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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
Moderna completes enrollment in its large COVID-19 vaccine study 22 Oct 2020 - 04:52 pm
A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Therapeutics, which is developing a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Mexico reaches water deal with US, avoiding bust-up 22 Oct 2020 - 04:41 pm
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Refusing to wear a mask in Ethiopia could cost you two years in jail 22 Oct 2020 - 04:22 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a face mask walks next to a truck spraying disinfectant on the street as part of measures to prevent the potential spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
UK scientific advisor says coronavirus unlikely to be eradicated 22 Oct 2020 - 04:03 pm
People wearing face masks or coverings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, react as they exit an Underground station in London on October 20, 2020. AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS
Gunfire heard, smoke seen rising in Nigeria's Lagos 22 Oct 2020 - 03:46 pm
A general view of smoke arising from the Ikoyi prison that is on fire in Lagos on October 22, 2020. AFP / Sophie BOUILLON
Doctors in Delhi see jump in breathing issues amid COVID-19, pollution 22 Oct 2020 - 03:36 pm
People walk near India Gate on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
India has set aside $7 billion to vaccinate the world’s second biggest population 22 Oct 2020 - 03:28 pm
Women wearing protective face masks commute in a suburban train after authorities resumed the train services for women passengers during non-peak hours, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Mumbai, India, October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Nihari
European cities plead for more flu shots as winter looms, pandemic rages 22 Oct 2020 - 03:07 pm
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker of the free influenza vaccination programme vaccinates a citizen against the flu inside a tram, as the global spread of the the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Vienna, Austria, October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lisi Nie
UK's Sunak stumps up more help for COVID-hit businesses 22 Oct 2020 - 03:01 pm
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak hosts a roundtable meeting for business representatives at a branch of the Franco Manca chain pizza restaurant in London on October 22, 2020. AFP / POOL / Stefan Rousseau
No timetable yet for Boeing 737 MAX's return to service in China 22 Oct 2020 - 01:53 pm
Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked in an aerial photo at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. July 1, 2019.REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Former Belgian PM in intensive care with COVID-19 22 Oct 2020 - 01:20 pm
In this file photo taken on October 01, 2020 shows newly appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Sophie Wilmes is seen during the handover ceremony at the ministry in Brussels. Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmes, who was caretaker prime minister during the
Drastic steps needed to tackle out-of-control pandemic, Spanish minister says 22 Oct 2020 - 12:39 pm
Spain's Health Minister Salvador Illa arrives to attend the first cabinet meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo
Afghan air strike hits religious school as Taliban mount attacks, officials say 22 Oct 2020 - 11:55 am
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Sultan of Oman approves fiscal plan to diversify revenue 22 Oct 2020 - 11:21 am
FILE PHOTO: Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said gives a speech after being sworn in before the royal family council in Muscat, Oman January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Sultan Al Hasani/File Photo/File Photo
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