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UN food agency wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize 09 Oct 2020 - 12:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: The World Food Programme (WFP) Executive director David Beasley attends a news conference on the food security in Yemen at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Russian Covid-19 cases hit record as Moscow resists lockdown 09 Oct 2020 - 11:57 am
A man wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus disease walks on Red Square in front of the GUM department store in central Moscow on October 7, 2020. / AFP / Dimitar DILKOFF
French police capture three escaped wolves, four still in the wild 09 Oct 2020 - 11:50 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on November 13, 2012 shows a wolf pictured in the Mercantour Park in Saint-Martin-Vesubie, southeastern France. AFP / Valery HACHE
Russia contains spread of arms depot fire 09 Oct 2020 - 12:26 am
This handout picture taken and released by the Russian Emergencies Ministry on October 8, 2020 shows smoke rising from a fire at a munitions depot in the Ryazan region.AFP PHOTO / Russian Emergencies Ministry / handout
Spanish court rejects lockdown as Europe faces virus surge 08 Oct 2020 - 10:02 pm
Spanish National Police officers wearing protective masks stand at a traffic checkpoint during a partial lockdown amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Madrid, Spain October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Czechs shut culture, sports venues, limit restaurants as COVID-19 cases surge 08 Oct 2020 - 07:47 pm
A medical staff member wearing a protective suit takes a swab as people are tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a newly opened drive-in sampling station in Prague, Czech Republic, October 7, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny
France's COVID-19 cases at record high, new restrictions expected 08 Oct 2020 - 07:33 pm
Police officers walk in a street with restaurants in Paris on October 6, 2020, during a patrol to inspect the implementation of new sanitary measures aimed at curbing the spread of the Covid-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak in the French capital./ AFP / TH
Austria hits new virus high as tourism concerns mount 08 Oct 2020 - 07:06 pm
A boat passes an empty terrace of a restaurant on Alte Donau, an abandoned meander of river Danube, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria October 4, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
PM for a day: Teenager fills Finland's top job 08 Oct 2020 - 03:02 pm
16-year-old Aava Murto took over the job of Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin for one day in Helsinki, Finland, on October 7, 2020 for the
France flies in workers to pick Covid-threatened fruit 08 Oct 2020 - 02:13 pm
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Madrid court annuls central govt's COVID curbs on city 08 Oct 2020 - 02:03 pm
Spanish National Police officers wearing protective masks stand at a traffic checkpoint during a partial lockdown amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Madrid, Spain October 5, 2020. Reuters/Sergio Perez
Prince William, David Attenborough launch 'Earthshot' award 08 Oct 2020 - 01:51 pm
In this file photo taken on July 16, 2020, Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge socially distances as he speaks with service users during a visit to the Garden House of the Light Project in Peterborough. Britain's Prince William on Thursday launche
Europe buys Gilead's remdesivir for 500,000 COVID-19 patients amid supply worries 08 Oct 2020 - 12:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: Gilead Sciences Inc pharmaceutical company is seen after they announced a Phase 3 Trial of the investigational antiviral drug Remdesivir in patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (CO
EU signs joint procurement contract for remdesivir supply 08 Oct 2020 - 10:47 am
Gilead Sciences Inc pharmaceutical company is seen after they announced a Phase 3 Trial of the investigational antiviral drug Remdesivir in patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in
Russia evacuates thousands as munitions explode in fire 08 Oct 2020 - 12:07 am
Fire trucks are seen on the road as smoke rises from the site of a fire at an ammunition depot in Ryazan Region, Russia October 7, 2020. Russian Emergencies Ministry in Ryazan Region/Handout via REUTERS
France's new daily COVID-19 cases at all-time high, hospitalisations up 07 Oct 2020 - 10:12 pm
A health worker, wearing a protective suit and a face mask, works at a testing site for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nantes, France, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Britain examining how to reduce travel quarantine period using tests 07 Oct 2020 - 07:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: People sit amongst socially-distanced seating signs at Heathrow Airport, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, May 10, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
NATO chief calls for new strategy on cyber, China 07 Oct 2020 - 07:37 pm
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry building in Ankara, on October 05, 2020. / AFP / Adem ALTAN

Africa

File / Photo Drone attack hits Sudan aid truck: UN
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
File photo 4.3-magnitude earthquake strikes several cities in Eastern Egypt

Americas

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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