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Greece to re-enter virus lockdown from Saturday 05 Nov 2020 - 02:20 pm
A patient infected with Covid-19 (novel coronavirus) sits in a bed in the intensive care unit at the Centre Hospitalier de l'Europe in Le Port-Marly, near Paris on November 4, 2020. AFP / Anne-Christine POUJOULAT
Swedish PM self-isolating after contact met with Covid-19 case 05 Nov 2020 - 01:18 pm
Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven speaks during a news conference updating on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation, at the government headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, November 3, 2020. Jessica Gow/TT News Agency/via REUTERS
Italy imposes national curfew, locked down 'red zones' 04 Nov 2020 - 11:25 pm
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Delivery timetable of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has slipped, UK official says 04 Nov 2020 - 09:09 pm
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Denmark to cull entire mink population after coronavirus mutation spreads to humans 04 Nov 2020 - 08:25 pm
Caged minks are seen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a mink farm in Gjoel, North Jutland, Denmark October 9, 2020. Picture taken October 9, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVI
Much of Portugal enters new partial lockdown 04 Nov 2020 - 08:02 pm
FILE PHOTO: A police car is pictured at a checkpoint to control the movement between different municipalities during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lisbon, Portugal October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo
Vatican Museums to close again because of coronavirus 04 Nov 2020 - 03:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: An empty corridor inside Vatican Museums is seen through bars as staff prepare for reopening on June 1 with new social distancing and hygiene rules in this still image taken from an undated video in Vatican City. Musei Vaticani/Handout via Reu
UK PM Johnson says will roll out COVID tests on scale never seen before 04 Nov 2020 - 03:26 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, wearing a face mask, leaves number 10 Downing Street in central London to take part in Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in Parliament on November 4, 2020. / AFP / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS
Questions mount over tracking of Vienna attack gunman 04 Nov 2020 - 03:04 pm
An armed member of the special forces stands guard near the site of a gun attack in Vienna, Austria, November 4, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Italy agrees curfew as Europe tries to stem virus surge 04 Nov 2020 - 02:28 pm
Elderly residents gather in a common area at the 'Torre della Rocchetta' retirement home in Albuzzano, near Pavia, Northern Italy, on November 3, 2020. / AFP / Marco Bertorello
UK heading for double-dip recession this winter: PMI 04 Nov 2020 - 02:09 pm
Shoppers are seen leaving a Primark store with bags, after new nationwide restrictions were announced during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Liverpool, Britain, November 4, 2020. Reuters/Phil Noble
Poland to announce new curbs as it reports record rise in daily COVID cases 04 Nov 2020 - 01:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: A health worker in a protective suit gives a document to man, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a test center in front of a hospital in Warsaw, Poland October 27, 2020. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
Job whale done as Dutch train lifted to safety 04 Nov 2020 - 12:18 am
TOPSHOT - Workers use a crane to the salvage a metro train after it overran a barrier at De Akkers station in Spijkenisse on November 3, 2020. and ended up suspended on a work of art in the shape of a large whale's tail. / AFP / ROBINUTRECHT / ANP / Robin
Rising COVID-19 cases push Spain's regions to call for tighter restrictions 03 Nov 2020 - 09:22 pm
A woman wearing a face mask pushes her suitcase on a street, after Catalonia's government imposed new restrictions in an effort to control the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Barcelona, Spain October 29, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Aviation chiefs in quarantine after virus case at Berlin airport 03 Nov 2020 - 08:21 pm
A Lufthansa aircraft and an EasyJet aircraft are seen after landing at Terminal 1, marking the official opening of the new Berlin-Brandenburg Airport (BER)
Ukraine health minister warns of virus surge 'disaster' 03 Nov 2020 - 07:46 pm
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Austrian police arrest 14 in dragnet after gunman kills four on rampage 03 Nov 2020 - 07:20 pm
Policemen secure the area around a crime scene in Vienna on November 3, 2020, one day after the shooting at multiple locations across central Vienna. AFP / (Joe Klamar)
Greece re-enters partial novel coronavirus lockdown 03 Nov 2020 - 05:45 pm
People talk while standing by empty terraces in Plaka district of central Athens as cafes bars and restaurants close due to a partial lockdown to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, Covid-19, on November 3, 2020. / AFP / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI

Africa

Photo strictly for representational purposes. Source: freepik German tourist dies after bit by snake in Egypt: police
QNA / X Prime Minister of Libyan Government of National Unity, Greek Foreign Minister discuss strengthening relations
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(FILES) Colonel Sadio Camara, Minister of Defense and Veterans of Mali, is seen at the meeting of Ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Ouagadougou, (Photo by FANNY NOARO-KABRة / AFP) Mali says defense minister killed in attack on his residence in Bamako

Americas

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, shortly after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP) Trump holds talks on Iran with security team
File Photo 600 Google staff urge CEO to reject classified military AI contract
Relatives identify one of the victims after a bomb attack at El Tunel, on the Popayan-Cali road, in Cajibio, Cauca department, Colombia, on April 25, 2026. (Photo by Joaquin SARMIENTO / AFP) Colombia blasts kill 19, injure 38
FBI tactical agents leave a house associated with the suspected White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter after making entry at the residence in Torrance, California, late on April 25, 2026. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP Engineer and game developer: the US press gala shooting suspect

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