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Australia's coronavirus epicentre to ease curbs after no new cases 26 Oct 2020 - 11:35 am
A man wearing a face mask crosses a pedestrian bridge in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda on October 26, 2020 as Australian health officials reported no new coronavirus cases or deaths in Victoria state, which has spent months under onerous restrictions a
Vietnam ready to evacuate 1.3 mln people as typhoon approaches 26 Oct 2020 - 11:25 am
Residents wade along a flooded road at a village in Quang Tri province, Vietnam October 20, 2020. Picture taken October 20, 2020. Yen Duong/International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC)/Handout via REUTERS
'We've missed you,' UK's Camilla tells actors at Olivier stage awards 26 Oct 2020 - 11:13 am
Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visits a charity's training centre where trials are currently underway to determine whether dogs can act as a diagnostic tool detecting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Milton Keynes, Britain September 9, 2020.
Japan aims for zero emissions, carbon neutral society by 2050: PM 26 Oct 2020 - 10:38 am
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga wearing a face mask, gives his policy speech during an extraordinary session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on October 26, 2020. Suga sets 2050 deadline for carbon neutrality. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
Thai PM says 'illegal protests' must be controlled as parliament opens 26 Oct 2020 - 10:37 am
A pro-democracy protester holds a sign with the image of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha urging him leave office at an anti-government rally in Bangkok on October 25, 2020, as activists continued their calls for his resignation. / AFP / Mladen
S.Korea urges people to get flu vaccinations despite death tolls 26 Oct 2020 - 10:24 am
A man gets an influenza vaccine at a branch of the Korea Association of Health Promotion in Seoul, South Korea, October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Melbourne lockdown lifted after zero new virus cases recorded 26 Oct 2020 - 10:23 am
Police patrol on horseback along the St Kilda Esplanade in Melbourne on October 26, 2020 as Australian health officials reported no new coronavirus cases or deaths in Victoria state, which has spent months under onerous restrictions after becoming the epi
Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trials produce robust immune response in elderly: FT 26 Oct 2020 - 10:20 am
In this file photo taken on July 21, 2020 a general view is pictured of the offices of British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC in Macclesfield, Cheshire.  / AFP / Paul ELLIS
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to ceasefire, US State Department says 26 Oct 2020 - 09:11 am
US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien looks on during a statement to the media at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
Typhoon Molave lashes main Philippine island, 12 fishermen missing 26 Oct 2020 - 08:52 am
Residents evacuate from their home in the coastal area of Legaspi City, Albay province south of Manila on October 25, 2020, ahead of tropical storm Molave's expected landfall. AFP / Charism SAYAT
Early vote total exceeds 2016; GOP chips at Dems' advantage 26 Oct 2020 - 08:19 am
Early voters cast their ballots at the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections office polling station on October 25, 2020 in Largo, Florida. Octavio Jones/Getty Images/AFP
Kamala Harris brings energy to Biden's restrained campaign 25 Oct 2020 - 07:47 pm
Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks outside of Northwest Activities Center on October 25, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. Harris is traveling to multiple locations in the metro Detroit area to campaign for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. (Nic Antaya/Getty I
Trump team hit by Covid again, lashes out at 'failure' Biden 25 Oct 2020 - 07:12 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S on September 29, 2
More mass testing in China after 137 virus cases in Xinjiang 25 Oct 2020 - 06:35 pm
A man wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus walks along a pedestrian street in Shanghai on October 23, 2020. / AFP / Hector RETAMAL
Maduro foe joins family in Spain after fleeing Venezuela 25 Oct 2020 - 06:22 pm
Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido (L) speaks to supporters next to high-profile opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez (R),  AFP / Federico PARRA
WHO reports third straight daily record in virus cases 25 Oct 2020 - 05:59 pm
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Geneva hospitals call for volunteers as virus surges 25 Oct 2020 - 05:28 pm
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Russia coronavirus cases top 1.5 million; no new lockdown 25 Oct 2020 - 05:13 pm
A medical specialist wearing protective gear stands next to ambulances parked outside a hospital amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Saint Petersburg, Russia October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov