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Eli Lilly starts trial of rheumatoid arthritis drug in COVID-19 patients 15 Jun 2020 - 01:35 pm
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France expects AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to be shared pro rata 15 Jun 2020 - 01:28 pm
The logo of AstraZeneca is seen on medication packages in a pharmacy in London, April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo
Russia sentences ex-US marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in jail for espionage 15 Jun 2020 - 11:15 am
Paul Whelan, a former US marine accused of espionage and arrested in Russia in December 2018, stands inside a defendants' cage as he waits to hear his verdict in Moscow on June 15, 2020. AFP / Kirill Kudryavtsev
French health minister: Worst of epidemic behind us, but virus not dead 15 Jun 2020 - 11:06 am
French Health and Solidarity Minister Olivier Veran leaves the Elysee presidential palace after attending the weekly cabinet meeting on June 10, 2020 in Paris. / AFP / POOL / Ludovic MARIN
Johnson tells Brits to ‘shop with confidence’ as shops open 15 Jun 2020 - 10:11 am
Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks with a staff member as he visits the M&S clothing department and other retail outlets in Westfield Stratford to see the COVID-19 measure taken before reopening tomorrow, in London, Britain June 14, 2020. John Nguyen/Poo
Europe starts to reopen borders but no free travel yet 15 Jun 2020 - 09:51 am
A view of the border check point Saint-Ludovic at the Franco-Italian border, after France reopened its border to Italians as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) travel restrictions across Europe are gradually eased, in Menton, France, June 15, 2020. REUTER
Macron says France has scored its 'first victory' against virus 15 Jun 2020 - 09:37 am
French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on a television screen in Paris on June 14, 2020 as he addresses the nation from the Elysee Palace during a televised speech, broadcast by French tv channel TF1. / AFP / Thomas Samson
Statue of famous Italian journalist defaced in Milan 14 Jun 2020 - 02:52 pm
A municipal employee cleans a statue of a famous Italian journalist Indro Montanelli on June 14, 2020 in a Milan public square, a day after it was defaced and stained with red paint. AFP / MIGUEL MEDINA
Finance minister says Britain to urgently review distancing rule 14 Jun 2020 - 12:51 pm
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Spain to open borders to EU Schengen countries on June 21: Reports 14 Jun 2020 - 11:59 am
An employee wearing a face mask walks past a sign with security measures at the RIU Concordia Hotel in Palma de Mallorca on June 10, 2020 as the Balearic Islands prepare to welcome German tourists from June 15 as a test before Madrid reopens international
Greece ready to open to tourists, PM says safety is top priority 13 Jun 2020 - 05:26 pm
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits the town of Fira, following the easing of measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the island of Santorini, Greece, June 13, 2020. Dimitris Papamitsos
Astrazeneca wins coronavirus vaccine deal with Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands 13 Jun 2020 - 05:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: 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
Queen marks official birthday with scaled-back parade at Windsor 13 Jun 2020 - 03:53 pm
Britain's Queen Elizabeth attends a ceremony to mark her official birthday at Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, June 13, 2020. Paul Edwards/Pool via REUTERS
France to lift border controls for EU travellers on June 15 13 Jun 2020 - 03:06 pm
A picture taken on June 12, 2020, shows the Eiffel tower and cranes in Paris. / AFP / JOEL SAGET
Russia's total coronavirus cases exceed 520,000 13 Jun 2020 - 02:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: Ambulances queue outside the I.I. Dzhanelidze Research Institute of Emergency Medicine amid the coronavirus outbreak in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
Italy PM 'totally calm' after grilling over pandemic response 13 Jun 2020 - 01:55 pm
This photo taken on June 11, 2020 and handout on June 12, 2020 by the Palazzo Chigi press office, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte addresses a press conference following a Cabinet meeting at Palazzo Chigi in Rome, during the COVID-19 infection, cause
Mayor urges people to avoid central London ahead of protests 13 Jun 2020 - 12:44 pm
A demonstrator shakes hands with Paul Goulding, leader of a far-right political group Britain First, as they speak ahead of a Black Lives Matter protest following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, in London, Britain, June 13, 2020.
Fire extinguished on unarmed French nuclear submarine in drydock 13 Jun 2020 - 11:19 am
In this file photo taken on June 27, 2005 sailors aboard the French submarine