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Drastic steps needed to tackle out-of-control pandemic, Spanish minister says 22 Oct 2020 - 12:39 pm
Spain's Health Minister Salvador Illa arrives to attend the first cabinet meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo
In WHO overhaul push, EU urges changes to handling of pandemics 22 Oct 2020 - 10:58 am
FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the
Ireland locks down for second wave, Germany smashes record daily high 22 Oct 2020 - 10:02 am
An information poster advising the wearing of face coverings as a precaution against the spread of the novel coronavirus covid-19 is seen on the window of a coffee shop in Dublin on October 21, 2020 as Ireland prepares to enter a second national lockdown
France's new COVID-19 cases ramp up again, curfew effects still to be seen 22 Oct 2020 - 12:34 am
People have lunch on a terrace in Biarritz, southwestern France on October 21, 2020. France will place more regions on the highest health alert level as coronavirus infections continue to spread fast, the government's spokesman said on October 21, 2020. /
Hard-hit Belgium faces second COVID-19 lockdown 21 Oct 2020 - 11:59 pm
Police officers patrol Brussels' Grand Place during a nighttime curfew imposed by the Belgian government as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Brussels, Belgium October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
Spain becomes first EU nation with one million virus cases 21 Oct 2020 - 08:33 pm
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German health minister tests positive for coronavirus 21 Oct 2020 - 07:52 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 22, 2020 German Health Minister Jens Spahn takes off his face mask as he takes his seat prior to a meeting of the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly on September 22, 2020 in Berlin. German Health Minister Je
UK says ready to restart Brexit talks Thursday 21 Oct 2020 - 07:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: British and EU flags flutter outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Britain's new polar ship, the Sir David Attenborough, set for sea trials 21 Oct 2020 - 04:30 pm
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Naples teachers bring socially distanced school to streets and balconies 21 Oct 2020 - 03:26 pm
A boy wears a protective mask as Naples school teacher Pamela Buda holds her lessons to her social distancing students on public steps, after the region of Campania closed schools due to a spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Naples, Italy, Oct
Spanish grandma, 99, gets back to computer games after beating COVID-19 21 Oct 2020 - 03:07 pm
Florentina Martin, a 99-year-old woman who survived coronavirus disease (COVID-19), plays a digital puzzle with her great-grandson Pedro Valle at her home in Pinto, near Madrid, Spain, October 20, 2020. Picture taken October 20, 2020. Reuters/Sergio Perez
UK PM Johnson says London has been 'bankrupted' by its mayor 21 Oct 2020 - 03:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan participates in a rally in London, Britain March 3, 2020. Reuters/Toby Melville/File Photo
Barcelona hospitals brace as second wave of COVID admissions builds 21 Oct 2020 - 02:45 pm
A healthcare worker takes a swap from a patient to run a COVID-19 Rapid Test at the CAP Manso primary care centre in Barcelona on October 21, 2020. AFP / LLUIS GENE
Exhibits damaged at major Berlin museums, unclear by whom 21 Oct 2020 - 02:11 pm
The Alte Nationalgalerie is pictured in Berlin on October 21, 2020. According to media reports, dozens of works of art were damaged by unknown persons on Berlin's Museum Island on the Unification Day. As reported by Deutschlandfunk (DLF) and
Italian rail operator and Snam to study hydrogen for trains 21 Oct 2020 - 01:09 pm
File photo: A worker cleans a window of the Frecciarossa's train at the Termini railway station in Rome, Italy, November 6, 2018. Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo
Spain mulls curfew to fight virus surge 21 Oct 2020 - 12:26 am
Madrid Emergency Service (SUMMA) UVI-8 unit's medical resident Mireya Nadal wearing full protective gear prepares to treat a patient in his home amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain, October 19, 2020. Picture taken October 19,
Hungarian justice minister tests positive for coronavirus 20 Oct 2020 - 10:45 pm
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Younger people lead new wave of COVID-19 infections in Greece 20 Oct 2020 - 07:17 pm
People get a free Covid-19 (coronavirus) test organised by the Greek National Health organisation at Athens central metro station on October 20, 2020. / AFP / Louisa GOULIAMAKI

Africa

(FILES) Passengers arrive at the Diori Hamani International airport in Niamey on September 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP) Gunfire heard near military base in Niger capital
This screen grab taken from an AFP Video shows commuters walking on the platform as they leave the train at the central station in Kinshasa, on August 28, 2026. (Photo by GLODY MURHABAZI / AFP) Kinshasa urban train back on track after years to beat gridlock
File photo for representational purposes only. Ebola spreads to two new zones in Congo, 2786 dead
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(FILES) Ecuador's former president (2017–2021) Lenin Moreno speaks with the media as he leaves the National Court of Justice over a corruption case in Quito, on May 11, 2026. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP) Ecuador ex-president sentenced to 5 years for corruption

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