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Germany tries to stop US from luring away firm seeking coronavirus vaccine 15 Mar 2020 - 03:34 pm
Employee Philipp Hoffmann, of German biopharmaceutical company CureVac, demonstrates research workflow on a vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease at a laboratory in Tuebingen, Germany, March 12, 2020. Reuters/Andreas Gebert
France's cafes opened through the war, but not the coronavirus 15 Mar 2020 - 02:48 pm
A man walks past the closed Cafe de Flore in Paris' Saint-Germain-des-Pres district on March 15, 2020, as cafes and restaurants are closed amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP / Philippe Lopez
Spain will impose partial coronavirus lockdown - PM 15 Mar 2020 - 10:09 am
General view of the famous landmark Puerta del Sol with few people due to the coronavirus outbreak in central Madrid, Spain, March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Lockdowns, self-isolation and entry bans imposed to fight global coronavirus spread 15 Mar 2020 - 10:08 am
Police officers cross a virtually deserted square, amidst concerns over Spain's coronavirus outbreak, in the Basque city of Vitoria, Spain, March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vincent West
New-born British baby tests positive for coronavirus 14 Mar 2020 - 06:21 pm
Shoppers walk on a quiet Oxford Street, central London on March 14, 2020. AFP / Glyn KIRK
Apple closing all stores outside China until March 27 due to virus 14 Mar 2020 - 12:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: An Apple company logo is seen behind tree branches outside an Apple store in Beijing, China December 14, 2018. Reuters/Jason Lee/File Photo
Swiss ramp up coronavirus response with $10.5 billion aid package, close schools 13 Mar 2020 - 11:57 pm
(From L) Swiss Economy Minister Guy Parmelin, Swiss Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter, Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga and Swiss Interior Minister Alain Berset attend a press conference on the new preventive measures against the spread of the COVID
Greece hands reins to first woman president 13 Mar 2020 - 01:29 pm
Newly elected Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou thanks the lawmakers during the swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Athens, greece March 13, 2020. Thanassis Stavrakis/Pool via REUTERS
Bulgaria declares state of emergency over coronavirus 13 Mar 2020 - 01:01 pm
Members of Sofia's Municipality disinfects the biggest market for Chinese goods in Sofia to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, on March 12, 2020. / AFP / NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV
Italy's COVID-19 deaths top 1,000, cases near 13,000 13 Mar 2020 - 11:22 am
ROME, ITALY, MARCH 12: A general view of Trevi Fountain unusually desert, in downtown Rome, Italy, on March 12, 2020. ( Riccardo De Luca - Anadolu Agency )
Italy businesses blame Austria for border traffic jams 12 Mar 2020 - 05:21 pm
Policemen control a car at the border crossing Brenner in Austria, on March 11, 2020. AFP / Johann GRODER
Italian businesses count heavy cost of coronavirus lockdown 12 Mar 2020 - 04:35 pm
A worker sanitises the Doges Palace on St. Mark's square as a measure to fight against the coronavirus contagion in Venice, Italy, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
Spain's PM to hold meetings via video conference after minister diagnosed with coronavirus 12 Mar 2020 - 01:34 pm
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WHO declares coronavirus a pandemic, urges aggressive action 11 Mar 2020 - 08:16 pm
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a daily press briefing on COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva on March 11, 2020. AFP / Fabrice Coffrini
Roma not travelling to Sevilla for Europa League game 11 Mar 2020 - 04:48 pm
A woman wears a protective face mask at Roma Termini railway station, after the Italian government imposed a virtual lockdown on the north of the country, in Rome, Italy, March 8, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Italy's lockdown reshapes family life in time of coronavirus 11 Mar 2020 - 02:33 pm
A person rides a bicycle past Milan Cathedral on the second day of an unprecedented lockdown across all of the country, imposed to slow the outbreak of coronavirus, in Milan, Italy March 11, 2020. Reuters/Flavio Lo Scalzo
No plans to shut UK parliament despite positive coronavirus test 11 Mar 2020 - 02:16 pm
A handout picture released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock (R) speaking during Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the House of Commons in London on March 10, 2020 /AFP/
Turkish patrol boat rams Greek vessel: coastguard 11 Mar 2020 - 01:32 pm
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