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Germany launches coronavirus app as EU eyes travel revival 16 Jun 2020 - 02:47 pm
Timotheus Hoettges, CEO of Germany's telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG, holds a mobile phone as he attends the presentation of the new contact-tracing smartphone app in Berlin, Germany, June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Pool
Spain mulls reciprocal quarantine for UK visitors 16 Jun 2020 - 02:30 pm
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Under 20s around half as susceptible to COVID-19, study finds 16 Jun 2020 - 02:07 pm
People wearing face masks are seen in a subway car in Shanghai, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
UK funds human trials of potential COVID-19 vaccine from Imperial 16 Jun 2020 - 01:46 pm
A vial with potential vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is pictured at the Imperial College London, London, Britain June 10, 2020, Picture taken June 10, 2020. Imperial College London/Thomas Angus/via REUTERS
UK jobless claims near three million on coronavirus 16 Jun 2020 - 01:41 pm
An employee finishes setting out the barriers to aid queuing at Nike Town sports retail store an hour before opening time on Oxford Street in London on June 16, 2020. AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS
Trump says he’s cutting US troops in ‘delinquent’ Germany 16 Jun 2020 - 10:54 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 07, 2018 a US flag is pictured on a soldier's uniform during the 'Dynamic Front 18' exercise in Grafenwoehr, near Eschenbach, southern Germany. AFP / CHRISTOF STACHE
From crowded tubes to pedal power, London's COVID transport challenge 15 Jun 2020 - 03:43 pm
Commuters wearing a face mask travel on TfL Victoria Line underground train carriages, heading towards central London, on June 15, 2020 after new rules make wearing face coverings on public transport compulsory while the UK further eases its coronavirus l
Germany to buy stake in CureVac as world races for COVID-19 vaccine 15 Jun 2020 - 02:24 pm
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Eli Lilly starts trial of rheumatoid arthritis drug in COVID-19 patients 15 Jun 2020 - 01:35 pm
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France expects AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to be shared pro rata 15 Jun 2020 - 01:28 pm
The logo of AstraZeneca is seen on medication packages in a pharmacy in London, April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo
Russia sentences ex-US marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in jail for espionage 15 Jun 2020 - 11:15 am
Paul Whelan, a former US marine accused of espionage and arrested in Russia in December 2018, stands inside a defendants' cage as he waits to hear his verdict in Moscow on June 15, 2020. AFP / Kirill Kudryavtsev
French health minister: Worst of epidemic behind us, but virus not dead 15 Jun 2020 - 11:06 am
French Health and Solidarity Minister Olivier Veran leaves the Elysee presidential palace after attending the weekly cabinet meeting on June 10, 2020 in Paris. / AFP / POOL / Ludovic MARIN
Johnson tells Brits to ‘shop with confidence’ as shops open 15 Jun 2020 - 10:11 am
Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks with a staff member as he visits the M&S clothing department and other retail outlets in Westfield Stratford to see the COVID-19 measure taken before reopening tomorrow, in London, Britain June 14, 2020. John Nguyen/Poo
Europe starts to reopen borders but no free travel yet 15 Jun 2020 - 09:51 am
A view of the border check point Saint-Ludovic at the Franco-Italian border, after France reopened its border to Italians as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) travel restrictions across Europe are gradually eased, in Menton, France, June 15, 2020. REUTER
Macron says France has scored its 'first victory' against virus 15 Jun 2020 - 09:37 am
French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on a television screen in Paris on June 14, 2020 as he addresses the nation from the Elysee Palace during a televised speech, broadcast by French tv channel TF1. / AFP / Thomas Samson
Statue of famous Italian journalist defaced in Milan 14 Jun 2020 - 02:52 pm
A municipal employee cleans a statue of a famous Italian journalist Indro Montanelli on June 14, 2020 in a Milan public square, a day after it was defaced and stained with red paint. AFP / MIGUEL MEDINA
Finance minister says Britain to urgently review distancing rule 14 Jun 2020 - 12:51 pm
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Spain to open borders to EU Schengen countries on June 21: Reports 14 Jun 2020 - 11:59 am
An employee wearing a face mask walks past a sign with security measures at the RIU Concordia Hotel in Palma de Mallorca on June 10, 2020 as the Balearic Islands prepare to welcome German tourists from June 15 as a test before Madrid reopens international