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France rolls out GPS trackers to curb domestic violence 24 Sep 2020 - 11:28 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 6, 2020 tourists visit the Esplanade des Droits de l'Homme with the Eiffel tower in the background, in Paris. AFP / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN
COVID-19 smartphone app finally launches in England and Wales 24 Sep 2020 - 11:09 am
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) contact tracing smartphone app of Britain's National Health Service (NHS) is displayed on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken in Keele, Britain, September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Carl Recine/Illustration
Twin 'crises' of climate and COVID hammering millions, Red Cross says 24 Sep 2020 - 12:26 am
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France tightens virus measures, unveils new "danger zones" map 23 Sep 2020 - 11:10 pm
French Health Minister Olivier Veran addresses media representatives during a press conference about the situation of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in France, at the Health Ministry in Paris, on September 23, 2020. / AFP / POOL / Eliot BLONDET
Italy set for 'gradual reopening of stadiums', says sports minister 23 Sep 2020 - 10:09 pm
Italian Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora watches the final match of the Men's Italian Open between Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Argentina's Diego Schwartzman at Foro Italico on September 21, 2020 in Rome, Italy. / AFP / POOL / Riccardo Antimiani
Switzerland sends 2,500 students into quarantine after hotel school COVID outbreak 23 Sep 2020 - 08:45 pm
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The name's Bond, seriously: 007's namesake found in Polish Cold War archives 23 Sep 2020 - 07:43 pm
The documents of a suspected British agent called James Bond are pictured at Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) in WARSAW, Poland, September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
EU close to concluding preliminary talks with Novavax on COVID vaccine supply - source 23 Sep 2020 - 07:30 pm
A woman wearing a protective mask leaves the European Parliament headquarters amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Brussels, Belgium September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Belgium eases mask rules, cuts quarantine despite rising cases 23 Sep 2020 - 05:02 pm
People wearing protective masks walk past the European Parliament headquarters amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Brussels, Belgium September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Finland deploys coronavirus-sniffing dogs at main airport 23 Sep 2020 - 04:48 pm
The coronavirus sniffer dog named Valo sits at the Helsinki airport in Vantaa, Finland, to detect the Covid-19 from the arriving passengers, on September 22, 2020. Finland OUT / AFP / Lehtikuva / Antti Aimo-Koivisto
German minister quarantines over virus exposure fear 23 Sep 2020 - 04:09 pm
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas chats with Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau during a foreign affairs ministers council in Brussels, Belgium September 21, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS
Greta Thunberg Foundation donates to Africa climate projects 23 Sep 2020 - 04:07 pm
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg holds a poster reading
Brussels unveils plan to share responsibility for migrants 23 Sep 2020 - 03:52 pm
European Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life Margaritis Schinas and European Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson attends a news conference on New Pact for Migration and Asylum after the college of EU commissioners in Brussels, Belgium
Sweden-Russia friendly moved to Moscow over virus travel ban 23 Sep 2020 - 03:33 pm
People walk in Stockholm on September 19, 2020, during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. / AFP / Jonathan NACKSTRAND
Paris police briefly evacuate Eiffel Tower after bomb threat 23 Sep 2020 - 03:20 pm
French police secure the area near the Eiffel Tower after the French tourism landmark was evacuated following a bomb alert in Paris, France, September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Cold diggers? UN finds a record low in Greenland ice in 1991 23 Sep 2020 - 01:53 pm
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Wedding gown of UK's Princess Beatrice goes on show 23 Sep 2020 - 01:53 pm
Two Windsor Castle wardens view the wedding dress worn by Princess Beatrice of York at her July 2020 wedding, which was originally worn by Britain's Queen Elizabeth in the 1960s, ahead of it going on public display at Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain, Sep
Tesco boss tells UK shoppers not to panic buy after new COVID curbs 23 Sep 2020 - 01:39 pm
People wearing protective face masks pass a sign at Waterloo station during the morning rush hour, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay