05:30 pm
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Russia reports record high daily coronavirus cases and deaths 13 Oct 2020 - 04:50 pm
A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus disease walks along a bridge in front of a tower of the Kremlin and the Russian Foreign Ministry building on the background in central Moscow on October 13, 2020. / AFP / Yuri KADOBNOV
France trials no-swab COVID test with results in 40 minutes 13 Oct 2020 - 04:45 pm
A biologist shows a EasyCOV rapid salivary test which displays yellow reagent positive at the Covid-19 disease, in Paris, France, October 12, 2020. Picture taken October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Belarus opposition leader threatens nationwide strike 13 Oct 2020 - 04:37 pm
Law enforcement officers block opposition supporters, mostly pensioners, during a rally to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
UK defends new virus restrictions; critics say it's too late 13 Oct 2020 - 03:15 pm
A pedestrian wearing a face mask as a precaution against the transmission of the novel coronavirus walks past a boarded up shop front which is to let in central London on October 13, 2020. AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS
Norway to provide COVID-19 vaccine free of charge to Norwegians 13 Oct 2020 - 03:09 pm
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Africa

(FILES) Colonel Sadio Camara, Minister of Defense and Veterans of Mali, is seen at the meeting of Ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Ouagadougou, (Photo by FANNY NOARO-KABRة / AFP) Mali says defense minister killed in attack on his residence in Bamako
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Colonel Sadio Camara, Minister of Defence and Veterans of Mali, was a central figure in Mali's military government [File: Fanny Noaro-Kabr/AFP] Mali defence minister killed, fresh fighting between army and rebels
ATHLETICS-GBR-MARATHON Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa reacts after crossing the line to win the women's race in a new women's only world record at the 2026 London Marathon in central London on April 26, 2026. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) Assefa wins London Marathon in women's-only world record time

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Relatives identify one of the victims after a bomb attack at El Tunel, on the Popayan-Cali road, in Cajibio, Cauca department, Colombia, on April 25, 2026. (Photo by Joaquin SARMIENTO / AFP) Colombia blasts kill 19, injure 38
FBI tactical agents leave a house associated with the suspected White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter after making entry at the residence in Torrance, California, late on April 25, 2026. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP Engineer and game developer: the US press gala shooting suspect
FBI agents are seen in the lobby of the Washington Hilton after shots were fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP) What we know about the Trump press gala shooting
US President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, shortly after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, 2026. (Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP) Trump cancels envoys' Pakistan talks trip, says Iran war on hold

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