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France bans plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables 11 Oct 2021 - 08:09 pm
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Coughing Putin says he's fine, tests for COVID daily 11 Oct 2021 - 07:22 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at his residence outside Moscow, Russia October 11, 2021. Sputnik/Evgeniy Paulin/Kremlin via REUTERS
Germany's largest mosque to broadcast call to prayer on Fridays 11 Oct 2021 - 03:45 pm
People queue in front of the Central Mosque in Ehrenfeld suburb, as they wait for a COVID-19 vaccination, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Cologne, Germany, May 8, 2021. Reuters/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo
Minks to get Covid jabs in Finland after Danes culled millions 11 Oct 2021 - 03:34 pm
File photo of a mink in Denmark. Reuters
4 detained during massive pro-EU protest in Poland 11 Oct 2021 - 03:19 pm
The flags of Poland and European Union are tied together during a rally in support of Poland's membership in the European Union after the country's Constitutional Tribunal ruled on the primacy of the constitution over EU law, undermining a key tenet of Eu
US, EU line up over 20 more countries for global methane pact 11 Oct 2021 - 02:52 pm
Methane bubbles are seen in an area of marshland at a research post at Stordalen Mire near Abisko, Sweden, on August 1, 2019. Reuters/Hannah McKay/File Photo
Card, Angrist and Imbens win 2021 Nobel economics prize 11 Oct 2021 - 01:16 pm
Photographs of the 2021 Nobel economics prize winners David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens appear on a screen during the announcement of the award at a news conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, October 11, 2021.
Poles rally to defend the EU membership they fear losing 10 Oct 2021 - 08:29 pm
Former Polish president Lech Walesa speaks during a rally in support of Poland's membership in the European Union. (Bartosz Banka/Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS)
Lava blocks the size of buildings falling from La Palma volcano 10 Oct 2021 - 01:39 pm
The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma, as seen from El Paso, Spain, October 10, 2021. REUTERS/Juan Medina
Russian plane crashes in Tatarstan region 10 Oct 2021 - 11:00 am
The wreckage of the L-410 plane is seen at the crash site near the town of Menzelinsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia October 10, 2021. Russia's Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Italy hits target of fully vaccinating 80% of people over-12s 10 Oct 2021 - 10:05 am
File Photo: People walk down Via del Corso street amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Rome, Italy, April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
UN urges nations to spend more on species protection as new pact talks begin 10 Oct 2021 - 08:15 am
A cow that survived the fire is pictured in a forest land burnt down, in Caminiaga, northern Cordoba, Argentina October 7, 2021. Picture taken October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Charly Soto
French EU presidency to push for worldwide end to death penalty, says Macron 09 Oct 2021 - 03:08 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the plenary session at the New Africa-France 2021 Summit in Montpellier, France, October 8, 2021. Reuters/Sarah Meyssonnier
UK eyes 'walk me home' phone-tracker to protect lone women 09 Oct 2021 - 02:53 pm
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel
Tesla's Brandenburg factory becomes festival site for 'Giga-Fest' 09 Oct 2021 - 01:29 pm
Invited guests arrive for a party with county fair and factory tour on the construction site of Tesla's electric car factory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, Germany, October 9, 2021. Reuters/Annegret Hilse
British industry warns of factory closures without help on fuel costs 09 Oct 2021 - 12:50 pm
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Volcanic lava in Spain's La Palma engulfs more houses 09 Oct 2021 - 11:09 am
Lava burns buildings following the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in Tacande, Spain, October 9, 2021. Reuters/Juan Medina
White turns black: volcanic ash darkens salt flats on Spain's La Palma 08 Oct 2021 - 06:19 pm
Andres Hernandez, manager of salt flats Salinas de Teneguia, shows how were damaged by the action of the ashes caused by the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in Fuencaliente, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, October 7, 2021. Picture taken Octo