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New French COVID-19 infections sharply down, hospitalisations edge higher 17 Aug 2020 - 07:13 pm
A man wearing a protective mask rides an escalator at the financial and business district of La Defense as France reinforces mask-wearing in public places as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country, ne
Spain reports 1,833 new coronavirus infections, below last week's record highs 17 Aug 2020 - 06:52 pm
A healthcare worker holds a sample at a temporary testing centre for the novel coronavirus in Madrid on August 17, 2020.  / AFP / OSCAR DEL POZO
Ukraine recalls its ambassador to Belarus 17 Aug 2020 - 05:32 pm
People attend an opposition demonstration to protest against presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
UK govt scrambles as exam fiasco enrages students, parents 17 Aug 2020 - 04:40 pm
Students hold placards as they protest outside of the constituency office for Gavin Williamson, Conservative MP for South Staffordshire and Britain's current Education Secretary, in Codsall near Wolverhampton, central England on August 17, 2020 .AFP / Pau
UK sees 'post-lockdown mini-boom' in housing: study 17 Aug 2020 - 03:13 pm
Pedestrians, some wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walk along a quite shopping street in London on August 12, 2020. AFP / Tolga Akmen
UK 'does not accept' results of Belarus election: foreign secretary 17 Aug 2020 - 11:22 am
People holding Belarussian flags take part in a demostration in support of protests against the results of the Belarusian presidential election, on August 16, 2020 in Prague, Czech Republic. / AFP / Michal Cizek
Hundreds protest in Madrid against virus restrictions 16 Aug 2020 - 11:04 pm
People take part in a protest against the use of protective masks during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Madrid, Spain August 16, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina
Irish health chiefs to consider if more COVID-19 restrictions needed 16 Aug 2020 - 10:41 pm
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French new coronavirus cases above 3,000 for second day 16 Aug 2020 - 08:58 pm
Pedestrians wearing protective face masks walk along the Seine river banks, as France reinforces mask-wearing as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country, Paris, France, August 15, 2020. REUTERS/Charles
Vacationers arriving in Rome get virus tests 16 Aug 2020 - 05:46 pm
Passengers queue to be screened for Covid-19 at a testing station set up at Fiumicino airport, near Rome, on August 16, 2020. Italy has introduced mandatory Covid-19 (novel coronavirus) testing for anyone arriving from Croatia, Greece, Spain and Malta and
Germany tracks down most travellers with COVID after test blunder 16 Aug 2020 - 05:38 pm
Bavarian State Prime Minister Markus Soeder leaves a news conference in Nuremberg, Germany, August 10, 2020. Nicolas Armer/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
First major cruise line set to depart Genoa for Mediterranean tour 16 Aug 2020 - 02:12 pm
In this file photo taken on June 9, 2019 The MSC Magnifica cruise ship is seen from San Maggiore's bell tower leaving in the Venice Lagoon.  / AFP / Miguel MEDINA
French daily COVID-19 cases rise above 3,000 15 Aug 2020 - 11:02 pm
Paris municipal police officers wearing face masks ask people to put on their masks in Montorgueil street in Paris, on August 15, 2020. (AFP / BERTRAND GUAY)
Protests in Belarus focus on spot where demonstrator died 15 Aug 2020 - 03:39 pm
Belarus opposition supporters gather on a roof near the Pushkinskaya metro station where Alexander Taraikovsky, a 34-year-old protester died on August 10, during their protest rally in central Minsk, on August 15, 2020.  AFP / Sergei GAPON
Landslip blamed for deadly Scottish train crash 14 Aug 2020 - 10:14 pm
Members of the emergency services inspect the debris and derailed carriages at the scene of the train crash near Stonehaven in northeast Scotland on August 12, 2020. / AFP / POOL / Ben BIRCHALL
France declares Paris high-risk zone due to COVID-19 outbreak 14 Aug 2020 - 06:02 pm
People wearing face masks walk next to a billboard reading:
Small amount of chemicals disposed of at UK Sellafield nuclear site 14 Aug 2020 - 05:09 pm
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Sellafield nuclear plant near Whitehaven in Britain, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
Belarusian opposition leader calls for new protests and vote recount 14 Aug 2020 - 02:24 pm
People wave their mobile phones during a protest rally against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 13, 2020.  /