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Greek National Opera finds post-lockdown voice 19 Jul 2020 - 05:58 pm
Members of the orchestra of the Greek National Opera prepares for a concert at the ancient Roman Agora in Athens on July 18, 2020. / AFP / Aris MESSINIS
World champion Marquez breaks bone in Spanish MotoGP crash 19 Jul 2020 - 04:09 pm
MotoGP - Spanish Grand Prix - Circuito de Jerez, Jerez, Spain - July 19, 2020 Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez is stretchered into an ambulance after crashing out during the race REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo
Man questioned in arson probe into French cathedral fire 19 Jul 2020 - 02:57 pm
Firefighters and scientific police officers speak in front of the Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul cathedral in Nantes, western France, on July 19, 2020. French investigators were on SJuly 19 questioning a man who worked at the cathedral in the city of Nantes w
Spanish novelist Juan Marsé dies at 87 19 Jul 2020 - 02:52 pm
In this file photo taken on April 23, 2009 (L to R) Spain´s Queen Sofia, awarded Spanish writer Juan Marse and Spanish King Juan Carlos I pose at the University of Alcala de Henares on April 23, 2009 after attending the Cervantes prize ceremony. Spanish n
UK 'confident' Moscow helped hackers target virus vaccine 19 Jul 2020 - 01:39 pm
Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab arrives at Downing Street ahead of a cabinet meeting in London, Britain, July 14, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Hungary's Orban wonders why Netherlands' PM 'hates me' 19 Jul 2020 - 01:30 pm
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban leaves after a meeting of an EU summit on a coronavirus recovery package at the European Council building in Brussels on July 18, 2020. AFP / POOL / JOHN THYS
Movie magic as Paris turns the Seine into open-air cinema 19 Jul 2020 - 01:18 pm
People attend the screening of the French movie
Germany's Merkel warns of summit failure on EU recovery fund 19 Jul 2020 - 11:43 am
President of the European Council Charles Michel (L), Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (C), France's President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen pose during a bilateral meeting at the EU summit on a co
Barcelona back under lockdown as virus cases surge 18 Jul 2020 - 07:43 pm
A municipal worker cleans a bench at Catalonia square in Barcelona on July 18, 2020. Four million residents of Barcelona have been urged to stay at home as virus cases rise, while EU leaders were set to meet again in Brussels, seeking to rescue Europe's e
MotoGP resumes in Spain under tight controls 18 Jul 2020 - 07:07 pm
Petronas Yamaha SRT's French rider Fabio Quartararo competes during the MotoGP qualifying session of the Spanish Grand Prix at the Jerez racetrack in Jerez de la Frontera on July 18, 2020. / AFP / JAVIER SORIANO
France watching Spain virus clusters closely, says PM 18 Jul 2020 - 04:36 pm
French Prime Minister Jean Castex, wearing a face mask, speaks after attending a city council and resigning from his mayor's office, in Prades, southwestern France, on July 18, 2020.  / AFP / GEORGES GOBET
Fire damages cathedral in French city of Nantes 18 Jul 2020 - 12:03 pm
A French Police officer gestures as firefighters are at work to put out a fire at the Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul cathedral in Nantes, western France, on July 18, 2020. AFP / Sebastien Salom-Gomis
Firemen battle blaze at Nantes cathedral in western France 18 Jul 2020 - 10:58 am
French firefighters battle a blaze at the Cathedral of Saint Pierre and Saint Paul in Nantes, France, July 18, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Britain eyes normal life by Christmas, but preparing for second COVID-19 wave 17 Jul 2020 - 08:02 pm
An advertising board for the Evening Standard newspaper carries the hadline 'work from home advice axed' in London on July 17, 2020. AFP / Tolga AKMEN
Symptom tracker app reveals six distinct types of COVID-19 infection 17 Jul 2020 - 06:41 pm
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Prince Andrew's daughter Beatrice weds in private ceremony 17 Jul 2020 - 04:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Princess Beatrice and property tycoon Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi attend the wedding ceremony of Jean-Christophe Napoleon Bonaparte and Olympia von Arco-Zinneberg at the Saint-Louis des Invalides Cathedral in Paris, France, October 19, 201
End of the jumbo: British Airways retires 747 early due to coronavirus crisis 17 Jul 2020 - 04:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: A British Airways Boeing 747-400 flies into Heathrow Airport in west London May 12, 2011. British Airways cabin crew will meet on Thursday to consider an offer to end an 18-month dispute which has cost the airline more than 150 million pounds
Swiss warn over faulty protective masks bought during COVID-19 rush 17 Jul 2020 - 01:59 pm
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