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UK PM says was obese but lost weight since virus scare 29 Sep 2020 - 03:21 pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries his hand at woodwork as he visists Exeter College in Exeter, Britain September 29, 2020. Finnbarr Webster/Pool via REUTERS
Macron promises Belarus mediation but Putin slams 'pressure' 29 Sep 2020 - 03:17 pm
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Vilnius, Lithuania September 29, 2020. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya headquarters/Handout via Reuters
S.Korea on alert over holidays despite slight drop in COVID-19 cases 29 Sep 2020 - 02:20 pm
Travellers arrive to board a train as South Korea prepares to mark the annual Chuseok festival holiday, at Seoul station on September 29, 2020. / AFP / Ed JONES
TUI cruise ship docks in Piraeus, COVID-19 tests on crew turn out negative 29 Sep 2020 - 02:06 pm
Maltese-flagged cruiser Mein Schiff 6, operated by German travel giant TUI is docked at the port of Piraeus early on September 29, 2020 after a dozen crew members were reported positive for the virus, state news agency ANA said. / AFP / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI
Russia to supply 25 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses to Nepal 29 Sep 2020 - 01:45 pm
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Quebec imposes new curbs, Ontario warns of 'more complex' second wave as COVID-19 cases spike 29 Sep 2020 - 10:22 am
Quebec Premier Francois Legault is pictured during a news conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
France to ban mink farms and wild animals in travelling circuses 29 Sep 2020 - 10:17 am
French Ecological Transition Minister Barbara Pompili (C) leaves after a weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace on September 28, 2020 in Paris. / AFP / Bertrand Guay
Testing drive unveiled as virus deaths pass one million 29 Sep 2020 - 08:17 am
FILE PHOTO: A firefighter from the Marins-Pompiers of Marseille (Marseille Naval Fire Battalion) takes a saliva sample from a colleague who is being tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at their fire station in Marseille, France, September 22, 20
Texas on alert after brain-eating amoeba kills boy, 6 29 Sep 2020 - 12:29 am
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Former Louisville detective pleads not guilty in Breonna Taylor case 28 Sep 2020 - 11:34 pm
LOUISVILLE, KY - SEPTEMBER 26: Police officers put a protestor in the back of a police vehicle on September 26, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. Mayor Greg Fischer mandated a city-wide curfew restricting protestors from gathering between the hours of 9 p.m.
Czechs, Slovaks to declare coronavirus state of emergency 28 Sep 2020 - 11:07 pm
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis attends a news conference at the government headquarters as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Prague, Czech Republic, September 21, 2020. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic/Handout
Trump considered daughter Ivanka as 2016 running mate, book says 28 Sep 2020 - 09:35 pm
MOON TOWNSHIP, PA - SEPTEMBER 22: Ivanka Trump waves from the stage as President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Atlantic Aviation on September 22, 2020 in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. Trump won Pennsylvania by less than a percentage point in 2
CDC director on pandemic: 'We're nowhere near the end' -NBC 28 Sep 2020 - 09:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: Robert Redfield, MD, Director, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during a U.S. Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing to examine COVID-19, focusing on an update on the federal r
Netherlands tightens coronavirus rules amid second wave 28 Sep 2020 - 09:23 pm
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Canada's Quebec expected to announce new restrictions as coronavirus cases rise 28 Sep 2020 - 08:48 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wait in line at the Women's College coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing facility in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 18, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
New US COVID-19 cases rise in 27 states for two straight weeks 28 Sep 2020 - 08:38 pm
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After New York Times revelations, Trump says he paid millions in taxes 28 Sep 2020 - 08:20 pm
Mike Hisey dressed as U.S. President Donald Trump in a prison jumpsuit reads the New York Times in front of the New York Times office in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., September 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Philippines extends partial coronavirus curbs in Manila until Oct 31 28 Sep 2020 - 08:06 pm
A woman wearing a face mask and face shield for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is pictured at a financial district in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez