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Zeta strengthens on course to hit New Orleans with wind, floods 28 Oct 2020 - 09:41 pm
View of fallen power lines after the passage of Hurricane Zeta, in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, on October 27, 2020. Zeta was downgraded to a tropical storm on Tuesday after making a landfall on Monday night as a category 1 hurricane near t
Drones to enforce virus rules at Madrid cemeteries 28 Oct 2020 - 08:51 pm
Ambulances are parked at the 12 de Octubre hospital in Madrid, amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, on October 28, 2020. / AFP / OSCAR DEL POZO
Trump campaigning non-stop as Biden holds firm in Delaware 28 Oct 2020 - 08:42 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
Swiss take 'middle path' in curbs to slow COVID without crippling economy 28 Oct 2020 - 08:11 pm
A general view shows the weekly market, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the oldtown of Solothurn, October 24, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Merkel imposes toughest German restrictions since lockdown 28 Oct 2020 - 08:01 pm
The moon is seen beside the Reichstag, the building which houses the Bundestag (lower house of parliament), from the Chancellery in Berlin before a news conference on new coronavirus restrictions following consultations with the premiers of Germany's 16 f
Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs to defend key law before U.S. Senate panel 28 Oct 2020 - 03:58 pm
(COMBO)(L-R) This combination of file photos created on October 1, 2020 shows Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 22, 2020, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg at Georgetown Univer
Belgian chocolatier crowned best pastry chef in the world 28 Oct 2020 - 03:43 pm
Belgian chocolatier Pierre Marcolini poses in his kitchen workshop after being crowned best pastry chef in the world by his peers at international competition, in Brussels, Belgium October 27, 2020. Picture taken October 27, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron
Heathrow says Paris now Europe's busiest airport 28 Oct 2020 - 03:28 pm
FILES) In this file photo taken on July 10, 2020 passengers wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, arrive at Heathrow airport, west London. AFP / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS
Number of COVID patients hospitalized in Hungary reaches new high 28 Oct 2020 - 03:08 pm
A healthcare worker works at a COVID-19 testing site as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Budapest, Hungary, October 27, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo
Canada's Trudeau predicts 'tough winter,' deaths top 10,000 28 Oct 2020 - 02:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau removes his face mask before speaking at the 3M's plant in Brockville, Ontario, Canada August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Lars Hagberg/File Photo
U.S. signs deal with Lilly for supply of potential COVID-19 antibody drug 28 Oct 2020 - 02:37 pm
The logo of Lilly is seen on a wall of the Lilly France company unit, part of the Eli Lilly and Co drugmaker group, in Fegersheim near Strasbourg, France, February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/File Photo
Belgium virus hospitalisations match first wave's peak 28 Oct 2020 - 01:47 pm
A member of the medical personnel at the CHU de Liege hospital looks on as they treat patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Liege, Belgium October 27, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman
South Korea's Moon targets carbon neutrality by 2050 28 Oct 2020 - 01:39 pm
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, October 28, 2020. Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool via REUTERS
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
Strong typhoon slams Vietnam, at least 2 dead, 26 missing 28 Oct 2020 - 01:10 pm
Strong winds batter coconut trees in central Vietnam's Quang Ngai province on October 28, 2020 as Typhoon Molave makes landfall. / AFP / MANAN VATSYAYANA
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
New York police arrest 30 amid protests after deadly Philadelphia shooting 28 Oct 2020 - 12:53 pm
Protesters march through West Philadelphia on October 27, 2020, during a demonstration against the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Walter Wallace, a Black man, by police. AFP / GABRIELLA AUDI