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Trump catches Covid: what we know and what we don't 03 Oct 2020 - 04:32 pm
US President Donald Trump walks to Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, October 2, 2020, as he heads to Walter Reed Military Medical Center, after testing positive for Covid-19. (AFP / SAUL LOEB)
Republican U.S. Senator Johnson diagnosed with COVID-19 03 Oct 2020 - 04:20 pm
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Italy's Salvini faces possible charges for blocking migrants 03 Oct 2020 - 04:08 pm
Far-right leader Matteo Salvini stands next to his lawyer, Giulia Bongiorno while she is assisted by medical personnel outside the court in Catania, Italy, October 3, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello
One dead, some 20 missing as storms lash southern France, Italy 03 Oct 2020 - 03:51 pm
The damage in Saint-Martin-Vesubie, southeastern France, after heavy rains and floodings hit the Alpes-Maritimes department. AFP / Valery HACHE
Truck bomb in eastern Afghan province kills at least 15: Officials 03 Oct 2020 - 02:23 pm
An injured youth (C-L) is carried to a hospital following a car bomb attack that targeted a government building, in the Ghani Khel district of Nangarhar province, about 35 km from Jalalabad on October 3, 2020.  AFP / NOORULLAH SHIRZADA
Iran industrial zone explosion kills one 03 Oct 2020 - 02:08 pm
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Madrid starts partial virus lockdown amid political scuffle 03 Oct 2020 - 01:58 pm
Police officers stand guard at a checkpoint during a partial lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain, October 3, 2020. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho
China's Xi wishes Trump speedy recovery: Chinese state media 03 Oct 2020 - 01:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping as Xi arrives for dinner at the start of their summit at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Flood barrier successfully protects Venice from high tide 03 Oct 2020 - 01:37 pm
Mose flood barrier scheme is used for the first time, in Venice, Italy, October 3, 2020. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
Malaysia’s virus cases rise by record for second straight day 03 Oct 2020 - 01:33 pm
A woman wearing a protective face mask is seen in a Light Rail Transit train at a station, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
COVID-19 vaccine roll-out expected in less than 3 months in UK: The Times 03 Oct 2020 - 01:10 pm
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'Hi, this is the army': In Spain, troops tackle track-and-trace 03 Oct 2020 - 12:54 pm
Military COVID-19 trackers work at the Cuartel General de la Armada Espa?ola (Spanish Navy headquarters) in Madrid on October 2, 2020. AFP / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU
S.Korea police set up 'bus walls' to prevent protests amid COVID-19 concerns 03 Oct 2020 - 12:29 pm
Police buses are parked surrounding the Gwanghwamun square to prevent unexpected anti-government protests amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in central Seoul, South Korea, October 3, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
Malaysia will not re-impose coronavirus curbs for now despite spike 03 Oct 2020 - 12:08 pm
People wearing protective masks are reflected in a water puddle as they cross a street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
France reports eight people missing after heavy floods in the South 03 Oct 2020 - 11:22 am
Waves hit the shore near the Promenade des Anglais in Nice on October 2, 2020 as storm Alex reaches the French riviera's coasts. AFP / Valery Hache
Trump to spend days at military hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis 03 Oct 2020 - 09:42 am
US President Donald Trump arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center by helicopter after the White House announced that he
Democrat Biden, wife test negative for COVID-19, doctor says 02 Oct 2020 - 07:55 pm
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden stops to answer questions as he exits The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Thailand greenlights partial reopening of borders to tourists 02 Oct 2020 - 06:19 pm
This picture taken on October 1, 2020 shows visitors taking pictures on a set of stairs on Patong beach in Phuket, which has seen a lack of tourists due to ongoing restrictions relating to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. / AFP / Lillian SUWANRUMPHA