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Belarus strongman orders army to defend territorial integrity 22 Aug 2020 - 02:00 pm
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council in Minsk, Belarus August 18, 2020. Andrei Stasevich/BelTA/Handout
Plane carrying comatose Russian dissident lands in Germany 22 Aug 2020 - 09:54 am
An ambulance aircraft evacuating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for medical treatment in German hospital is seen on the tarmac of the Tegel airport in Berlin, Germany August 22, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Spain daily coronavirus infections rise to 3,650 21 Aug 2020 - 07:16 pm
People queue to get tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hospitalet del Llobregat, near Barcelona, Spain, August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Albert Gea
Russian health officials say industrial chemical found on hair, hands of Kremlin critic Navalny 21 Aug 2020 - 04:23 pm
Alexander Murakhovsky, chief doctor of a hospital, where Alexei receives medical treatment, speaks with the media in Omsk, Russia August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko
Swiss coronavirus cases highest in four months 21 Aug 2020 - 04:08 pm
An elderly man wearing a protective face mask walks in a street in Lausanne on August 18, 2020, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus. / AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI
Denmark signs up for EU's AstraZeneca vaccine deal 21 Aug 2020 - 04:02 pm
The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Sea level rise quickens as Greenland ice sheet sheds record amount 21 Aug 2020 - 02:47 pm
This file photo taken on August 17, 2019 shows an iceberg calving with a mass of ice breaking away from the Apusiajik glacier, near Kulusuk (aslo spelled Qulusuk), a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality located on the island of the same name on the s
Irish minister resigns for breaching virus restrictions 21 Aug 2020 - 12:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: Dara Calleary, deputy leader of Ireland's Fianna Fail party who was later appointed agriculture minister, is shown at an event in Dublin, Ireland, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Lorraine O'Sullivan/File Photo
Spain's emergencies chief admits virus fight not going well 21 Aug 2020 - 12:03 am
People queue to make PCR test outside at Federica Montseny primary health care center during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Madrid, Spain, August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina
Battle to save life of Kremlin critic Navalny after suspected poisoning 20 Aug 2020 - 10:08 pm
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - (ARCHIVE): A file photo dated September 29, 2019, shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a rally in support of political prisoners in Prospekt Sakharova Street in Moscow, Russia. Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital af
Polish foreign minister quits, second top resignation in a week 20 Aug 2020 - 09:28 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz greet each other with an elbow bump in Lazienki Palace in Warsaw, Poland, August 15, 2020. Janek Skarzynski/Pool via REUTERS
Britain removes Portugal from quarantine list, adds Austria and Croatia 20 Aug 2020 - 07:47 pm
A view shows a sign advising people to stay home, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Oldham, Britain, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Molly Darlington
Italy sees 845 new COVID-19 cases, highest since end of lockdown in May 20 Aug 2020 - 07:30 pm
People not wearing face masks take selfies in front of the Trevi Fountain following a government decree that states face coverings must be worn between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. near bars and pubs and in areas where gatherings are more likely, due to the coronavi
Sweden to join EU’s AstraZeneca agreement on Covid-19 vaccine 20 Aug 2020 - 07:17 pm
The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Young activists meet Merkel to press case for climate action 20 Aug 2020 - 04:16 pm
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Belgian schools to reopen in September, masks mandatory for older children 20 Aug 2020 - 03:51 pm
Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes attends a news conference after a meeting of the National Security Council, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium August 20, 2020. Olivier Matthys/Pool via REUTERS
Coronavirus gives German bicycle retailers a boost 20 Aug 2020 - 02:13 pm
A man on a bicycle is wearing a protective mask in Dresden, Germany, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel/File Photo
EU, CureVac in talks on 225 mln doses of potential COVID-19 vaccine 20 Aug 2020 - 01:20 pm
In this file photo taken on June 23, 2020 The logo of the biopharmaceutical company CureVac is seen in front of the company's headquarters in Tuebingen, southern Germany on June 23, 2020. / AFP / THOMAS KIENZLE

Africa

Sudanese local resident of Tuti Island walk across an agricultural field where the White Nile and Blue Nile merge to form the River Nile in the capital Khartoum on April 17, 2026. (Photo by Khaled Desouki / AFP) The tiny, defiant Nile island caught in the heart of Sudan's war
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Representational file photo Over 46 million Ethiopians register for upcoming general election
Senegal football supporters walk with their personal belongings after being released from Al Arjat 2 prison in Sale on April 18, 2026.(Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP) Morocco frees Senegal fans after sentences served

Americas

(Files) US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on August 26, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) Trump extends ceasefire, says giving Iran time to negotiate
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(Files) Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during Apple's Apple's Tim Cook to step down as CEO after 15-year run
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