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French passengers sue Costa Cruises over virus ship ordeal 09 Aug 2020 - 10:40 pm
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Donors pledge 253 mln euros in emergency aid for Lebanon after blast 09 Aug 2020 - 09:29 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a donor teleconference with other world leaders concerning the situation in Lebanon following the Beirut blast, in Fort de Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France August 9, 2020. Christophe Simon/Pool via REUTERS
BBC says sorry for using racist term in news report 09 Aug 2020 - 07:59 pm
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Britain's COVID-19 daily infections rise to highest level since June 09 Aug 2020 - 06:48 pm
In a promotion funded by Calderdale Council, Phil Mearns rides his ad bike displaying advice on how to slow the spread of the coronavirus through the streets of Halifax in northern England on August 9, 2020, as local lockdown restrictions are reimposed du
Italy resort lifts alert on melting glacier threat 09 Aug 2020 - 03:21 pm
A security officer looks through binoculars at the Planpincieux glacier in Courmayeur village, Val Ferret, northwestern Italy on August 8, 2020. Several dozen people have been evacuated in northwestern Italy as a huge chunk of a glacier in the Mont Blanc
Security tight as Belarus votes in tense poll 09 Aug 2020 - 01:52 pm
People queue outside the Belarusian embassy to cast their votes during the presidential election in Moscow, Russia August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Polls open in Belarus presidential vote 09 Aug 2020 - 09:24 am
A woman wearing a protective face mask stands inside a voting booth at a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Paris imposes face mask order for outdoor markets, River Seine strollers 08 Aug 2020 - 09:32 pm
Wearing a mask will be compulsory in parts of Paris and its wider region from August 10, 2020, to combat a rise in coronavirus infections in and around the French capital, the police said. (AFP / PHILIPPE LOPEZ / file photo)
Bulgaria anti-govt protesters restore Sofia blockades 08 Aug 2020 - 11:12 am
Bulgarian protesters take the streets during an anti-government protest against Prime minister Boyko Borisov and his government in Sofia, Bulgaria on August 7, 2020. Ihvan Radoykov - Anadolu
Belarus' leader faces toughest challenge yet in Sunday vote 08 Aug 2020 - 10:14 am
FILE PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko addresses the media after casting his vote during the parliamentary election in Minsk, Belarus November 17, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Ireland reimposes some COVID-19 restrictions in three counties 07 Aug 2020 - 09:07 pm
Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin leaves a meeting at the EU summit, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium early July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool/File Photo
Italian valley evacuated as cathedral-sized glacier slips 07 Aug 2020 - 02:24 pm
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Russia offers to supply Philippines with COVID-19 vaccine 07 Aug 2020 - 01:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: A scientist prepares samples during the research and development of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a laboratory of BIOCAD biotechnology company in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Phot
Swiss ink deal with Moderna for 4.5M doses of COVID vaccine 07 Aug 2020 - 01:08 pm
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Italy pledges global 'response' to help Lebanon 07 Aug 2020 - 12:04 am
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio answers journalist's questions, during an interview at the Farnesina, Italian Foreign Ministry, in central Rome, on August 6, 2020. / AFP / Andreas SOLARO
Armed man seizes hostages in French bank -police 06 Aug 2020 - 11:13 pm
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Britain adds Belgium to travel quarantine list 06 Aug 2020 - 10:48 pm
A message thanking health workers of the NHS is seen on office windows with the Shard skyscraper behind, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Italy threatens to ban Ryanair in coronavirus compliance dispute 06 Aug 2020 - 07:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: Ryanair planes are seen at Dublin Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Dublin, Ireland, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff/File Photo