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Czech health minister caught breaking virus rules 23 Oct 2020 - 12:01 pm
A medical staff member wearing a protective suit waits for people who will be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in front of a recently opened sampling station inside of closed music club in Prague, Czech Republic, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Dav
India's capital chokes on 'severe' smog as farm fires soar 23 Oct 2020 - 11:58 am
Traffic moves on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Russian hackers attack US state and local government networks, US government says 23 Oct 2020 - 12:24 am
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Gilead's remdesivir gets US FDA approval 22 Oct 2020 - 11:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: An ampule of Gilead Sciences COVID-19 antiviral Remdesivir is pictured during a news conference at the University Hospital Eppendorf (UKE) in Hamburg, Germany, April 8, 2020, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. Ulrich Pe
Canada launches pilot program testing travelers to cut down on quarantine time 22 Oct 2020 - 11:20 pm
FILE PHOTO: A passengers wears a mask which is now mandatory as a
India's richest state invites Tesla after Musk hints entry into country 22 Oct 2020 - 10:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: The Tesla logo is seen on a car in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
White House releases raw footage of Trump's '60 Minutes' interview 22 Oct 2020 - 09:44 pm
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South Korea sticks to flu vaccine plan despite safety fears after 25 die 22 Oct 2020 - 09:23 pm
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Putin says he helped Navalny leave Russia to be treated abroad 22 Oct 2020 - 09:05 pm
Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club via a video conference call at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia October 22, 2020. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS
US Postal Service has delivered more than 100 million ballots 22 Oct 2020 - 08:56 pm
Vehicles drive through to drop off their mail-in ballots at the Registrar of Voters for San Diego County in San Diego, California, U.S., October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Greece orders night curfew for worst-hit COVID-19 areas 22 Oct 2020 - 08:32 pm
People wearing protective face masks make their way in Monastiraki square, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Athens, Greece, October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi
Struggling Trump to go on offensive in final presidential debate 22 Oct 2020 - 08:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the environment during a campaign stop at Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum in Jupiter, Florida, U.S., September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Brazil’s Bolsonaro sscalates feud over Chinese backed vaccine 22 Oct 2020 - 07:25 pm
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures during an event to announce the clinical study of the use of Nitazoxanide in an early treatment against COVID-19 at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, on October 19, 2020. / AFP / EVARISTO SA
France extends curfew to more regions: PM Castex 22 Oct 2020 - 06:29 pm
French Prime Minister Jean Castex delivers a speech during a press conference, at the Hotel Matignon, in Paris, on October 22, 2020, announcing the changeover of several departments to
WHO Africa: New rapid tests a 'game changer' against COVID 22 Oct 2020 - 06:22 pm
A health worker prepares to do a COVID-19 coronavirus molecular test in Parkview, Johannesburg, on October 22, 2020, provided free of charge by the City of Johannesburg Health Department. / AFP / LUCA SOLA
Britain authorises temporary use of flu vaccine to help meet demand 22 Oct 2020 - 06:10 pm
People wearing masks because the novel coronavirus pandemic walk in the high street in Leigh, Greater Manchester, northwest England on October 22, 2020 ahead of new coronavirus restrictions coming into force in the area. AFP / Oli SCARFF
Lyon railway station evacuated, one person arrested - French police 22 Oct 2020 - 05:30 pm
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Portugal imposes partial lockdown on three northern municipalities 22 Oct 2020 - 05:28 pm
Two women wearing face masks sit at Ribeira in downtown Porto on October 21, 2020. Portugal, which locked down comparatively early to avoid the worst excesses of the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, has in recent weeks been battling a rising caselo