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Spain's government to decree COVID-19 state of emergency, tighten controls: Local media 25 Oct 2020 - 04:02 pm
A handout picture released by the Moncloa Palace shows (L-R) Spain's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidency and Relations with Parliament Carmen Calvo, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Spain's Deputy Prime Minister for Social Rights and
Nearly 9,000 flee homes in Philippines as Molave intensifies into typhoon 25 Oct 2020 - 03:15 pm
A resident holds onto his umbrella in strong wind as others stand by their wooden boats along 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
Thousands rally in Iraq to mark one year of protests 25 Oct 2020 - 03:15 pm
Iraqi demonstrators gather to mark the first anniversary of the anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq October 25, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Local elections in Ukraine test Zelensky's popularity 25 Oct 2020 - 02:51 pm
A huge screen displays an election campaign ad of mayoral candidate from president Volodymyr Zelensky's ruling Servant of the People party Iryna Vereshchuk in the center of the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on October 23, 2020, ahead of October 25 local elect
UK considers reducing quarantine period for COVID-19 contacts 25 Oct 2020 - 02:36 pm
Britain's Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis appears on BBC TV's The Andrew Marr Show in London, Britain October 25, 2020. Picture taken through glass. Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout via REUTERS
Lebanese Christian cleric to Hariri: avoid 'secret deals' in forming cabinet 25 Oct 2020 - 02:30 pm
Lebanese Sunni leader Saad al-Hariri, talks to the media after being named Lebanon's new prime minister at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Turkey extends research vessel mission for gas hunt 25 Oct 2020 - 01:38 pm
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Italy tightens virus restrictions after record new cases 25 Oct 2020 - 01:18 pm
A woman wearing a protective face mask rides a bicycle past a restaurant as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Rome, Italy, October 25, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
U.S. disease expert Fauci says vaccine verdict due by early December 25 Oct 2020 - 12:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 30, 2020. Al Drago/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Japan's unorthodox household goods champion rides a pandemic boom 25 Oct 2020 - 11:21 am
Iris Ohyama's rice cookers are displayed at a store in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, September 3, 2020. Picture taken September 3, 2020. REUTERS/Sam Nussey
Mainland China reports 15 new coronavirus cases vs 28 previous day 25 Oct 2020 - 11:06 am
A woman (C) wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus waits to cross a street during rush hour in Beijing on October 21, 2020. AFP / Nicolas Asfouri
'Fingers crossed and prayers': Colorado wildfire kills couple, forces more evacuations 25 Oct 2020 - 10:47 am
Cows graze as thick plume of smoke from the East Troublesome Fire rise from burning vegetation in Granby, Colorado, U.S., October 21, 2020, in this still image from a video obtained from social media. Video taken October 21, 2020. Juli Eichler/via REUTERS
Key Al-Qaeda leader killed in Afghanistan 25 Oct 2020 - 10:37 am
A tweet from NDS Afghanistan saying that they have killed Abu Muhsin Al-Masri in operations, accompanied by three profile photos of Al-Masri, is seen on NDS Afghanistan's Twitter account October 24, 2020. NDS Afghanistan via Twitter/via Reuters
Australia's COVID-19 epicentre delays decision on lifting lockdown restrictions 25 Oct 2020 - 10:21 am
Men queue for a haircut outside a barber shop in Melbourne on October 19, 2020, as some of the city's three-month-old stay-at-home restrictions due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak were further eased on falling infection rates. / AFP / William WEST
Workers eradicate first nest of 'murder hornets' found in US 25 Oct 2020 - 10:11 am
Sven Spichiger, Washington State Department of Agriculture managing entomologist, displays a canister of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a nest in a tree behind him on October 24, 2020, in Blaine, Washington. AFP / Pool / Elaine Thompson
Pence aide tests positive for coronavirus, spokesman says 25 Oct 2020 - 10:10 am
In this file photo taken on March 16, 2018 White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short attends a briefing at the White House in Washington, DC. October 24, Marc Short, Chief of Staff to the Vice President, tested positive for Covid-19. / AFP /
Philippines evacuates nearly 1,800 as tropical storm Molave approaches 25 Oct 2020 - 10:03 am
An evacuating family waits for instructions from village officials 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
As it hits 1 mln coronavirus cases, Colombia prepares for vaccine 25 Oct 2020 - 09:39 am
In this file photo taken on August 06, 2020 A man walks in front of a screen projecting candles in tribute to the dead by COVID-19 during the 482th anniversary of the city of Bogota. Colombia's Ministry of Health reported that the country surpassed on Oct