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Europe starts real-time review of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine 06 Oct 2020 - 03:20 pm
A sign is pictured outside Pfizer Headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., July 22, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
In Tokyo, Pompeo slams China and seeks support from Asian allies 06 Oct 2020 - 03:08 pm
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (R), Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (2nd R), Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne (L) and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (2nd L) attend the four Indo-Pacific nations' foreign ministers me
Italy prepares to make masks outdoors mandatory 06 Oct 2020 - 02:48 pm
A man rides a bike, as local authorities in the Italian capital Rome order face coverings to be worn at all times out of doors in an effort to counter rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Rome, Italy October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Moscow restricts transport for students and elderly as COVID-19 cases jump 06 Oct 2020 - 02:29 pm
An interior view shows the Krylatskoye indoor ice skating arena following the decision of local authorities to turn it into a temporary hospital amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Moscow, Russia October 5, 2020. Sergei Vedyashkin/Moscow N
PM Johnson vows to reshape Britain out of coronavirus crisis 06 Oct 2020 - 02:09 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street to deliver his Conservative Party Conference virtual keynote speech, in London, Britain, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Black hole discoveries win 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics 06 Oct 2020 - 01:12 pm
Nobel Committee members Patrik Ernfors (L) and Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam sit in front of a screen displaying the winners of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (L-R) American Harvey Alter, Briton Michael Houghton and American Charles Rice durin
Britain rations remdesivir as COVID-19 hospitalisations rise 06 Oct 2020 - 12:42 pm
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China in talks with WHO over assessing its COVID-19 vaccines for global use 06 Oct 2020 - 12:11 pm
Women work in a laboratory 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 Peter/File Photo/File Ph
Kuwait's cabinet hands in resignation, Amir asks PM to prepare for election: KUNA 06 Oct 2020 - 11:34 am
FILE PHOTO: Kuwait's new Emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah takes the oath of office at the parliament, in Kuwait City, Kuwait September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee/File Photo
Navalny makes first video appearance since coma, says health much improved 06 Oct 2020 - 11:31 am
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny speaks during an interview with prominent Russian YouTube blogger Yury Dud, in Berlin, Germany, in this still image taken from a handout video released October 6, 2020. YouTube - vDud/Handout/Reuters TV
UK’s Rishi Sunak hits back at suggestion eat out scheme spread virus 06 Oct 2020 - 11:01 am
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak visit the headquarters of Octopus Energy, in London, Britain October 5, 2020. Leon Neal/Pool via Reuters
Kyrgyz president calls to put country's fate above all political ambitions 06 Oct 2020 - 10:41 am
Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbay Jeenbekov speaks after a vote at parliamentary election in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan October 4, 2020. Sultan Dosaliev/Kyrgyz Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters
Philippine Airlines to slash jobs as virus curbs bite 06 Oct 2020 - 10:07 am
This file photo taken on April 19, 2020 shows passenger planes from carrier Philippine Airlines parked on the tarmac of Manila's international airport as air travel to and from the Philippines was suspended after the government implemented a lockdown in i
Major hurricane brews in Gulf of Mexico, threatens Louisiana-Florida 06 Oct 2020 - 09:45 am
This NOAA/GOES satellite image shows Hurricane Delta over the Caribbean Sea early on October 6, 2020. Tropical storm Delta strengthened into a hurricane on October 5, 2020 in the Caribbean, and is expected to intensify as it passes over Mexico's Yucatan P
Trump, still infectious, back at White House - without mask 06 Oct 2020 - 08:25 am
US President Donald Trump salutes as he poses without a face mask on the Truman Balcony of the White House after returning from being hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment, in Washington, US October 5, 202
Pence takes lead role in campaign with Trump travel stopped 06 Oct 2020 - 08:03 am
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen arrive ahead of the vice presidential debate in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Canadian province ups Covid-19 restrictions 06 Oct 2020 - 12:46 am
FILE PHOTO: An empty border crossing is seen leading into Rouses Point, NY at the U.S.-Canada border crossing in Lacolle, Quebec, Canada March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo
Ireland resists lockdown call, tighten COVID-19 curbs instead 05 Oct 2020 - 11:52 pm
A shopkeeper wearing a protective face mask closes one of her shop doors as the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) announced recommendations that the government implement the highest level of COVID-19 restrictions to Level 5, amid the coronavir