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Thousands protest COVID-19 restrictions in central London 26 Sep 2020 - 05:31 pm
British 'conspiracy theorist' David Icke, speaks at a gathering of protesters in Trafalgar Square in London on September 26, 2020, at a 'We Do Not Consent!' mass rally against vaccination and government restrictions designed to fight the spread of the nov
Madrid at 'serious risk' without tougher COVID-19 rules, health minister warns 26 Sep 2020 - 02:12 pm
An employee wearing a face mask waits for customers behind a plastic curtain in a food shop at the Vallecas neighbourhood, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID 19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain, September 25, 2020. Reuters/Sergio Perez
Ukraine plane crash death toll rises to 26, with 1 survivor 26 Sep 2020 - 01:54 pm
Military and experts work on the place of the Antonov-26 transport aircraft crash at Chuhuiv military air base around 30 kilometers southeast of Kharkiv on September 26, 2020.  AFP / SERGEY BOBOK
Less razzmatazz, but Nobel Prizes go ahead amid pandemic 26 Sep 2020 - 11:18 am
File photo: A bronze bust of Alfred Nobel is pictured before the Nobel Prize ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall, in Stockholm, Sweden December 10, 2019. TT News Agency/Claudio Bresciani via Reuters
Van Morrison takes fans back to magic time in coronavirus-shrouded London 26 Sep 2020 - 11:03 am
File photo: Northern Irish musician Van Morrison performs in Sondika, near Bilbao, northern Spain, June 2, 2017. Reuters/Vincent West/File Photo
Local lockdowns imposed in several cities as UK cases rise 25 Sep 2020 - 08:38 pm
A pedestrian wears a facemask due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on London Bridge in central London on September 25, 2020. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, this week announced a host of new restrictions, including early closing times fo
Czech Republic to tighten restrictions on public gatherings: Health minister 25 Sep 2020 - 05:30 pm
People wearing face masks walk across the medieval Charles Bridge as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Prague, Czech Republic, September 25, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny
Italy launches fund to help virus-hit hospitality industry 25 Sep 2020 - 03:13 pm
Five-star Grand Hotel Plaza remains closed due to a lack of tourists visiting Rome since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rome, Italy, July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
World's youth rallies against climate change 25 Sep 2020 - 02:50 pm
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a Fridays For Future protest in front of the Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen) in Stockholm on September 25, 2020. / AFP / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND
UK police officer shot dead at custody centre in south London 25 Sep 2020 - 01:48 pm
A forensic team is pictured at the Croydon Custody Centre in south london on September 25, 2020, following the shooting of a British police officer by a 23-year-old man being detained at the centre. A British police officer was shot dead in the early hour
Some northern hemisphere countries struggling to source more flu vaccines -WHO 25 Sep 2020 - 01:19 pm
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Moscow mayor urges more home-working as Russia's new COVID cases hit 3-month high 25 Sep 2020 - 12:59 pm
A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus disease walks on Red Square in downtown Moscow on September 24, 2020. / AFP / Yuri KADOBNOV
Facebook suspends fake Russian accounts, warns of US election hack-and-leak threat 24 Sep 2020 - 10:05 pm
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Pfizer partner BioNTech sees no role for its vaccine in UK challenge trial 24 Sep 2020 - 09:35 pm
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UK reports most new coronavirus cases since pandemic started 24 Sep 2020 - 08:06 pm
Customers sit at tables outside a restaurant, near a sign reminding members of the public to help
Ex-Hermes staff convicted in France for fake handbags 24 Sep 2020 - 07:57 pm
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Teenage British activist stages climate protest on Arctic ice floe 24 Sep 2020 - 03:53 pm
Environmental activist and campaigner Mya-Rose Craig, 18, holds a cardboard sign reading
Over 360 more detained in Belarus in protests against leader 24 Sep 2020 - 02:43 pm
Riot police officers detain a man during an opposition rally to protest against the presidential inauguration in Minsk, on September 23, 2020.  AFP