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Polish PM in quarantine after contact with COVID-19 13 Oct 2020 - 12:48 pm
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks during a news conference as the country grapples with a sharp spike in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Warsaw, Poland October 8, 2020. Slawomir Kaminski/Agencja Gazeta/via REUTERS
Roche rolling out high-volume rapid Covid-19 test by year-end 13 Oct 2020 - 11:09 am
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
UK unveils 3-level lockdown plan; Liverpool at highest risk 13 Oct 2020 - 10:30 am
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak and Chief Medical Officer for England, Chris Whitty listen to a question of Laura Kuenssberg (on screen) as the attend a virtual news conference on the ongoing situation with
EU travellers could avoid quarantine under plans for COVID-19 testing regime -The Telegraph 13 Oct 2020 - 12:23 am
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Number of COVID patients in French intensive care units highest in nearly 5 months 12 Oct 2020 - 09:46 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 07, 2020 Nurses use medical equipment as they tend to patients infected with COVID-19 at the intensive care unit of the Peupliers private hospital in Paris, on April 7, 2020, on the 22nd day of a strict lockdown i
Kamchatka marine life death caused by algae: Russian scientist 12 Oct 2020 - 07:39 pm
Dead sea life is seen washed up on the shore due to unexplained water pollution in Kamchatka region, Russia October 8, 2020. Dmitry Sharomov/Greenpeace Russia/Handout via REUTERS
Boris Johnson unveils three-tier lockdown system to combat Covid 12 Oct 2020 - 07:18 pm
An aerial picture shows a ferry crossing the River Mersey in Liverpool on October 12, 2020, as the government is expected to announce further lockdown restrictions today as COVID-19 infection rates rocket across the northwest of England. / AFP / Paul ELLI
UK mobilises field hospitals as virus cases surge 12 Oct 2020 - 03:25 pm
Women wearing face masks carry shopping bags amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Liverpool, Britain, October 12, 2020. Reuters/Phil Noble
Belarus ramps up crackdown on protests, detains over 700 12 Oct 2020 - 03:10 pm
Belarusian law enforcement members use a water cannon to disperse a crowd during an opposition rally to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus October 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
Four Vatican Swiss Guards test positive for COVID-19 12 Oct 2020 - 03:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Swiss guard wearing a protective face mask is seen at the San Damaso courtyard ahead of the weekly general audience at the Vatican, September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo
EU plans big building renovation project to save energy 12 Oct 2020 - 02:36 pm
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Americans Milgrom, Wilson win Nobel prize in economics 12 Oct 2020 - 12:57 pm
Pictures of the winners of the 2020 Nobel prize in economic sciences, Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson, are displayed on a screen at a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden October 12, 2020. TT News Agency/Anders Wiklund via REUTERS
Scientists return from Arctic with wealth of climate data 12 Oct 2020 - 11:21 am
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Italy prepares new restrictions to fight spike in coronavirus cases 11 Oct 2020 - 11:40 pm
People wearing protective face masks walk past the Colosseum as local authorities in the Italian capital Rome ordered face coverings to be worn at all times outdoors, in an effort to counter the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rome, Italy
Extinction Rebellion unfurls banner on Eiffel Tower 11 Oct 2020 - 10:53 pm
Activists of environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion (XR) deploy banners to read
Turning local, British PM Johnson to unveil new coronavirus rules 11 Oct 2020 - 10:46 pm
Pedestrians and shoppers, some wearing face masks as a precaution against the transmission of the novel coronavirus, walk in the high street in west London on October 11, 2020. / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS
Germans must reduce travel, partying to fight COVID-19, says Merkel aide 11 Oct 2020 - 08:34 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a statement following her video conference with officials from Germany's largest cities in Germany on Covid-19, on October 9, 2020 at the Chancellery in Berlin Germany is experiencing a
Police station outside Paris targeted in fireworks attack 11 Oct 2020 - 07:42 pm
This handout image grab made from a video posted on the Twitter account of @LeCapricieux94 shows fireworks exploding outside the police station of Champigny-sur-Marne, outside Paris, in the night of October 10 to 11, 2020, as it is attacked by around 40 p