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France to ban mink farms and wild animals in travelling circuses 29 Sep 2020 - 10:17 am
French Ecological Transition Minister Barbara Pompili (C) leaves after a weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace on September 28, 2020 in Paris. / AFP / Bertrand Guay
Testing drive unveiled as virus deaths pass one million 29 Sep 2020 - 08:17 am
FILE PHOTO: A firefighter from the Marins-Pompiers of Marseille (Marseille Naval Fire Battalion) takes a saliva sample from a colleague who is being tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at their fire station in Marseille, France, September 22, 20
Czechs, Slovaks to declare coronavirus state of emergency 28 Sep 2020 - 11:07 pm
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis attends a news conference at the government headquarters as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Prague, Czech Republic, September 21, 2020. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic/Handout
Netherlands tightens coronavirus rules amid second wave 28 Sep 2020 - 09:23 pm
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Spain government to do 'whatever it takes' to curb Madrid surge 28 Sep 2020 - 07:34 pm
A man wearing a protective face mask poses for a picture next to an oversized model of a health worker amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Madrid, Spain September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
UK government moves to defuse row with lawmakers over coronavirus measures 28 Sep 2020 - 07:22 pm
Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Thousands of trapped sheep rescued after shock French Alps snowstorm 28 Sep 2020 - 06:03 pm
This photograph taken on September 26, 2020 shows chalets near fresh snow in Kiental, Bernese Oberland as cold winds and a sharp drop in temperatures have brought the first signs of winter to the Swiss Alps. / AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI
Dutch coronavirus second wave continues, cases near record on Monday 28 Sep 2020 - 03:31 pm
Police patrols on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam on September 26, 2020 while the Amsterdam-Amstelland Safety Region is preparing new, stricter measures to break the second wave of contamination of COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus. / AFP / ANP / Ramo
Ai Weiwei supports Assange with silent protest 28 Sep 2020 - 03:19 pm
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei stages a silent protest in support of Julian Assange outside of the Old Bailey court in central London on September 28, 2020, where the extradition hearing against the WikiLeaks founder has resumed. AFP / DANIEL LEAL-OLI
France's Macron ready to meet Belarus opposition leader 28 Sep 2020 - 03:18 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron, wearing a protective face mask, meets staff and parents during a visit to a center for Maternal and Child Protection (PMI) in Longjumeau, near Paris, France September 23, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS
Uber wins London licence after appeal 28 Sep 2020 - 02:22 pm
A woman poses holding a smartphone showing the App for ride-sharing cab service Uber in London.  AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
Uber wins appeal for new operating licence in London 28 Sep 2020 - 12:50 pm
In this file photo taken on October 28, 2016 a man poses holding a smartphone showing the App for ride-sharing cab service Uber in London. Uber, September 28, wins appeal for new operating licence in London. / AFP / DANIEL SORABJI
Prince Charles highlights Covid-19 impact on youngsters 27 Sep 2020 - 11:32 pm
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Attenborough gives shark tooth to 7-year-old Prince George 27 Sep 2020 - 01:16 pm
A handout photo released by Britain's Prince William and Cathrine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George (seated), Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis with David Attenborough after Prince William and David Attenborough attended an outdoor screening of the u
UK wants university students to be able to return home for Christmas 27 Sep 2020 - 11:45 am
Britain's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Oliver Dowden walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Thousands protest COVID-19 restrictions in central London 26 Sep 2020 - 05:31 pm
British 'conspiracy theorist' David Icke, speaks at a gathering of protesters in Trafalgar Square in London on September 26, 2020, at a 'We Do Not Consent!' mass rally against vaccination and government restrictions designed to fight the spread of the nov
Madrid at 'serious risk' without tougher COVID-19 rules, health minister warns 26 Sep 2020 - 02:12 pm
An employee wearing a face mask waits for customers behind a plastic curtain in a food shop at the Vallecas neighbourhood, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID 19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain, September 25, 2020. Reuters/Sergio Perez
Ukraine plane crash death toll rises to 26, with 1 survivor 26 Sep 2020 - 01:54 pm
Military and experts work on the place of the Antonov-26 transport aircraft crash at Chuhuiv military air base around 30 kilometers southeast of Kharkiv on September 26, 2020.  AFP / SERGEY BOBOK