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Slovakia seeks medical staff assist from abroad as COVID-19 outbreak rages 17 Feb 2021 - 07:32 pm
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Britain's Prince Philip, 99, in hospital after feeling unwell 17 Feb 2021 - 07:10 pm
Members of the media gather outside King Edward VII's Hospital, where Britain's Prince Philip was admitted, in London, Britain, February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Snows storms hit East Med, army called out in Greece 17 Feb 2021 - 03:28 pm
Two men sit on Lycabettus hill as the Parthenon temple is seen atop the Acropolis hill following snowfall in Athens, Greece, February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Vassilis Triandafyllou
Johnson plots reopening of UK economy within months 17 Feb 2021 - 03:27 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre at Cwmbran Stadium in Cwmbran, South Wales, Britain February 17, 2021. Geoff Caddick/Pool via Reuters
Italy's Draghi urges unity, sacrifice in fighting the virus 17 Feb 2021 - 02:09 pm
Newly installed Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi applauds following the speech of the Senate speaker, before addressing the Senate and submitting his government to a vote of confidence, in Rome, Italy, February 17, 2021. Alberto Pizzoli/Pool via Reuter
UK could give two doses of COVID vaccine to all adults by Sept, task force says 16 Feb 2021 - 11:41 pm
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Scottish pupils to begin returning to school from Monday 16 Feb 2021 - 11:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon visits West Calder High School in West Calder, Scotland amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Britain August 10, 2020. Andy Buchanan/Pool via REUTERS
"We are like captives": life in Britain's quarantine hotels 16 Feb 2021 - 10:28 pm
A person holds a sign from a window of the Radisson Blu Hotel at Heathrow Airport, as Britain introduces hotel quarantine programme for arrivals from a
England identifies extra 1.7 million people vulnerable to COVID 16 Feb 2021 - 08:06 pm
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Dutch coronavirus cases rising again, driven by UK variant -health authorities 16 Feb 2021 - 07:47 pm
People ice skate during a cold snap across the country at the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, Netherlands February 14, 2021. REUTERS/Eva Plevier
EU regulator to give verdict on J&J COVID-19 vaccine by mid-March 16 Feb 2021 - 07:40 pm
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First 550,000 doses of Chinese Sinopharm's vaccine arrive in Hungary 16 Feb 2021 - 03:25 pm
A shipment of Chinese Sinopharm's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine arrives at Budapest Airport, Hungary, February 16, 2021. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (KKM)/Handout via REUTERS
Albania gets 7,020 more Pfizer shots, expects AstraZeneca in April 16 Feb 2021 - 02:12 pm
FILE PHOTO. People are disinfected before entering a market, as Albanian authorities take measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tirana, Albania April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Florion Goga
Germany plans to offer free rapid coronavirus tests from March 1 16 Feb 2021 - 01:44 pm
A woman wears a protective mask as she crosses a bridge in front of the skyline as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues during an extended lockdown and a demand by the German government for more home office possibilities in Frankfurt
Court orders Dutch government to scrap coronavirus curfew 16 Feb 2021 - 12:43 pm
People ice skate during a cold snap across the country at the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, Netherlands February 14, 2021. Reuters/Eva Plevier
UK to facilitate other countries' COVID vaccine passport plans: minister 16 Feb 2021 - 11:39 am
British Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain February 4, 2021. ?UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS
Czech Republic plans reopening of schools from March, with testing 15 Feb 2021 - 10:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: A teacher conducts an online class with pupils receiving distance education inside an empty classroom, as the Czech government shut all schools for two weeks to slow down the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a closed school in
Boris Johnson aims to ease lockdown, with schools back first 15 Feb 2021 - 09:36 pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a coronavirus pandemic media briefing at Downing Street, London, Britain February 15, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS

Africa

Parishioners wash their hands before entering the church following local authorities’ instructions to limit the spread of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in Bunia on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Seros Muyisa / AFP) Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief
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Benin president-elect Romuald Wadagni (C) delivers his remarks after being sworn in during his inauguration ceremony at the Palais des Congres in Cotonou on May 24, 2026. (Photo by yanick Folly / AFP) Benin's ex-finance minister sworn in as president

Americas

Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP) Crack found in California toxic chemical tank could relieve pressure
Police vehicles and tape blocks off a crime scene near the White House after a gunman opened fire in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2026. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP) Gunman killed by US Secret Service after opening fire near White House
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Gulf

Muslim worshippers walk along the Grand Mosque complex under the water-mist fans installed in the holy city of Mecca on May 24, 2026, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. (Photo by Zain Jaafar / AFP) With ice cream and giant fans, Hajj pilgrims battle searing heat
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