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UK says ready to restart Brexit talks Thursday 21 Oct 2020 - 07:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: British and EU flags flutter outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Britain's new polar ship, the Sir David Attenborough, set for sea trials 21 Oct 2020 - 04:30 pm
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Naples teachers bring socially distanced school to streets and balconies 21 Oct 2020 - 03:26 pm
A boy wears a protective mask as Naples school teacher Pamela Buda holds her lessons to her social distancing students on public steps, after the region of Campania closed schools due to a spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Naples, Italy, Oct
Spanish grandma, 99, gets back to computer games after beating COVID-19 21 Oct 2020 - 03:07 pm
Florentina Martin, a 99-year-old woman who survived coronavirus disease (COVID-19), plays a digital puzzle with her great-grandson Pedro Valle at her home in Pinto, near Madrid, Spain, October 20, 2020. Picture taken October 20, 2020. Reuters/Sergio Perez
UK PM Johnson says London has been 'bankrupted' by its mayor 21 Oct 2020 - 03:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan participates in a rally in London, Britain March 3, 2020. Reuters/Toby Melville/File Photo
Barcelona hospitals brace as second wave of COVID admissions builds 21 Oct 2020 - 02:45 pm
A healthcare worker takes a swap from a patient to run a COVID-19 Rapid Test at the CAP Manso primary care centre in Barcelona on October 21, 2020. AFP / LLUIS GENE
Exhibits damaged at major Berlin museums, unclear by whom 21 Oct 2020 - 02:11 pm
The Alte Nationalgalerie is pictured in Berlin on October 21, 2020. According to media reports, dozens of works of art were damaged by unknown persons on Berlin's Museum Island on the Unification Day. As reported by Deutschlandfunk (DLF) and
Italian rail operator and Snam to study hydrogen for trains 21 Oct 2020 - 01:09 pm
File photo: A worker cleans a window of the Frecciarossa's train at the Termini railway station in Rome, Italy, November 6, 2018. Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo
Spain mulls curfew to fight virus surge 21 Oct 2020 - 12:26 am
Madrid Emergency Service (SUMMA) UVI-8 unit's medical resident Mireya Nadal wearing full protective gear prepares to treat a patient in his home amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain, October 19, 2020. Picture taken October 19,
Hungarian justice minister tests positive for coronavirus 20 Oct 2020 - 10:45 pm
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Younger people lead new wave of COVID-19 infections in Greece 20 Oct 2020 - 07:17 pm
People get a free Covid-19 (coronavirus) test organised by the Greek National Health organisation at Athens central metro station on October 20, 2020. / AFP / Louisa GOULIAMAKI
Italy's Lombardy, Campania prepare virus curfews as cases jump 20 Oct 2020 - 03:09 pm
A person wearing a protective mask rides a bicycle at Duomo Square, in the northern Lombardy region of Italy, after the government brings in new restrictive measures due to a rise in the number of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Milan, I
Spain to receive 31.6 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 20 Oct 2020 - 02:48 pm
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Scientists raise alarm over signs of vaccine 'hesitancy' 20 Oct 2020 - 02:38 pm
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Madrid region considering curfew to fight new coronavirus wave 20 Oct 2020 - 02:11 pm
Madrid Emergency Service (SUMMA) UVI-8 unit's nurse Elena Tena holds a swab sample taken from a patient amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain, October 19, 2020. Picture taken October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina
Heathrow offers pre-departure rapid Covid-19 tests 20 Oct 2020 - 12:52 pm
FILE PHOTO: British Airways aircraft are seen stationary on the tarmac of London's Heathrow Airport in west London, August 12, 2005. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Belgium may need to return to full COVID lockdown: Virologist 20 Oct 2020 - 11:13 am
Police officers patrol Brussels' Grand Place during a nighttime curfew imposed by the Belgian government as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Brussels, Belgium October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
UK lab joins global network to compare coronavirus vaccine candidates 20 Oct 2020 - 11:04 am
A 3D-printed coronavirus model is seen in front of a British flag on display in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo