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Germany’s new coronavirus cases dip, holding below 2,000 level 01 May 2020 - 12:39 pm
BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 30: Cars are seen in a street near Alexanderplatz Square in Berlin, Germany on April 20, 2020. Germany has started to loosen restrictions to stem the spread of coronavirus in the country. ( Abdulhamid Ho?ba? - Anadolu Agency )
Russia reports record daily rise in coronavirus cases after PM's infection 01 May 2020 - 11:46 am
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - APRIL 30: Georgievsky Pereulok remains empty in Moscow, Russia on April 30, 2020. The total number of cases stands at 106,498 and fatalities have reached 1,073. (Sefa Karacan - Anadolu Agency )
Swiss soldiers pick up smartphones to fight COVID-19 01 May 2020 - 11:38 am
Swiss soldiers wearing protective face masks sit in a classroom as they install the contact tracking application created by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), using Bluetooth and a design called Decentralised Privacy-Preserving Pro
Pfizer aims for 10-20 mln doses of coronavirus vaccine by end-2020 depending on trials 30 Apr 2020 - 05:17 pm
(FILES)The pharmaceutical company Pfizer headquarters is seen on 42nd Street in New York in this October 20, 200 file photo. AFP / Timothy A. CLARY
Antiviral remdesivir showed 'no significant benefit' in virus patients 30 Apr 2020 - 01:12 pm
A lab technician inspects filled vials of investigational coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment drug remdesivir at a Gilead Sciences facility in La Verne, California, U.S. March 11, 2020. Picture taken March 11, 2020. Gilead Sciences Inc/Handout via RE
Kremlin: Work still needed before high-level talks on Ukraine crisis 30 Apr 2020 - 01:02 pm
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Germany raids sites linked to Hezbollah, extends ban 30 Apr 2020 - 12:56 pm
A police officer stands in front of the Al-Irschad Mosque during a raid on April 30, 2020 in Berlin, as dozens of police and special forces stormed mosques and associations linked to Hezbollah in Bremen, Berlin, Dortmund and Muenster in the early hours of
Spain records fewest virus deaths in six weeks, new cases drop 30 Apr 2020 - 12:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: Health workers gesture as citizens show their support from their balconies and windows, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Barcelona, Spain April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo
German social distancing will be extended until May 10, Merkel aide says 30 Apr 2020 - 11:29 am
A customer at the food discounter ALDI is wearing a protective mask, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Duesseldorf, Germany, April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
Coronavirus drags Spanish economy into worst contraction on record 30 Apr 2020 - 11:20 am
TOLEDO, SPAIN - APRIL 29: Streets remain nearly empty due to coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Toledo, one of Spain's classic travel destinations and UNESCO World Heritage Sites, on April 29, 2020. Spain reports 325 more deaths from coronavirus in past 2
AstraZeneca CEO says now is the time for taking COVID vaccine risk 30 Apr 2020 - 11:15 am
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Russia's coronavirus case tally surges past the 100,000 mark after record daily rise 30 Apr 2020 - 11:09 am
This picture taken on April 29, 2020, shows a view of huge lettering reading “Thanks to Doctors” formed by turned on lights in rooms of Kosmos hotel in Moscow, during a strict lockdown in Russia to stop the spread of the COVID-19 infection caused by the n
A piece of the moon for sale: just $2.5 million 29 Apr 2020 - 07:46 pm
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UK death toll 27,241, opposition Labour leader Starmer says 29 Apr 2020 - 05:36 pm
Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer leaves his home in London, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, April 29, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley
COVID strains: Dancer performs 'virus melody' in empty Budapest square 29 Apr 2020 - 02:12 pm
Hungarian ballet dancer Zsolt Kovacs performs a choreographic piece he has designed for the 'coronavirus melody', a musical composition created by MIT scientists from a model of the protein structure of SARS-CoV-2, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19
Spain daily toll slightly up with 325 new virus deaths 29 Apr 2020 - 01:14 pm
A worker disinfects a bench in Madrid on April 28, 2020 during a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease. Spain recorded a slight decrease in the number of daily coronavirus deaths with the government set to unveil plans to relax s
Airbus says virus aviation crisis still at 'early stage' 29 Apr 2020 - 01:04 pm
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Germans to wear masks in shops as pandemic's economic toll mounts 29 Apr 2020 - 12:32 pm
A woman and a comic character are seen with a protective mask, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Erfurt, Germany, April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Karina Hessland