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Macron promises Belarus mediation but Putin slams 'pressure' 29 Sep 2020 - 03:17 pm
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Vilnius, Lithuania September 29, 2020. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya headquarters/Handout via Reuters
TUI cruise ship docks in Piraeus, COVID-19 tests on crew turn out negative 29 Sep 2020 - 02:06 pm
Maltese-flagged cruiser Mein Schiff 6, operated by German travel giant TUI is docked at the port of Piraeus early on September 29, 2020 after a dozen crew members were reported positive for the virus, state news agency ANA said. / AFP / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI
Russia to supply 25 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses to Nepal 29 Sep 2020 - 01:45 pm
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France to ban mink farms and wild animals in travelling circuses 29 Sep 2020 - 10:17 am
French Ecological Transition Minister Barbara Pompili (C) leaves after a weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace on September 28, 2020 in Paris. / AFP / Bertrand Guay
Testing drive unveiled as virus deaths pass one million 29 Sep 2020 - 08:17 am
FILE PHOTO: A firefighter from the Marins-Pompiers of Marseille (Marseille Naval Fire Battalion) takes a saliva sample from a colleague who is being tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at their fire station in Marseille, France, September 22, 20
Czechs, Slovaks to declare coronavirus state of emergency 28 Sep 2020 - 11:07 pm
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis attends a news conference at the government headquarters as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Prague, Czech Republic, September 21, 2020. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic/Handout
Netherlands tightens coronavirus rules amid second wave 28 Sep 2020 - 09:23 pm
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Spain government to do 'whatever it takes' to curb Madrid surge 28 Sep 2020 - 07:34 pm
A man wearing a protective face mask poses for a picture next to an oversized model of a health worker amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Madrid, Spain September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
UK government moves to defuse row with lawmakers over coronavirus measures 28 Sep 2020 - 07:22 pm
Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Thousands of trapped sheep rescued after shock French Alps snowstorm 28 Sep 2020 - 06:03 pm
This photograph taken on September 26, 2020 shows chalets near fresh snow in Kiental, Bernese Oberland as cold winds and a sharp drop in temperatures have brought the first signs of winter to the Swiss Alps. / AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI
Dutch coronavirus second wave continues, cases near record on Monday 28 Sep 2020 - 03:31 pm
Police patrols on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam on September 26, 2020 while the Amsterdam-Amstelland Safety Region is preparing new, stricter measures to break the second wave of contamination of COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus. / AFP / ANP / Ramo
Ai Weiwei supports Assange with silent protest 28 Sep 2020 - 03:19 pm
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei stages a silent protest in support of Julian Assange outside of the Old Bailey court in central London on September 28, 2020, where the extradition hearing against the WikiLeaks founder has resumed. AFP / DANIEL LEAL-OLI
France's Macron ready to meet Belarus opposition leader 28 Sep 2020 - 03:18 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron, wearing a protective face mask, meets staff and parents during a visit to a center for Maternal and Child Protection (PMI) in Longjumeau, near Paris, France September 23, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS
Uber wins London licence after appeal 28 Sep 2020 - 02:22 pm
A woman poses holding a smartphone showing the App for ride-sharing cab service Uber in London.  AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
Uber wins appeal for new operating licence in London 28 Sep 2020 - 12:50 pm
In this file photo taken on October 28, 2016 a man poses holding a smartphone showing the App for ride-sharing cab service Uber in London. Uber, September 28, wins appeal for new operating licence in London. / AFP / DANIEL SORABJI
Prince Charles highlights Covid-19 impact on youngsters 27 Sep 2020 - 11:32 pm
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Attenborough gives shark tooth to 7-year-old Prince George 27 Sep 2020 - 01:16 pm
A handout photo released by Britain's Prince William and Cathrine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George (seated), Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis with David Attenborough after Prince William and David Attenborough attended an outdoor screening of the u
UK wants university students to be able to return home for Christmas 27 Sep 2020 - 11:45 am
Britain's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Oliver Dowden walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls