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Spanish PM Sanchez to extend lockdown a final time to June 21 31 May 2020 - 04:17 pm
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (L) holding a cabinet meeting at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid on May 26, 2020.
Russian space agency calls Trump's reaction to SpaceX launch "hysteria" 31 May 2020 - 04:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken lifts off during NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral,
Russian health ministry approves anti-coronavirus drug Avifavir 31 May 2020 - 01:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: Tablets of Avigan (generic name : Favipiravir), a drug approved as an anti-influenza drug in Japan and developed by drug maker Toyama Chemical Co, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings Co. are displayed during a photo opportunity at Fujifilm's hea
Spain to extend lockdown to 21st June - El Pais 31 May 2020 - 12:54 pm
MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 25: Citizens take walk at the Retiro Park after the side-walk restaurants, cafes and bars were allowed to open after 9 weeks of severe lockdown on May 25, 2020 in Madrid, Spain.( Burak Akbulut - Anadolu Agency )
Paris cafes to get extra terrace space as lockdown eases 31 May 2020 - 12:48 pm
People stand and drink outside a cafe in Paris on May 29, 2020, ahead of the re-opening of the French capital's cafe terraces, scheduled for June 2, as France eases lockdown measures taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the new cor
Sadness on the border as France turns back Belgian trippers 31 May 2020 - 11:49 am
French border police officers controls a motorist on May 30, 2020 at the Quievrain border crossing between France and Belgium, as the two countries ease lockdown measures taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus). AFP / Kenzo TRIBOU
Italy court rules Uber food delivery riders were exploited 30 May 2020 - 05:54 pm
Gondoliere waits for tourists on May 30, 2020 in Venice, as the country eases its lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus. / AFP / ANDREA PATTARO
Don't treat Italy like a leper colony says foreign minister 30 May 2020 - 02:28 pm
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio looks on during a news conference after bilateral talks between Italy and Russia at Villa Madama in Rome, Italy February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo
England easing COVID-19 lockdown too soon, scientific advisers warn 30 May 2020 - 01:57 pm
A cyclist rides past a thank you message in NHS in Shoreditch, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 30, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley
UN warns 672 million children will fall into poverty by end of 2020 30 May 2020 - 01:47 pm
AFP / Prakash SINGH
Merkel a 'no' for Trump's in-person G7 summit 30 May 2020 - 10:34 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on July 3, 2015 shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel types on her mobile phone while attending a sitting of the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament in Berlin. AFP / Odd ANDERSEN
City of Moscow revises up its coronavirus death toll for April after criticism 29 May 2020 - 04:22 pm
Servicemen of Russia's Emergencies Ministry wearing protective gears disinfect Moscow's Kazansky railway station on May 28, 2020, as the country adopts measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 (the novel cornovairus). / AFP / Dimitar DILKOFF
Spain reports first suspected imported coronavirus cases since March, in travellers from U.S. 29 May 2020 - 03:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport is seen empty during Holy Week amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo
No Eiffel, Mona Lisa or Versailles: Iconic sites stay closed 29 May 2020 - 01:49 pm
(FILES) In this file photograph taken on June 1, 2015, women dressed in period costume wait for the gates of the
Nissan workers protest against closure of Barcelona plant 28 May 2020 - 02:17 pm
Nissan employees cut off one of the main entrances to Barcelona, as they protest against the closure of the Japanese cars manufacturer's plant in Barcelona on May 28, 2020. AFP / LLUIS GENE
Opening schools in Denmark did not worsen outbreak, data shows 28 May 2020 - 01:55 pm
Cardboard figures with pictures of the fans are placed in the seats as Ceres Park Football Stadium is being prepared for the Danish Superliga match between AGF and Randers FC to be streamed via the video platform Zoom, in Aarhus, Denmark May 27, 2020. Rit
UK has highest coronavirus death rate: FT analysis 28 May 2020 - 01:31 pm
A woman wearing a protective face mask and gloves is seen in Canary Wharf, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Lufthansa says currently 'unable to approve' state rescue over EU conditions 27 May 2020 - 04:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: Airplanes of German carrier Lufthansa at the Berlin Schoenefeld airport, Germany, May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

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People watch a live broadcast of the return of the Artemis II crew members to Earth at the San Diego Air and Space Museum on April 10, 2026. (Photo by Apu Gomes / AFP) 'Howl at the Moon': NASA's bid to boost space enthusiasm
File photo of storage tanks used for representation US advances second oil reserve release amid Middle East conflict
(Files) Vehicles and people cross the Rumichaca International Bridge on the Colombia-Ecuador border, in Ipiales, Narino department, Colombia, on January 21, 2026. (Photo by Reicarmyr Canizares / AFP) Colombia retaliates with 100 percent tariffs on Ecuador
This handout photo released by NASA shows NASA's Orion spacecraft as it lands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, on April 10, 2026. (Photo by Bill INGALLS / NASA / AFP) 'A perfect mission': Artemis II astronauts return to Earth

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