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Global coronavirus death toll tops 800,000: AFP tally 22 Aug 2020 - 02:31 pm
People queue to undergo a PCR test at Coronel Palma primary health care center during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Mostoles, Spain, August 22, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Belarus strongman orders army to defend territorial integrity 22 Aug 2020 - 02:00 pm
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council in Minsk, Belarus August 18, 2020. Andrei Stasevich/BelTA/Handout
Plane carrying comatose Russian dissident lands in Germany 22 Aug 2020 - 09:54 am
An ambulance aircraft evacuating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for medical treatment in German hospital is seen on the tarmac of the Tegel airport in Berlin, Germany August 22, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Spain daily coronavirus infections rise to 3,650 21 Aug 2020 - 07:16 pm
People queue to get tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hospitalet del Llobregat, near Barcelona, Spain, August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Albert Gea
Russian health officials say industrial chemical found on hair, hands of Kremlin critic Navalny 21 Aug 2020 - 04:23 pm
Alexander Murakhovsky, chief doctor of a hospital, where Alexei receives medical treatment, speaks with the media in Omsk, Russia August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko
Swiss coronavirus cases highest in four months 21 Aug 2020 - 04:08 pm
An elderly man wearing a protective face mask walks in a street in Lausanne on August 18, 2020, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus. / AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI
Denmark signs up for EU's AstraZeneca vaccine deal 21 Aug 2020 - 04:02 pm
The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Sea level rise quickens as Greenland ice sheet sheds record amount 21 Aug 2020 - 02:47 pm
This file photo taken on August 17, 2019 shows an iceberg calving with a mass of ice breaking away from the Apusiajik glacier, near Kulusuk (aslo spelled Qulusuk), a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality located on the island of the same name on the s
Irish minister resigns for breaching virus restrictions 21 Aug 2020 - 12:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: Dara Calleary, deputy leader of Ireland's Fianna Fail party who was later appointed agriculture minister, is shown at an event in Dublin, Ireland, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Lorraine O'Sullivan/File Photo
Spain's emergencies chief admits virus fight not going well 21 Aug 2020 - 12:03 am
People queue to make PCR test outside at Federica Montseny primary health care center during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Madrid, Spain, August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina
Battle to save life of Kremlin critic Navalny after suspected poisoning 20 Aug 2020 - 10:08 pm
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - (ARCHIVE): A file photo dated September 29, 2019, shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a rally in support of political prisoners in Prospekt Sakharova Street in Moscow, Russia. Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital af
Polish foreign minister quits, second top resignation in a week 20 Aug 2020 - 09:28 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz greet each other with an elbow bump in Lazienki Palace in Warsaw, Poland, August 15, 2020. Janek Skarzynski/Pool via REUTERS
Britain removes Portugal from quarantine list, adds Austria and Croatia 20 Aug 2020 - 07:47 pm
A view shows a sign advising people to stay home, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Oldham, Britain, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Molly Darlington
Italy sees 845 new COVID-19 cases, highest since end of lockdown in May 20 Aug 2020 - 07:30 pm
People not wearing face masks take selfies in front of the Trevi Fountain following a government decree that states face coverings must be worn between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. near bars and pubs and in areas where gatherings are more likely, due to the coronavi
Sweden to join EU’s AstraZeneca agreement on Covid-19 vaccine 20 Aug 2020 - 07:17 pm
The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Young activists meet Merkel to press case for climate action 20 Aug 2020 - 04:16 pm
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Belgian schools to reopen in September, masks mandatory for older children 20 Aug 2020 - 03:51 pm
Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes attends a news conference after a meeting of the National Security Council, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium August 20, 2020. Olivier Matthys/Pool via REUTERS
Coronavirus gives German bicycle retailers a boost 20 Aug 2020 - 02:13 pm
A man on a bicycle is wearing a protective mask in Dresden, Germany, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel/File Photo

Africa

(FILES) An aerial image shows a general view of Gao, in Mali, on November 26, 2019. (Photo by Souleymane AG ANARA / AFP) Mali hit by new coordinated attacks, including prison
A healthcare worker takes samples from a patient suffering from Ebola virus disease at the Ebola Treatment Center of the Center Médical Évangélique (CME), in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benediction MURHABAZI / AFP) DRC Ebola claims 452 lives, says WHO
File photo DR Congo's official Ebola death toll exceeds 400
Head of Algeria's Islamist Movement of Society for Peace (MSP) Abdelaali Hassani Cherif casts his ballot during parliamentary elections in Algiers on July 2, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Algerians vote for new parliament with turnout in focus

Americas

Rescuers work on the rubble of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on July 3, 2026. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP) Venezuela quake death toll rises to 2,645: official figures
People walk through downtown Philadelphia after news that the Semiquincentennial Independence Day Parade has been canceled due to extreme heat in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by SPENCER PLATT / AFP) Dangerous heat wave roasts America's big birthday party
US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota (Photo by Mandel Ngan/ AFP) US turns 250 as Trump warns of 'attack' on American identity
Peru president-elect for the Fuerza Popular party, Keiko Fujimori, waves as she gives a statement at her campaign headquarters in the San Borja district of Lima on July 3, 2026. (Photo by AFP) President-elect Fujimori hails 'new chapter' for Peru

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