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Free speech has limits, Canada's Trudeau says 31 Oct 2020 - 12:26 pm
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau on a screen speaks during a joint press conference with European Council President following a virtual EU - Canada Summit in Brussels, on October 29, 2020. / AFP / EPA / Olivier Hoslet
Typhoon Goni gains strength, to hit Philippines early sunday 31 Oct 2020 - 12:04 pm
A handout photo taken on October 31, 2020 from the Facebook page of Philippine Coast Guard, shows personnels from the coast guard evacuating residents from the coastal villages of Buhi town, Camarines Sur province, south of Manila, to a safer place, ahead
Ardern makes room for Greens in New Zealand's Labour government 31 Oct 2020 - 11:31 am
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Turkish rescue workers search for survivors in quake; death toll rises to 27 31 Oct 2020 - 11:24 am
Rescue operations take place after an earthquake struck the Aegean Sea, in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Canada says stronger response needed to fight coronavirus, PM hopes to avoid major shutdown 30 Oct 2020 - 08:50 pm
Eateries in the ByWard Market Square building are seen closed as a result of measures taken to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
England's 'Toothless Tiger' Stiles dies aged 78 30 Oct 2020 - 07:49 pm
May 17, 2000 Nobby Stiles sits in the stands at Wembley, as QXL launch the 'end of an era' auctions Action Images via Reuters/Richard Heathcote/File Photo
Italy posts daily record of over 31,000 new coronavirus cases 30 Oct 2020 - 07:44 pm
Members of medical staff wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) works in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for the Covid-19 (the novel coromavirus) cases, in the San Filippo Neri hospital in Rome, on October 29, 2020. / AFP / Tiziana FABI
Italy econ minister says avoiding COVID lockdown is "absolute priority" 30 Oct 2020 - 06:05 pm
Italian Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri speaks at a meeting in Berlin, Germany, September 11, 2020. Kay Nietfeld/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Argentina to restart international flights, some tourism after ban 30 Oct 2020 - 06:00 pm
Airplanes are seen parked at Jorge Newbery domestic airport, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Buenos Aires, Argentina April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
Quake between Turkey, Greece topples buildings in Turkey 30 Oct 2020 - 05:00 pm
Locals and officials search for survivors at a collapsed building after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Greece and Turkey, where some buildings collapsed in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, October 30, 2020.
Belgian virus cases continue their rise; lockdown considered 30 Oct 2020 - 04:46 pm
A health worker standing in an intensive care unit treats a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Montlegia CHC clinic in Liege, Belgium October 29, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Swiss ramp up contact-tracing in face of COVID surge 30 Oct 2020 - 04:43 pm
A County of Geneva staff member shows the geographical spread of clusters during an update briefing in the contact tracing unit, as Switzerland enters a second wave of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, October 29, 2020. REUT
Austria's COVID-19 infections leap as nation awaits new restrictions 30 Oct 2020 - 04:08 pm
Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz attends a news conference, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Vienna, Austria October 29, 2020. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Vietnam tackles typhoon's tragic aftermath as new storm threatens region 30 Oct 2020 - 04:01 pm
A man cleans up mud inside his house after waters receded in the old city of Hoi An, a UNESCO world heritage site, on October 30, 2020, in the aftermath of Typhoon Molave. / AFP / Manan VATSYAYANA
Latest travel restrictions for inbound and outbound passengers in the Philippines 30 Oct 2020 - 03:49 pm
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Kenya joins global trial of Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine 30 Oct 2020 - 03:28 pm
A member of the medical staff dressed in a protective suit prepares medicine for coronavirus disease patients inside the COVID-19 ICU of Machakos Level 5 Hospital, in Machakos, Kenya October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo
Greta Thunberg takes climate strike online again as Sweden's COVID-19 cases mount 30 Oct 2020 - 02:14 pm
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in the rally ''Europe Climate Strike'' in Brussels, Belgium, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
Trump and Biden to barnstorm across Midwest in final stretch of campaign 30 Oct 2020 - 01:31 pm
(FILES)(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on September 29, 2020 shows Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and US President Donald Trump speaking during the first presidential debate at the Case Weste