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Sweden-Russia friendly moved to Moscow over virus travel ban 23 Sep 2020 - 03:33 pm
People walk in Stockholm on September 19, 2020, during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. / AFP / Jonathan NACKSTRAND
Paris police briefly evacuate Eiffel Tower after bomb threat 23 Sep 2020 - 03:20 pm
French police secure the area near the Eiffel Tower after the French tourism landmark was evacuated following a bomb alert in Paris, France, September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
U.S. FDA to tighten coronavirus vaccine authorization standards ahead of election: Paper 23 Sep 2020 - 02:10 pm
Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Cold diggers? UN finds a record low in Greenland ice in 1991 23 Sep 2020 - 01:53 pm
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Wedding gown of UK's Princess Beatrice goes on show 23 Sep 2020 - 01:53 pm
Two Windsor Castle wardens view the wedding dress worn by Princess Beatrice of York at her July 2020 wedding, which was originally worn by Britain's Queen Elizabeth in the 1960s, ahead of it going on public display at Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain, Sep
Beta weakens to tropical depression, stalls over Texas coast 23 Sep 2020 - 01:43 pm
Vehicles are seen in an area affected by flood due to Tropical Storm Beta in Houston, Texas, September 21, 2020, in this still image from video obtained via social media. Video taken September 21, 2020. @PastorJaimeG via REUTERS
Tesco boss tells UK shoppers not to panic buy after new COVID curbs 23 Sep 2020 - 01:39 pm
People wearing protective face masks pass a sign at Waterloo station during the morning rush hour, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
As infections rise, Paris may get stricter virus measures 23 Sep 2020 - 01:33 pm
A medical assistant takes a sample from a patient for a coronavirus (Covid-19) test at an analysis laboratory in Le Peage-de-Roussillon, some 30kms south of Lyon, south-eastern France on September 22, 2020. / AFP / JEFF PACHOUD
German virus app transmitted 1.2M test results in 100 days 23 Sep 2020 - 12:55 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn gives a press conference on the country's coronavirus tracing app
Alexei Navalny released from German hospital after 32 days 23 Sep 2020 - 11:39 am
This handout picture posted on September 22, 2020 on the Instagram account of @navalny shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Berlin's Charite hospital. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT
Freed Taliban have returned to battlefield: top Afghan official 23 Sep 2020 - 10:00 am
File photo: Delegates attend talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents in Doha, Qatar September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ibraheem al Omari/File Photo
US House passes stopgap funding bill to avoid government shutdown 23 Sep 2020 - 08:11 am
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) arrives at the U.S. Capitol on September 21, 2020 in Washington, DC. Congress has just nine days to agree on government funding before the government shuts down. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images/AFP
Some Australian states relax border curbs as infections ease, hotspot cases rise 23 Sep 2020 - 12:29 am
People pass a sign at Melbourne's Flinders Street station on September 17, 2020. Australia's unemployment rate on September 17 fell slightly to 6.8 percent in August, spurring hopes that the worst of a coronavirus-fuelled recession may have passed. / AFP
CDC recommends changes to holiday celebrations to curb virus 22 Sep 2020 - 11:34 pm
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Canada at 'crossroads' as COVID-19 cases surge 22 Sep 2020 - 11:14 pm
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with Cabinet Ministers behind, speaks to media following a cabinet retreat in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 16, 2020. REUTERS / Blair Gable
Russia's Putin wants stronger WHO, proposes conference on coronavirus vaccine 22 Sep 2020 - 08:02 pm
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is seen during his video address to the United Nations General Assembly in Moscow, Russia September 22, 2020. Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev / Kremlin via REUTERS
South Korea's Moon proposes regional initiative to battle COVID-19, engage North Korea 22 Sep 2020 - 07:57 pm
:South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivers his speech during Youth Day at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, September 19, 2020. Yonhap via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO RE
Plasma treatment trials expanded by US to show safety, benefit 22 Sep 2020 - 07:39 pm
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