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John Hume, Northern Irish Catholic leader and Nobel Peace laureate, dies at 83 03 Aug 2020 - 12:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: Former SDLP leader, John Hume, arrives for the funeral mass of former Bishop Edward Daly at St. Eugene's Cathedral in Londonderry, Northern Ireland August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo
Firefighters, troops battle forest fire outside Madrid 03 Aug 2020 - 11:04 am
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Cyprus introduces COVID-19 testing on Greek arrivals amid spike 02 Aug 2020 - 11:29 pm
A traveller, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, arriving on one of the first flights from Britain gestures as he walks with luggage out of the terminal at Cyprus' Larnaca International Airport on August 1, 2020. / AFP / Iakovos Hatzistavr
"Major incident" declared in British city of Manchester to tackle COVID-19 02 Aug 2020 - 10:50 pm
People walk along a street in the Sale area of Manchester, as the city and the surrounding area faces local restrictions in an effort to avoid a local lockdown being forced upon the area, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Britain, August 1
At least 40 infected with COVID-19 on Norway cruises amid scramble to trace passengers 02 Aug 2020 - 08:26 pm
The MS Roald Amundsen ship, operated by Norway's Hurtigruten line, is seen after its crew members were diagnosed with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a port in Tromso, Norway August 1, 2020. Rune Stoltz Bertinusse/NTB Scanpix/ via REUTERS
Italian PM set to reopen Genoa bridge two years after fatal collapse 02 Aug 2020 - 07:07 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on April 27, 2020 shows a view of the last 44 meter long span (Top C) that is being hoisted between columns 10 and 11 on the bridge's eastern side in Genoa, during the country's lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COV
UK reviewing covid-fighting options including London lockdown 02 Aug 2020 - 03:44 pm
:A shopper wearing a protective face mask arrives to a supermarket, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, August 2, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville.
Debate begins for who's first in line for COVID-19 vaccine 02 Aug 2020 - 02:39 pm
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Swiss tone down national celebrations as virus cases rise 01 Aug 2020 - 11:56 pm
A picture taken on on July 31, 2020 near Schwagalp, eastern Switzerland, shows a huge 6,400 square meters Swiss flag hanging on the rock face of mountain Saentis on the eve of Swiss national day. / AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI
France starts testing travelers from 16 nations for virus 01 Aug 2020 - 09:34 pm
Passengers queue to be tested for COVID-19 on arrival at Charles de Gaulle airport amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Roissy, near Paris, France July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Expect 'lengthy' coronavirus pandemic WHO warns 01 Aug 2020 - 09:05 pm
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Berlin protest over virus restrictions draws thousands 01 Aug 2020 - 05:25 pm
People take part in a demonstration by the initiative
Greece reopens six ports to cruise ships 01 Aug 2020 - 12:17 pm
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Russia plans mass vaccination against coronavirus from October, RIA reports 01 Aug 2020 - 10:58 am
FILE PHOTO: Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko speaks during a demonstration prior to the opening of a new section for treatment of patients, affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at N.I. Pirogov National Medical and Surgical Centre in
EU poised to secure Sanofi deal for coronavirus vaccine 31 Jul 2020 - 08:27 pm
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Sanofi is seen at the company's headquarters in Paris, France, April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
Divers haul ghost nets from submarine wreck in Greece's Ionian Sea 31 Jul 2020 - 06:43 pm
A volunteer diver of the environmental group Ghost Diving swims near the WWII wreck of the HMS Perseus, off the island of Kefalonia, Greece, July 24, 2020. Picture taken July 24, 2020. Giorgos Kolikis/Ghost Diving/Handout
UK 'puts brakes' on reopening - imposes local rules as virus cases rise 31 Jul 2020 - 04:48 pm
 handout image released by 10 Downing Street, shows Britain's Prime Minister boris Johnson attending a remote press conference to update the nation on the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic inside 10 Downing Street in central London on July 31, 2020. Bri
Northern Ireland launches UK's first COVID-19 tracker app 31 Jul 2020 - 03:06 pm
The COVID Tracker Ireland app used for contact tracing the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is displayed on a mobile phone, as it is held up for an illustration photograph in Galway, Ireland, July 30, 2020. Picture taken July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Clo