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Sweden wants to up defense budget due to regional tensions 15 Oct 2020 - 04:19 pm
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Austria orders first local quarantine of its second COVID-19 wave 15 Oct 2020 - 03:42 pm
School children are on their way home in the commune of Kuchl, south of Salzburg, Austria, on October 15, 2020, during the ongoing novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. From October 17, Kuchl will be put under lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavir
Japan plans near-full capacity baseball to test virus measures 15 Oct 2020 - 03:19 pm
A woman wearing a protective mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, takes a picture of the Olympic rings in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan October 14, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Floods kill 40 in India, damage crops 15 Oct 2020 - 03:18 pm
Residents are evacuated from a flooded neighbourhood after heavy rainfall in Hyderabad, the capital of the southern state of Telangana, India, October 15, 2020. REUTERS/Vinod Babu
Indian cinemas reopen after going dark for months amid virus 15 Oct 2020 - 02:57 pm
People invited as 'Covid-19 warriors' and their families to a special screening of Bollywood movie 'Tanhaji' queue to enter a cinema auditorium in New Delhi on October 15, 2020, with some states still keeping theatres closed amid the Covid-19 coronavirus
Sanofi reports positive animal test results for potential COVID-19 vaccine 15 Oct 2020 - 02:39 pm
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How to hold the world's largest book fair in a pandemic 15 Oct 2020 - 02:22 pm
An employe of the Frankfurt Book fair works on book shelves prior the opening press conference of the 2020 Frankfurt Book fair on October 13, 2020.  AFP / POOL / Arne Dedert
London shifts into 2nd-highest virus risk tier as cases rise 15 Oct 2020 - 02:19 pm
A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock making a statement on Covid-19 restrictions in the House of Commons in London on October 15, 2020. - RESTRICTED TO
Oxford scientists develop 5-minute COVID-19 antigen test 15 Oct 2020 - 12:05 pm
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Hong Kong, Singapore announce plans for travel bubble 15 Oct 2020 - 11:44 am
People try to pass through traffic as they commute with shared bicycles during rush hour in Beijing on October 14, 2020. / AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI
Ardern vows to quit if she loses New Zealand election 15 Oct 2020 - 11:03 am
FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses her supporters at a Labour Party event in Wellington, New Zealand, October 11, 2020. Reuters/Praveen Menon/File Photo
China's Sinopharm offers experimental COVID-19 vaccines to students: WSJ 15 Oct 2020 - 10:56 am
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Philippines eyes Sinovac trial as early as November 15 Oct 2020 - 10:47 am
A worker performs a quality check in the packaging facility of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, September 24, 2020. REUTER
Thailand bans protests as challenge to establishment escalates 15 Oct 2020 - 08:52 am
Barricades are set up near the Ratchaprasong junction ahead of a proposed gathering by pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok on October 15, 2020, after Thailand issued an emergency decree. / AFP / Jack Taylor
Top US health official Fauci says Trump no longer coronavirus contagious -CBS interview 15 Oct 2020 - 12:28 am
FILE PHOTO: Anthony Fauci, MD, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, looks on before testifying at a U.S. Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing to examine COVID-19,
Melania Trump says son Barron had virus but is negative now 14 Oct 2020 - 11:44 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 27, 2020, US First Lady Melania Trump (L) looks at her son Barron Trump after US President Donald Trump delivered his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White Ho
Duterte wants entire Philippine population vaccinated for COVID-19 14 Oct 2020 - 10:51 pm
A vendor at Pritil Public Market gets a free swab test amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tondo, Manila, Philippines, October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Kids may not be recommended for COVID-19 vaccination initially, US CDC says 14 Oct 2020 - 10:36 pm
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