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Iran announces its virus death toll passes 30,000 killed 17 Oct 2020 - 01:52 pm
Iranians wear face masks as a COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic precaution, in Iran's capital Tehran on October 14, 2020. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Woman arrested after bodies of three children found at Vienna property 17 Oct 2020 - 01:34 pm
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Poland reports record rise in daily coronavirus cases 17 Oct 2020 - 01:26 pm
People wear masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Warsaw, Poland, October 16, 2020. Adam Stepien/Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS
Italy's Lombardy region orders new anti-virus measures 17 Oct 2020 - 01:18 pm
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Merkel urges Germans to reduce contacts and travel to curb coronavirus 17 Oct 2020 - 01:16 pm
German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a round table meeting on the second day of a two days EU summit, in Brussels, on October 16, 2020. AFP / POOL / OLIVIER HOSLET
Thousands of Thais again defy protest ban in Bangkok 17 Oct 2020 - 01:08 pm
A pro-democracy activist covered in blue paint uses a megaphone during an anti-government protest, in Bangkok, Thailand October 17, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Lebanon marks first anniversary of protest movement 17 Oct 2020 - 01:05 pm
Lebanese activists erect a metalic monument on October 16, 2020, with 'October 17' written on it in Arabic, a day ahead of the one year anniversary of the beginning of a nationwide anti-government protest movement, in front of the devastated port of the c
Russia receives renewed approval for COVID-19 vaccine trials in India -RDIF 17 Oct 2020 - 12:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: Bottles with Russia's
Ardern wins landslide in New Zealand election 17 Oct 2020 - 12:52 pm
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives at the Labour Party election night event in Auckland, New Zealand, October 17, 2020. AAP Image/David Rowland via REUTERS
Sinovac coronavirus vaccine offered by Chinese city for emergency use costs $60 17 Oct 2020 - 11:47 am
FILE PHOTO: A man works in the packaging facility of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas P
India selecting 300 million people for Covid vaccine, Times says 17 Oct 2020 - 11:24 am
Residents wait as a health worker (C background) collects a swab sample from a man to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus before going to a medical camp for flood victims at a slum area following heavy rains in Hyderabad on October 16, 2020. AFP / NOAH SEEL
Ardern has big lead in New Zealand election on early vote count 17 Oct 2020 - 10:57 am
Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern visits Labour Election Day volunteers as polling booths open on election day for the 2020 General Election of New Zealand in Auckland on October 17, 2020. AFP / MICHAEL BRADLEY
Thailand reports first local coronavirus cases in over a month 17 Oct 2020 - 08:38 am
A staff member sits under the arrivals flight information board at Suvarnabhumi Airport during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Bangkok, Thailand, October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Hong Kong activist Grandma Wong says kept back in Shenzhen for 14 months 17 Oct 2020 - 08:38 am
Alexandra Wong, 63, holds up a Union Flag during a demonstration demanding Hong Kong's leaders step down and withdraw an extradition bill, in Hong Kong, China, June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
WHO trial to assess other antibody, antiviral drugs after remdesivir doubt 16 Oct 2020 - 07:35 pm
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Fujifilm seeks approval for Avigan as COVID-19 treatment in Japan 16 Oct 2020 - 07:04 pm
A tablet of Avigan - drug approved as an anti-influenza drug in Japan and developed by Toyama Chemical Co, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings Co, is displayed during a photo opportunity at Fujifilm's headquarters in Tokyo, October 22, 2014. REUTERS/Issei K
Wildfire on Kilimanjaro under control, Tanzania says 16 Oct 2020 - 05:00 pm
A fresh dusting of snow sits atop the dormant volcano of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, in northern Tanzania, November 22, 2007. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly/File Photo/File Photo
Britain changes vaccine rollout measures for COVID and flu 16 Oct 2020 - 03:47 pm
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks in the House of Commons Chamber about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, October 15, 2020. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS