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As virus surges, Trump under pressure to adopt mask 28 Jun 2020 - 10:23 pm
President Donald Trump faced mounting bipartisan pressure June 28, 2020 to set an example by wearing a face mask, as his health secretary warned the
Coronavirus was present in Barcelona waste waters on March 12, 2019: Study 28 Jun 2020 - 09:16 pm
People pass near a drawing of a person wearing a mask in a wall, due to the coronavirus outbreak, in central Barcelona, Spain, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Albert Gea
UK's top senior civil servant steps down as Johnson adviser seeks change 28 Jun 2020 - 08:37 pm
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UK could lockdown city of Leicester over virus fears 28 Jun 2020 - 07:14 pm
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Dozens arrested as Hong Kongers protest planned national security laws 28 Jun 2020 - 06:52 pm
A riot police officer holds a pepper-spray projectile as he stands guard to avoid mass gathering during a protest against the looming national security legislation in Hong Kong, China June 28, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
'George Floyds of India': outrage mounts over police custody deaths 28 Jun 2020 - 06:37 pm
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Trump retweets, then deletes, video of supporter shouting 'white power' 28 Jun 2020 - 06:22 pm
US President Donald Trump looks on during an American Workforce Policy Advisory Board Meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on June 26, 2020. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN
Global coronavirus cases top 10 million 28 Jun 2020 - 02:03 pm
A pedestrian wearing a protective mask and a shield due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, walks along a street in the Iranian capital Tehran on June 28, 2020. AFP / ATTA KENARE
Lazarus Chakwera inaugurated as Malawi's new president 28 Jun 2020 - 01:24 pm
FILE PHOTO:  Lazarus Chakwera.  REUTERS/Eldson Chagara
Half a million in lockdown as Beijing fights new virus cluster 28 Jun 2020 - 11:45 am
People wear masks as they wait in line to undergo COVID-19 coronavirus swab tests at a testing station in Beijing on June 28, 2020.  AFP / GREG BAKER
Wearing face masks, French voters return to delayed municipal elections 28 Jun 2020 - 11:31 am
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo queue to cast her vote during the second round of the mayoral elections, delayed by more than three months due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread, at the Hotel de Ville in Paris, France June 28, 2020. Joel Saget/Pool via
Turkey imposes curfew for university entrance exams 28 Jun 2020 - 09:51 am
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Four men charged for trying to pull down statue outside White House 28 Jun 2020 - 09:39 am
Sings are seen on the fence surrounding the White House as racial inequality protests continue in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
China virus cases stabilize as Italy sees drop in deaths 28 Jun 2020 - 09:35 am
People wear masks as they walk to work in Beijing on June 28, 2020. Beijing has partially lifted weeks-long lockdown imposed in the Chinese capital to head off a feared second wave of coronavirus infections after three million samples were taken in two we
Poland votes in critical moment for Europe’s post-Covid future 28 Jun 2020 - 08:54 am
A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Warsaw, Poland, June 28, 2020. Slawomir Kaminski/Agencja Gazeta
Ireland's Micheál Martin to lead historic govt coalition 27 Jun 2020 - 09:41 pm
Ireland's new prime minister Micheal Martin (R) attends a meeting with Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins (L) to be formally appointed at Aras an Uachtarain in Dublin on June 27, 2020.AFP / MAXWELLS
UK to lift quarantine requirement for several countries 27 Jun 2020 - 06:26 pm
A pedestrian walks over The Millennium Bridge away from St Paul's Cathedral in London on June 26, 2020, as temperatures are expected to again be high, hitting 31 degrees Celsius in London. AFP / Tolga AKMEN
Drones and CCTV: surveillance for safety on the sand in Spain 27 Jun 2020 - 03:37 pm
A local police officer flies a drone warning people to respect safety rules on a beach in Lloret de Mar on June 22, 2020. AFP / Josep LAGO