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UK says COVID-19 vaccine roll out could start before Christmas 28 Oct 2020 - 01:25 pm
People wearing face masks shelter under umbrellas outside a department store following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manchester, Britain, October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
Berlin's ill-fated new airport finally ready for take-off 28 Oct 2020 - 01:12 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on July 30, 2020, shows a volunteer walking in front of the departure information board during a test run at the Berlin-Brandenburg Willy-Brandt international Airport (BER) in Schoenefeld near Berlin. AFP / Tobias Schwarz
Victorian hologram keeps music in touch with lockdown audience 28 Oct 2020 - 01:05 pm
Singer-songwriter Dan Olsen and his guitarist use technology based on a Victorian optical illusion to demonstrate how Musion 3D's virtual concert system allows performers to connect with their fans in the locked-down world of the coronavirus pandemic, app
Russia approves bill allowing national law to trump international treaties 28 Oct 2020 - 12:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the skyline of the capital Moscow in Russia, October 29, 2015. REUTERS/Andrey Kuzmin/File Photo
Italy approves stimulus package after COVID-19 cases hit new record 28 Oct 2020 - 12:03 am
A damaged window of a store is seen as people protest against the new restrictions introduced by the government to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Turin, Italy, October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Russia applies for WHO emergency use tag for its COVID-19 vaccine 27 Oct 2020 - 11:08 pm
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Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower in Paris evacuated in security alerts: Police 27 Oct 2020 - 07:50 pm
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the deserted Place de l'Etoile and the Arc de Triomphe, during a lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Paris, France April 4, 2020. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Pascal Rossigno
EU warns not enough COVID vaccines for all in Europe until 2022 27 Oct 2020 - 07:37 pm
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Belgium becomes EU nation with highest rate of COVID-19 infections 27 Oct 2020 - 07:22 pm
A member of the medical personnel at the CHU de Liege hospital looks through a door as they treat patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Liege, Belgium October 27, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Almost 200 European airports face insolvency, airports body ACI Europe says 27 Oct 2020 - 03:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man pushes a baggage cart wearing a mandatory face mask as a
Lithuania upset over soon-to-open Belarus nuke plant 27 Oct 2020 - 03:45 pm
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UK study finds evidence of waning antibody immunity to COVID-19 over time 27 Oct 2020 - 03:33 pm
A woman wearing a protective mask walks near an informational poster, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Warrington, Britain September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Molly Darlington/File Photo
Spain to raise taxes, increase infrastructure spending in 2021 budget 27 Oct 2020 - 01:15 pm
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Spanish second Deputy Prime Minister Pablo Iglesias attend a presentation of the 2021 draft budget at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, October 27, 2020. Moncloa Palace/Borja Puig de la Bellacasa/Handout via REUTERS
German minister expects 20,000 new daily coronavirus cases at end of week 27 Oct 2020 - 12:56 pm
Face masks are on sale at Wilmersdorfer Strasse shopping street, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Berlin, Germany, October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Spain's COVID-19 state of emergency faces backlash 26 Oct 2020 - 09:39 pm
People walk along an empty street during the first day of the night-time curfew set as part of a state of emergency in an effort to control the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in downtown Ronda, southern Spain late October 25, 2020. REUTER
'We cannot give up,' WHO chief says of pandemic fight 26 Oct 2020 - 09:08 pm
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
Anger over Italy virus rules as curfews enforced around Europe 26 Oct 2020 - 08:52 pm
FILE PHOTO: People sit in front of Rome's ancient Colosseum illuminated with colours of the Italian flag in Rome, Italy, May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
Private psychotherapy notes leaked in major Finnish hack 26 Oct 2020 - 07:54 pm
Picture taken on October 24, 2020 shows the psychotherapy centre Vastaamo's office in Pasila, Helsinki. Distressed psychotherapy patients were flooding mental health charities Monday, October 26, 2020, as Finnish police revealed over the weekend that the

Africa

A South African fan cheers for her team during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match in Guadalupe, Mexico, on June 24, 2026. (Photo by Julio Cesar Aguilar / AFP) South Africans celebrate in the streets after World Cup advance
Healthcare workers carry on a stretcher a patient suffering from the Ebola virus disease from an ambulance at the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benediction MURHABAZI / AFP) Global Ebola risk 'remains low', WHO chief says
Members of specialized response teams enter the morgue of the Evangelical Medical Center of Nyankunde (CME) with the body of a person who died from Ebola virus disease to allow relatives to pay their last respects after washing, disinfection and safe body-wrapping procedures in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 cases, kills 254
Grooms and brides dance during their wedding ceremony at the Bishop Akinyele Memorial Anglican Church in Ibadan, on June 20, 2026. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP) Nigerian twins Taiwo and Kehinde marry Taiwo and Kehinde

Americas

A Venezuelan flag is seen painted on a damaged wall amid the rubble of a collapsed building following earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 26, 2026. (Photo by Maryorin Mendez / AFP) Venezuela earthquakes kill nearly 1,000, tens of thousands missing
Rescue teams operate heavy machinery at the site of a collapsed building in Caracas on June 25, 2026, following earthquakes. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP) Venezuela earthquakes toll more than doubles to 589: president
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Rescue teams operate heavy machinery at the site of a collapsed building in Caracas on June 25, 2026, following earthquakes. (Photo by Juan Barreto/ AFP) Venezuelans hunt for survivors after quakes kill at least 235

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