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Fierce cyclonic storm turns squares into lakes in southern Italy 26 Oct 2021 - 11:29 pm
Streets are flooded during heavy rainfall on the island of Sicily, in CATANIA, Italy, October 26, 2021. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello
Ukraine urges citizens to get vaccinated as daily COVID toll hits record 26 Oct 2021 - 09:55 pm
A medical specialist treats a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the City Clinical Hospital Number 3 in Kyiv, Ukraine October 26, 2021. REUTERS/Stanislav Kozliuk
Spain to give booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna to people who had J&J shot 26 Oct 2021 - 09:28 pm
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Belgium reimposes restrictions as COVID-19 cases spike 26 Oct 2021 - 08:37 pm
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UK's Queen Elizabeth will not attend COP26 following advice to rest 26 Oct 2021 - 08:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: Queen Elizabeth attends a ceremony in London's Westminster Abbey to mark the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior, in Britain November 4, 2020. Picture taken November 4, 2020. Aaron Chown/Pool via REUTERS
Switzerland recommends COVID-19 booster shots for over 65s, but not general population 26 Oct 2021 - 08:04 pm
A health worker draws Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine into a syringe inside the COVID-19 Impftram vaccination tram during a media presentation in Zurich, Switzerland September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
UK's Queen Elizabeth carries out first duty since hospital stay 26 Oct 2021 - 07:58 pm
Britain's Queen Elizabeth appears on a screen via video link from Windsor Castle, where she is in residence, during a virtual audience to receive the Ambassador from the Republic of Korea, Gunn Kim, at Buckingham Palace, London, Britain, October 26, 2021.
France says it has ordered 50,000 doses of Merck's COVID-19 antiviral pill 26 Oct 2021 - 07:56 pm
The Merck logo is seen at a gate to the Merck & Co campus in Rahway, New Jersey, U.S., July 12, 2018. Reuters/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Each day without climate action is 'a day wasted' - UK's Attenborough 26 Oct 2021 - 06:33 pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and David Attenborough speak with school children during a conference about the COP26 UN Climate Summit, at the Science Museum in London, Britain February 4, 2020. Chris J Ratcliffe/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Europe drug regulator backs use of Moderna's COVID-19 booster vaccine 25 Oct 2021 - 08:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Walmart pharmacist holds a vial of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine inside a Walmart department store in West Haven, Connecticut, U.S., February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Dutch consider new coronavirus curbs as infections soar 25 Oct 2021 - 08:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: People with and without protective masks walk on the street while shopping as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Amsterdam, Netherlands October 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eva Plevier/File Photo
Man dies as Mediterranean hurricane batters southern Italy 25 Oct 2021 - 08:23 pm
Damaged cars and debris are seen after heavy rain caused flooding in Scordia, near Catania, Italy, October 25, 2021. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello
Spanish volcano more active, spews 'giant lava fountain' 25 Oct 2021 - 02:59 pm
The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt, as seen from El Paso, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, October 25, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
World scrambles to contain damage as greenhouse gas emissions hit record 25 Oct 2021 - 01:47 pm
Climate activists sit on a road during a protest by Extinction Rebellion against the COP26 summit in Madrid, Spain, October 25, 2021. Reuters/Juan Medina
Russia's COVID-19 cases hit record as some regions impose curbs 25 Oct 2021 - 01:30 pm
Specialists wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) spray disinfectant while sanitizing the Leningradsky railway station amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
EU regulator starts real-time review of Merck's COVID-19 pill 25 Oct 2021 - 01:10 pm
The Merck logo is seen at a gate to the Merck & Co campus in Rahway, New Jersey, U.S., July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Sheep replace cars as they cross Madrid en route to winter pastures 24 Oct 2021 - 03:30 pm
People watch a flock of sheep during the annual parade on the streets of Madrid, as shepherds demand to exercise their right to use traditional migration routes for their livestock from northern Spain to winter grazing pasture land in southern Spain, Octo
COVID-19 cases recorded in eastern Europe hit 20 million 24 Oct 2021 - 12:51 pm
Medical specialists transport a patient outside a hospital for people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva/File Photo