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Britain authorises temporary use of flu vaccine to help meet demand 22 Oct 2020 - 06:10 pm
People wearing masks because the novel coronavirus pandemic walk in the high street in Leigh, Greater Manchester, northwest England on October 22, 2020 ahead of new coronavirus restrictions coming into force in the area. AFP / Oli SCARFF
Lyon railway station evacuated, one person arrested - French police 22 Oct 2020 - 05:30 pm
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Portugal imposes partial lockdown on three northern municipalities 22 Oct 2020 - 05:28 pm
Two women wearing face masks sit at Ribeira in downtown Porto on October 21, 2020. Portugal, which locked down comparatively early to avoid the worst excesses of the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, has in recent weeks been battling a rising caselo
UK scientific advisor says coronavirus unlikely to be eradicated 22 Oct 2020 - 04:03 pm
People wearing face masks or coverings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, react as they exit an Underground station in London on October 20, 2020. AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS
European cities plead for more flu shots as winter looms, pandemic rages 22 Oct 2020 - 03:07 pm
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker of the free influenza vaccination programme vaccinates a citizen against the flu inside a tram, as the global spread of the the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Vienna, Austria, October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lisi Nie
UK's Sunak stumps up more help for COVID-hit businesses 22 Oct 2020 - 03:01 pm
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak hosts a roundtable meeting for business representatives at a branch of the Franco Manca chain pizza restaurant in London on October 22, 2020. AFP / POOL / Stefan Rousseau
Former Belgian PM in intensive care with COVID-19 22 Oct 2020 - 01:20 pm
In this file photo taken on October 01, 2020 shows newly appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Sophie Wilmes is seen during the handover ceremony at the ministry in Brussels. Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmes, who was caretaker prime minister during the
Drastic steps needed to tackle out-of-control pandemic, Spanish minister says 22 Oct 2020 - 12:39 pm
Spain's Health Minister Salvador Illa arrives to attend the first cabinet meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo
In WHO overhaul push, EU urges changes to handling of pandemics 22 Oct 2020 - 10:58 am
FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the
Ireland locks down for second wave, Germany smashes record daily high 22 Oct 2020 - 10:02 am
An information poster advising the wearing of face coverings as a precaution against the spread of the novel coronavirus covid-19 is seen on the window of a coffee shop in Dublin on October 21, 2020 as Ireland prepares to enter a second national lockdown
France's new COVID-19 cases ramp up again, curfew effects still to be seen 22 Oct 2020 - 12:34 am
People have lunch on a terrace in Biarritz, southwestern France on October 21, 2020. France will place more regions on the highest health alert level as coronavirus infections continue to spread fast, the government's spokesman said on October 21, 2020. /
Hard-hit Belgium faces second COVID-19 lockdown 21 Oct 2020 - 11:59 pm
Police officers patrol Brussels' Grand Place during a nighttime curfew imposed by the Belgian government as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Brussels, Belgium October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
Spain becomes first EU nation with one million virus cases 21 Oct 2020 - 08:33 pm
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German health minister tests positive for coronavirus 21 Oct 2020 - 07:52 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 22, 2020 German Health Minister Jens Spahn takes off his face mask as he takes his seat prior to a meeting of the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly on September 22, 2020 in Berlin. German Health Minister Je
UK says ready to restart Brexit talks Thursday 21 Oct 2020 - 07:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: British and EU flags flutter outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Britain's new polar ship, the Sir David Attenborough, set for sea trials 21 Oct 2020 - 04:30 pm
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Naples teachers bring socially distanced school to streets and balconies 21 Oct 2020 - 03:26 pm
A boy wears a protective mask as Naples school teacher Pamela Buda holds her lessons to her social distancing students on public steps, after the region of Campania closed schools due to a spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Naples, Italy, Oct
Spanish grandma, 99, gets back to computer games after beating COVID-19 21 Oct 2020 - 03:07 pm
Florentina Martin, a 99-year-old woman who survived coronavirus disease (COVID-19), plays a digital puzzle with her great-grandson Pedro Valle at her home in Pinto, near Madrid, Spain, October 20, 2020. Picture taken October 20, 2020. Reuters/Sergio Perez

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Members of the pro-Sudanese army popular resistance group gather for a rally supporting the army position in Darfur, Kordofan, and the Blue Nile State, in the Karary district of Omdurman, the twin-city of Sudan's capital, on June 30, 2026. (Photo by Ebrahim HAMID / AFP) Sudan army says retakes key town near Chad
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(Files) Muhoozi Kainerugaba (C), son of Yoweri Museveni and Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, inspects a military parade on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP) Uganda army chief shuts down leading independent media group

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This handout photo released by NASA on July 31, 2004, shows the Swift spacecraft being unwrapped in Hangar AE at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. (Photo by Handout / NASA / AFP) NASA robot mission aiming to rescue space telescope
Picture: Consul General of France in New York / X France to illuminate Statue of Liberty for US 250th birthday
This aerial view shows a heavily damaged coastal area with collapsed buildings and debris following the June 24 twin earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira State, Venezuela, on June 29, 2026. (Photo by Yorman Maldonado/ AFP) Over 58,000 buildings likely damaged or destroyed in Venezuela: satellite data
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