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Van Morrison takes fans back to magic time in coronavirus-shrouded London 26 Sep 2020 - 11:03 am
File photo: Northern Irish musician Van Morrison performs in Sondika, near Bilbao, northern Spain, June 2, 2017. Reuters/Vincent West/File Photo
Local lockdowns imposed in several cities as UK cases rise 25 Sep 2020 - 08:38 pm
A pedestrian wears a facemask due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on London Bridge in central London on September 25, 2020. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, this week announced a host of new restrictions, including early closing times fo
Czech Republic to tighten restrictions on public gatherings: Health minister 25 Sep 2020 - 05:30 pm
People wearing face masks walk across the medieval Charles Bridge as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Prague, Czech Republic, September 25, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny
Italy launches fund to help virus-hit hospitality industry 25 Sep 2020 - 03:13 pm
Five-star Grand Hotel Plaza remains closed due to a lack of tourists visiting Rome since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rome, Italy, July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
World's youth rallies against climate change 25 Sep 2020 - 02:50 pm
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a Fridays For Future protest in front of the Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen) in Stockholm on September 25, 2020. / AFP / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND
UK police officer shot dead at custody centre in south London 25 Sep 2020 - 01:48 pm
A forensic team is pictured at the Croydon Custody Centre in south london on September 25, 2020, following the shooting of a British police officer by a 23-year-old man being detained at the centre. A British police officer was shot dead in the early hour
Some northern hemisphere countries struggling to source more flu vaccines -WHO 25 Sep 2020 - 01:19 pm
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Moscow mayor urges more home-working as Russia's new COVID cases hit 3-month high 25 Sep 2020 - 12:59 pm
A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus disease walks on Red Square in downtown Moscow on September 24, 2020. / AFP / Yuri KADOBNOV
Facebook suspends fake Russian accounts, warns of US election hack-and-leak threat 24 Sep 2020 - 10:05 pm
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Pfizer partner BioNTech sees no role for its vaccine in UK challenge trial 24 Sep 2020 - 09:35 pm
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UK reports most new coronavirus cases since pandemic started 24 Sep 2020 - 08:06 pm
Customers sit at tables outside a restaurant, near a sign reminding members of the public to help
Ex-Hermes staff convicted in France for fake handbags 24 Sep 2020 - 07:57 pm
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Teenage British activist stages climate protest on Arctic ice floe 24 Sep 2020 - 03:53 pm
Environmental activist and campaigner Mya-Rose Craig, 18, holds a cardboard sign reading
Over 360 more detained in Belarus in protests against leader 24 Sep 2020 - 02:43 pm
Riot police officers detain a man during an opposition rally to protest against the presidential inauguration in Minsk, on September 23, 2020.  AFP
UK's Sunak unveils new job support scheme; warns he cannot save every business 24 Sep 2020 - 02:27 pm
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is seen at Downing Street amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain September 24, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley
Madrid pleads for more doctors, police as coronavirus cases surge 24 Sep 2020 - 02:17 pm
Residents queue to access the Cuzco healthcare centre in the under partial lockdown town of Fuenlabrada, in Madrid region, on September 22, 2020.   AFP / OSCAR DEL POZO
Belarus's Lukashenko shrugs off Western vote rejection 24 Sep 2020 - 01:58 pm
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stands near service members during an inauguration ceremony in Minsk, Belarus September 23, 2020. Andrei Stasevich
UK to announce plans to help workers hit by pandemic 24 Sep 2020 - 01:45 pm
A man, not wearing a face covering, passes signs telling travelers they must wear face mask unless they are exempt, as he leaves Victoria station during the evening 'rush hour' in central London on September 23, 2020. AFP / Tolga AKMEN