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Super typhoon weakens after slamming Philippines; 7 dead 01 Nov 2020 - 02:24 pm
A man looks at his house buried under the pile of rubble and sand following flash floods brought by Typhoon 'Goni' in Barangay Busay, Daraga town, Albay province, Philippines, November 1, 2020. REUTERS/Nino N. Luces
Merkel's CDU to elect new leader in mid-January 01 Nov 2020 - 02:22 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves after attending a session of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Berlin, Germany, October 29, 2020. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch
Indian doctor duped into buying 'Aladdin's lamp' after genie show 01 Nov 2020 - 02:07 pm
This handout photograph taken on October 29, 2020 and released by the Uttar Pradesh Police (UP Police) shows a lamp which was allegedly sold for $93,000 with the claim that it had magic powers as described in the popular folk tale
Over 2.5 million Slovaks take part on first day of nationwide COVID-19 testing 01 Nov 2020 - 01:56 pm
A medic tests a woman for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 during nationwide testing in Bratislava, Slovakia on October 31, 2020. / AFP / VLADIMIR SIMICEK
S.Korea expands mask requirements as COVID-19 cases grow 01 Nov 2020 - 01:33 pm
People take a walk as they wear masks to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a park in Seoul, South Korea, October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Australia records no new COVID-19 cases for first time in five months 01 Nov 2020 - 12:58 pm
Federation Square is seen devoid of people after Melbourne, Australia, returned to a stage-three lockdown as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders/File Photo
Clashes in Spain over virus restrictions for second night 01 Nov 2020 - 12:50 pm
Police officers guard during a protest against the closure of bars and gyms, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Madrid, Spain, November 1, 2020. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho
Man rescued from rubble as Turkey quake death toll hits 51 01 Nov 2020 - 12:23 pm
Volunteers and rescue personnel search for survivors in a collapsed building in Izmir, on November 1, 2020, after a powerful earthquake struck Turkey's western coast and parts of Greece. AFP / Yasin Akgul
Man in medieval clothes arrested after two killed in Quebec sword attack 01 Nov 2020 - 11:26 am
Police officers detain a man near the National Assembly of Quebec, in Quebec City, early on November 1, 2020, after two people were killed and five wounded by a sword-wielding suspect dressed in medieval clothing. AFP / Jordan Proust
Glasgow artist launches plastic bag museum 01 Nov 2020 - 10:28 am
British artist Katrina Cobain, 24, poses for photographs with some of her collection of plastic bags from which she intends to start The Plastic Bag Museum in Glasgow on October 28, 2020.  AFP / ANDY BUCHANAN / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY STUART GRAHAM
Typhoon Goni weakens as it crosses Philippines, 4 dead 01 Nov 2020 - 09:52 am
A resident cycles along a flooded street due to heavy rains brought by Super Typhoon Goni in Legazpi City, Philippines' Abay province on November 1, 2020. / AFP / Charism SAYAT
'Multiple victims' in Quebec stabbing, suspect arrested: police 01 Nov 2020 - 09:37 am
Police officers secure the area where multiple people were stabbed near the Parliament Hill area of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada November 1, 2020. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger
UK PM Johnson locks down England as UK COVID-19 cases pass 1 million 31 Oct 2020 - 10:20 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a virtual press conference inside 10 Downing Street in central London on October 31, 2020 to announce new lockdown restrictions in an effort to curb rising infections of the novel coronavirus. AFP / Alb
Orthodox priest seriously hurt in France shooting, attacker flees 31 Oct 2020 - 09:32 pm
A French soldier stands behind a cordon on October 31, 2020 in Lyon near the scene where an attacker armed with a sawn-off shotgun wounded an Orthodox priest in a shooting before fleeing, said a police source.AFP / Philippe DESMAZE
England set for new virus lockdown as Slovakia tests population 31 Oct 2020 - 07:49 pm
People walk past a poster by artist Hayden Kay, amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Gas pipeline blast in southern Iraq kills 3, injures 51, police say 31 Oct 2020 - 04:49 pm
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US citizen kidnapped in Niger rescued in military operation 31 Oct 2020 - 04:39 pm
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Macron says he understands Muslim feelings on controversial cartoons 31 Oct 2020 - 04:33 pm
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