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Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves-study 10 Jun 2020 - 12:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask waits at a bus stop in London, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Polish scientists design remote-controlled ventilator to fight COVID-19 10 Jun 2020 - 11:43 am
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Applications for asylum in EU plummet during pandemic 10 Jun 2020 - 11:18 am
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Fuel from Russian Arctic spill reaches large lake, says governor 09 Jun 2020 - 02:50 pm
The spill of over 20,000 tonnes of diesel fuel took place on May 29, 2020./ AFP / Marine Rescue Service / Handout /
WHO says pandemic 'far from over' as daily cases hit record high 09 Jun 2020 - 01:46 pm
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'We'll be back': Italy prison escapees promise to return 09 Jun 2020 - 01:34 pm
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Kobe Bryant honoured in Bosnia with giant mural on school wall 09 Jun 2020 - 01:21 pm
Artist Deni Bozic (27) paints the last details on his tribute mural honoring former Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant on a school building wall in Gradiska, Bosnia and Herzegovina June 8, 2020. Picture taken June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Virus spreaders who never show symptoms ‘very rare,’ WHO says 09 Jun 2020 - 12:40 pm
Technical Lead for the World Health Organization (WHO) Maria Van Kerkhove attends a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus (COVID-2019), in Geneva, Switzerland, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
UK COVID-19 death toll nears 52,000, Reuters tally shows 09 Jun 2020 - 12:11 pm
A sign tells passengers to 'wear a face covering' at Waterloo train station in central London , on June 8, 2020, as the UK government's planned 14-day quarantine for international arrivals to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 begins. / AF
Moscow's lockdown ends as coronavirus cases in Russia pass 485,000 09 Jun 2020 - 12:02 pm
People wearing masks as a precaution against coronavirus (Covid-19) wait in a queue as lockdown was lifted in Moscow, Russia on June 9, 2020. ( Sefa Karacan - Anadolu Agency )
London's statues from 'bygone' imperial past to be reviewed, mayor says 09 Jun 2020 - 11:14 am
The area where the statue of Edward Colston stood is seen, after protesters pulled it down and pushed into the docks, following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, Bristol, Britain, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Matthew Childs
F1's Hamilton says slave trader's statue should 'stay in river' 09 Jun 2020 - 10:25 am
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Lockdowns may have averted 3 million deaths in Europe by curbing COVID-19: Study 08 Jun 2020 - 03:16 pm
People sit on terraces on Brussels Grand Place square as restaurants and bars reopen after weeks of lockdown restrictions following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
EasyJet CEO says legal case against UK quarantine is strong 08 Jun 2020 - 02:12 pm
An Easyjet Airbus A319 plane is seen at Luton Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Luton, Britain, June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Paul Childs/File Photo
Poland halts work at virus hit coal mines 08 Jun 2020 - 01:07 pm
FILE PHOTO: A mural showing medical personel wearing protective masks is seen painted on a wall of a building following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Warsaw, Poland, April 1, 2020. Slawomir Kaminski/Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS
Britain starts mandatory self-quarantine for arrivals 08 Jun 2020 - 10:14 am
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Thousands join Black Lives Matter protest outside U.S. Embassy in London 07 Jun 2020 - 04:10 pm
Demonstrators march during a Black Lives Matter protest in London, following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, London, Britain, June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
UK should have gone into coronavirus lockdown sooner: govt scientific adviser 07 Jun 2020 - 01:55 pm
Professor John Edmunds poses for a photograph outside the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) in London, Britain April 6, 2020. Picture taken April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo