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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
Journalists work next to a sign reading
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
Germany to impose virus tests on risk zone arrivals 06 Aug 2020 - 04:16 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn holds a press conference on the German testing strategy on August 6, 2020 at the health ministry in Berlin, amid the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
Italians evacuated over risk of falling Mont Blanc ice 06 Aug 2020 - 04:01 pm
This picture taken on August 6, 2020, shows a sign reading
France's daily COVID-19 cases highest since end-May 05 Aug 2020 - 10:41 pm
Tourists with protective masks walk past a sign reading 'mask is mandatory' in the streets of the old city of Bonifacio on August 5, 2020 on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, the first and only city in Corsica where the mask is mandatory in the
Spain's Canaries to cover all COVID-related costs for tourists 05 Aug 2020 - 08:12 pm
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Switzerland adds Spain to coronavirus quarantine list 05 Aug 2020 - 06:07 pm
Tourists wearing a face mask take pictures of a huge 6400 meters square Swiss flag hanging on mountain Saentis on eve of Swiss national day on July 31, 2020 near Schw?galp, eastern Switzerland. Many Swiss stay in their country for holidays due to travel r
Countries tighten measures as global virus death toll tops 700,000 05 Aug 2020 - 02:55 pm
People wearing a face mask walks on the Lijnbaan, in Rotterdam on August 5, 2020, as from today, wearing a face mask is mandatory in five usually crowded places in the city.  AFP / Pieter STAM DE JONGE
EU regulators investigate Google's plan to buy Fitbit 04 Aug 2020 - 05:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: Fitbit Blaze watch is seen in front of a displayed Google logo in this illustration picture taken, November 8, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo