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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
Philippines' Duterte promises payment as Red Cross stops COVID-19 tests 23 Oct 2020 - 04:50 pm
President Rodrigo Duterte speaks after his arrival, from a visit in Israel and Jordan at Davao International airport in Davao City in southern Philippines, September 8, 2018. REUTERS/Lean Daval Jr./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
Philippines to allow foreign investors to enter country 23 Oct 2020 - 02:06 pm
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Malaysian PM to ask king to declare state of emergency - sources 23 Oct 2020 - 02:00 pm
TOPSHOT - A health worker gives a thumbs-up as she stands in a non-contact chamber called the
India PM Modi holds first election rally since COVID-19 outbreak 23 Oct 2020 - 01:53 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses an election rally in Rohtas district of Bihar state, on October 23, 2020. / AFP / Sachin KUMAR
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
Debates over, Trump and Biden enter campaign's 11-day homestretch 23 Oct 2020 - 01:17 pm
TOPSHOT - (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on October 22, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump and Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden during the second and final presidential debate at Belmont University i
Czech PM tells health minister to quit after lockdown violation 23 Oct 2020 - 01:13 pm
 Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis/FILE PHOTO/REUTERS
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
Trump calls India, China air 'filthy' 23 Oct 2020 - 12:13 pm
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump reacts during the final presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 22, 2020. / AFP / POOL / JIM BOURG
South Korea finds no link between flu shot, boy's death as toll rises 23 Oct 2020 - 12:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man gets an influenza vaccine at a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
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
India's capital chokes on 'severe' smog as farm fires soar 23 Oct 2020 - 11:58 am
Traffic moves on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui