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Russia's COVID-19 cases hit record as some regions impose curbs 25 Oct 2021 - 01:30 pm
Specialists wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) spray disinfectant while sanitizing the Leningradsky railway station amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
EU regulator starts real-time review of Merck's COVID-19 pill 25 Oct 2021 - 01:10 pm
The Merck logo is seen at a gate to the Merck & Co campus in Rahway, New Jersey, U.S., July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Sheep replace cars as they cross Madrid en route to winter pastures 24 Oct 2021 - 03:30 pm
People watch a flock of sheep during the annual parade on the streets of Madrid, as shepherds demand to exercise their right to use traditional migration routes for their livestock from northern Spain to winter grazing pasture land in southern Spain, Octo
COVID-19 cases recorded in eastern Europe hit 20 million 24 Oct 2021 - 12:51 pm
Medical specialists transport a patient outside a hospital for people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva/File Photo
As outbreak worsens, Covid-19 cases in eastern Europe near 20 million 24 Oct 2021 - 09:47 am
A health worker stands near an ambulance carrying a COVID-19 patient, as they wait in the queue at a hospital for people infected with the coronavirus disease in Kyiv, Ukraine October 18, 2021. Reuters/Gleb Garanich/File Photo
Russia-led bloc concludes drills near Afghan border to boost Tajik security 23 Oct 2021 - 07:39 pm
Russian service members line up during military drills carried out by the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) at the Harb-Maidon training ground, located near the Tajik-Afghan border in the Khatlon region, Tajikistan October 23, 2021
Italy's Salvini ridicules calling of actor Gere to kidnapping trial 23 Oct 2021 - 03:53 pm
Leader of Italy's right-wing League party Matteo Salvini and his lawyer, Giulia Bongiorno leave after a hearing in the trial, in Palermo, Italy, October 23, 2021. Reuters/Antonio Parrinello
As Russia's Covid-19 toll surges, a Siberian hospital struggles to cope 23 Oct 2021 - 03:48 pm
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Austrian chancellor threatens lockdown for unvaccinated 23 Oct 2021 - 02:57 pm
Austria's Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg arrives for the second day of the EU leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 22, 2021. Olivier Hoslet/Pool/via REUTERS
German Covid-19 infections at highest since mid-May 23 Oct 2021 - 12:01 pm
People queue to receive a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Berlin, Germany, August 9, 2021. John Macdougall/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
A resurgent Covid-19 means another tough winter could be coming 23 Oct 2021 - 10:59 am
Doctor takes a nasal swab from a person for a rapid antigen test at a testing site, in Berlin, Germany, April 15, 2021. Reuters/Christian Mang/File Photo
UK PM Johnson says fresh COVID lockdown not on the cards 22 Oct 2021 - 06:01 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to the media as he visits at a COVID-19 vaccination centre at Little Venice Sports Centre, in London, Britain October 22, 2021. Matt Dunham/Pool via REUTERS
Belgium enters fourth COVID-19 infection wave as cases jump 22 Oct 2021 - 05:35 pm
Shoppers, wearing protective face masks, walk past posters for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre installed inside a supermarket in Brussels, Belgium, August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Bart Biesemans
Britain says investigating Delta subvariant as possibly more transmissible 22 Oct 2021 - 04:24 pm
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German COVID-19 cases jump as state leaders seek federal backing 22 Oct 2021 - 04:06 pm
People queue to receive a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a night of vaccinations with music, at the Arena Treptow vaccination centre in Berlin, Germany, August 9, 2021. John Macdougall/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Four dead as hurricane-force winds batter Poland 22 Oct 2021 - 03:19 pm
Firefighters remove a fallen tree after very strong winds in Wroclaw, Poland October 21, 2021. Tomasz Pietrzyk/Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS
Ukraine shuts schools as coronavirus death toll hits new record 22 Oct 2021 - 02:07 pm
A medical specialist is seen next to an ambulance outside a hospital for patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kyiv, Ukraine October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Blast and fire kill 16 at Russian chemicals plant - TASS 22 Oct 2021 - 01:16 pm
Firefighters work to put out a fire at a gunpowder and chemicals plant in Ryazan Region, Russia October 22, 2021. Russia's Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS