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Swiss virus situation 'deteriorating': minister 15 Oct 2020 - 07:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured in front of the Swiss Parliament Building (Bundeshaus) during a federal council meeting on the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bern, Switzerland, April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Trump talks up bigger COVID-19 stimulus deal as election clock ticks 15 Oct 2020 - 07:24 pm
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EU imposes sanctions on 6 Russians over Navalny poisoning 15 Oct 2020 - 05:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny delivers a speech during a rally to demand the release of jailed protesters, who were detained during opposition demonstrations for fair elections, in Moscow, Russia September 29, 2019/File Photo/File P
Nokia's COVID detection system automatically scans for temperature, mask 15 Oct 2020 - 04:32 pm
An undated Handout image shows an employee going through Nokia's automated COVID-19 detection system in Chennai, India. Nokia/Handout via REUTERS
London and Paris clamp down as Europe hits virus records 15 Oct 2020 - 04:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: The City of London financial district, Britain August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Sweden wants to up defense budget due to regional tensions 15 Oct 2020 - 04:19 pm
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Austria orders first local quarantine of its second COVID-19 wave 15 Oct 2020 - 03:42 pm
School children are on their way home in the commune of Kuchl, south of Salzburg, Austria, on October 15, 2020, during the ongoing novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. From October 17, Kuchl will be put under lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavir
Japan plans near-full capacity baseball to test virus measures 15 Oct 2020 - 03:19 pm
A woman wearing a protective mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, takes a picture of the Olympic rings in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan October 14, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Floods kill 40 in India, damage crops 15 Oct 2020 - 03:18 pm
Residents are evacuated from a flooded neighbourhood after heavy rainfall in Hyderabad, the capital of the southern state of Telangana, India, October 15, 2020. REUTERS/Vinod Babu
Indian cinemas reopen after going dark for months amid virus 15 Oct 2020 - 02:57 pm
People invited as 'Covid-19 warriors' and their families to a special screening of Bollywood movie 'Tanhaji' queue to enter a cinema auditorium in New Delhi on October 15, 2020, with some states still keeping theatres closed amid the Covid-19 coronavirus
Sanofi reports positive animal test results for potential COVID-19 vaccine 15 Oct 2020 - 02:39 pm
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How to hold the world's largest book fair in a pandemic 15 Oct 2020 - 02:22 pm
An employe of the Frankfurt Book fair works on book shelves prior the opening press conference of the 2020 Frankfurt Book fair on October 13, 2020.  AFP / POOL / Arne Dedert
London shifts into 2nd-highest virus risk tier as cases rise 15 Oct 2020 - 02:19 pm
A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock making a statement on Covid-19 restrictions in the House of Commons in London on October 15, 2020. - RESTRICTED TO
Oxford scientists develop 5-minute COVID-19 antigen test 15 Oct 2020 - 12:05 pm
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Hong Kong, Singapore announce plans for travel bubble 15 Oct 2020 - 11:44 am
People try to pass through traffic as they commute with shared bicycles during rush hour in Beijing on October 14, 2020. / AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI
Ardern vows to quit if she loses New Zealand election 15 Oct 2020 - 11:03 am
FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses her supporters at a Labour Party event in Wellington, New Zealand, October 11, 2020. Reuters/Praveen Menon/File Photo
China's Sinopharm offers experimental COVID-19 vaccines to students: WSJ 15 Oct 2020 - 10:56 am
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Philippines eyes Sinovac trial as early as November 15 Oct 2020 - 10:47 am
A worker performs a quality check in the packaging facility of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, September 24, 2020. REUTER