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Austria hits new virus high as tourism concerns mount 08 Oct 2020 - 07:06 pm
A boat passes an empty terrace of a restaurant on Alte Donau, an abandoned meander of river Danube, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria October 4, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
PM for a day: Teenager fills Finland's top job 08 Oct 2020 - 03:02 pm
16-year-old Aava Murto took over the job of Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin for one day in Helsinki, Finland, on October 7, 2020 for the
France flies in workers to pick Covid-threatened fruit 08 Oct 2020 - 02:13 pm
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Madrid court annuls central govt's COVID curbs on city 08 Oct 2020 - 02:03 pm
Spanish National Police officers wearing protective masks stand at a traffic checkpoint during a partial lockdown amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Madrid, Spain October 5, 2020. Reuters/Sergio Perez
Prince William, David Attenborough launch 'Earthshot' award 08 Oct 2020 - 01:51 pm
In this file photo taken on July 16, 2020, Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge socially distances as he speaks with service users during a visit to the Garden House of the Light Project in Peterborough. Britain's Prince William on Thursday launche
Europe buys Gilead's remdesivir for 500,000 COVID-19 patients amid supply worries 08 Oct 2020 - 12:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: Gilead Sciences Inc pharmaceutical company is seen after they announced a Phase 3 Trial of the investigational antiviral drug Remdesivir in patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (CO
EU signs joint procurement contract for remdesivir supply 08 Oct 2020 - 10:47 am
Gilead Sciences Inc pharmaceutical company is seen after they announced a Phase 3 Trial of the investigational antiviral drug Remdesivir in patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in
Russia evacuates thousands as munitions explode in fire 08 Oct 2020 - 12:07 am
Fire trucks are seen on the road as smoke rises from the site of a fire at an ammunition depot in Ryazan Region, Russia October 7, 2020. Russian Emergencies Ministry in Ryazan Region/Handout via REUTERS
France's new daily COVID-19 cases at all-time high, hospitalisations up 07 Oct 2020 - 10:12 pm
A health worker, wearing a protective suit and a face mask, works at a testing site for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nantes, France, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Britain examining how to reduce travel quarantine period using tests 07 Oct 2020 - 07:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: People sit amongst socially-distanced seating signs at Heathrow Airport, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, May 10, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
NATO chief calls for new strategy on cyber, China 07 Oct 2020 - 07:37 pm
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry building in Ankara, on October 05, 2020. / AFP / Adem ALTAN
Italy makes face masks mandatory as coronavirus cases surge 07 Oct 2020 - 07:31 pm
Women wearing protective face masks walk as local authorities in the Italian capital Rome order face coverings to be worn at all times out of doors in an effort to counter rising coronavirus disease (COVID19) infections, in Rome, Italy. October 6, 2020. R
Belarus opposition leader on Russia's wanted list 07 Oct 2020 - 07:29 pm
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya speaks to reporters after a meeting with Norbert Roettgen (not in picture), politician of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, on October 7, 2020 in Berlin. / AFP / John MACDOUG
Boris Johnson warns of new Covid-19 outbreaks in London and Midlands 07 Oct 2020 - 07:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: People sit at tables outside restaurants in Soho, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, September 20, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
EU buys more Remdesivir to treat 3,400 patients amid shortages 07 Oct 2020 - 02:59 pm
File photo: A lab technician shows the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment drug
Spain unveils huge economic recovery plan amid pandemic 07 Oct 2020 - 02:42 pm
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a news conference after a cabinet meeting, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, August 25, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo
Charpentier and Doudna win 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry 07 Oct 2020 - 02:12 pm
French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier (L) and professor Jennifer Doudna of the U.S. pose for the media during a visit to a painting exhibition by children about the genome, at the San Francisco park in Oviedo, SPAIN, October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Eloy
Czech COVID-19 cases rising at fastest rate in Europe 07 Oct 2020 - 12:26 pm
A man wearing a face mask walks on a crosswalk as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Prague, Czech Republic, October 1, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny