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Europe, WHO sound alarm over resurgent virus crisis 24 Oct 2020 - 11:54 am
Medical staff work and tend to patients in the hospital CHR Citadelle in Liege, on October 23, 2020. Belgium OUT / AFP / BELGA / BRUNO FAHY
Polish President Duda infected with coronavirus, feels good: Minister 24 Oct 2020 - 11:28 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 28, 2020, Polish President Andrzej Duda arrives at a polling station to take part in a voting during Poland's Presidental election in Krakow, Poland. Poland's President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavi
Local businesses, councils promise free school meals after Rashford campaign 23 Oct 2020 - 08:27 pm
Alex Stephens, the owner The Farm Fresh Market, poses for a picture at his farm shop that has offered free lunches to children who need it over half term, after reacting to footballer Marcus Rashford's online post, as the spread of coronavirus diseases (C
Italy's COVID cases hit new record, Campania region set for lockdown 23 Oct 2020 - 07:29 pm
A person wearing a face mask walks at a shopping mall ahead of weekend closure of shopping centres, a measure imposed by the Lombardy region to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Milan, Italy, October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo
WHO says it will have advice on Remdesivir in 3-4 weeks 23 Oct 2020 - 07:12 pm
An ampule of Gilead Sciences COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir is pictured during a news conference at the University Hospital Eppendorf (UKE) in Hamburg, Germany, April 8, 2020, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. Ulrich Perrey/Pool vi
WHO's Tedros says countries on "dangerous track" in pandemic 23 Oct 2020 - 07:05 pm
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 WHO headquar
Austrian Airlines begins offering rapid pre-boarding COVID-19 tests 23 Oct 2020 - 05:47 pm
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Portugal orders masks for busy outdoor areas as COVID spikes 23 Oct 2020 - 04:56 pm
People cross a street at a traffic light during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in downtown Lisbon, Portugal October 9, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo/File Photo
Dutch transfer patients to Germany again as COVID infections spike 23 Oct 2020 - 04:20 pm
Dutch health workers leave with a patient at Bernhoven hospital, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Uden, Netherlands, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
No curfew for now in Spain as PM urges citizens to limit contacts 23 Oct 2020 - 03:10 pm
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses a parliamentary session in Madrid on October 22, 2020. Spanish far-right party Vox is presenting a no-confidence motion in parliament against the Spanish premier. / AFP / POOL / Pablo Blazquez
Slovakia hits record one-day tally for COVID-19 cases and deaths 23 Oct 2020 - 03:04 pm
A healthcare worker collects a swab sample from a person at a COVID-19 testing site at the municipal office as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Oravsky Podzamok, Slovakia October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa
CureVac posts positive pre-clinical data for COVID-19 vaccine 23 Oct 2020 - 02:58 pm
In this file photo taken on June 23, 2020 The logo of the biopharmaceutical company CureVac is seen in front of the company's headquarters in Tuebingen, southern Germany on June 23, 2020. / AFP / THOMAS KIENZLE
Technogym bets on home fitness boom as virus empties gyms 23 Oct 2020 - 02:11 pm
Nerio Alessandri - Technogym President and Founder, poses for a photo in Technogym Village, Cesena, Italy in 2020, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. Courtesy of TECHNOGYM /Handout via REUTERS
Belgium tightens COVID-19 measures, hopes to avoid lockdown 23 Oct 2020 - 01:50 pm
A member of the medical personnel wearing a protective suit, protective mask and face shield is seen in the intensive care unit at the CHIREC Braine l?Alleud-Waterloo hospital, in Braine l'Alleud, Belgium, October 23, 2020
Czech PM tells health minister to quit after lockdown violation 23 Oct 2020 - 01:13 pm
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COVID-19 circulating more quickly than in spring- french epidemiologist 23 Oct 2020 - 12:38 pm
A street is seen in Montmartre few minutes before the nightly curfew due to restrictions against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Paris, France, October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Czech health minister caught breaking virus rules 23 Oct 2020 - 12:01 pm
A medical staff member wearing a protective suit waits for people who will be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in front of a recently opened sampling station inside of closed music club in Prague, Czech Republic, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Dav
Putin says he helped Navalny leave Russia to be treated abroad 22 Oct 2020 - 09:05 pm
Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club via a video conference call at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia October 22, 2020. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS

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

This aerial view shows collapsed buildings in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 27, 2026, following earthquakes that struck the region. Nearly 1,000 people have been killed and more than 50,000 remain missing after two consecutive earthquakes in Venezuela, where growing anger has been reported over the lack of official aid to swiftly rescue survivors. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) Venezuela quake toll rises to 1,430: national assembly chief
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The crowd reacts after Gonzalo Plata #19 of Ecuador scored his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E match between Ecuador and Germany at New York New Jersey Stadium on June 25, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP World Cup fans get taste of American life -- at the mall
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

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