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Belarus ramps up crackdown on protests, detains over 700 12 Oct 2020 - 03:10 pm
Belarusian law enforcement members use a water cannon to disperse a crowd during an opposition rally to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus October 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
Four Vatican Swiss Guards test positive for COVID-19 12 Oct 2020 - 03:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Swiss guard wearing a protective face mask is seen at the San Damaso courtyard ahead of the weekly general audience at the Vatican, September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo
EU plans big building renovation project to save energy 12 Oct 2020 - 02:36 pm
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Americans Milgrom, Wilson win Nobel prize in economics 12 Oct 2020 - 12:57 pm
Pictures of the winners of the 2020 Nobel prize in economic sciences, Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson, are displayed on a screen at a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden October 12, 2020. TT News Agency/Anders Wiklund via REUTERS
Scientists return from Arctic with wealth of climate data 12 Oct 2020 - 11:21 am
German icebreaker and research vessel
Italy prepares new restrictions to fight spike in coronavirus cases 11 Oct 2020 - 11:40 pm
People wearing protective face masks walk past the Colosseum as local authorities in the Italian capital Rome ordered face coverings to be worn at all times outdoors, in an effort to counter the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rome, Italy
Extinction Rebellion unfurls banner on Eiffel Tower 11 Oct 2020 - 10:53 pm
Activists of environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion (XR) deploy banners to read
Turning local, British PM Johnson to unveil new coronavirus rules 11 Oct 2020 - 10:46 pm
Pedestrians and shoppers, some wearing face masks as a precaution against the transmission of the novel coronavirus, walk in the high street in west London on October 11, 2020. / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS
Germans must reduce travel, partying to fight COVID-19, says Merkel aide 11 Oct 2020 - 08:34 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a statement following her video conference with officials from Germany's largest cities in Germany on Covid-19, on October 9, 2020 at the Chancellery in Berlin Germany is experiencing a
Police station outside Paris targeted in fireworks attack 11 Oct 2020 - 07:42 pm
This handout image grab made from a video posted on the Twitter account of @LeCapricieux94 shows fireworks exploding outside the police station of Champigny-sur-Marne, outside Paris, in the night of October 10 to 11, 2020, as it is attacked by around 40 p
Ireland planning airport COVID-19 testing to enable travel: Minister 11 Oct 2020 - 04:25 pm
Houses are seen as a woman wearing a protective face mask walks past a closed main walkway as the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) announced recommendations that the government implement the highest level of COVID-19 restrictions to Level 5,
Czechs to tighten coronavirus measures as infections soar: Deputy PM 11 Oct 2020 - 03:01 pm
A man wearing a face mask walks across the medieval Charles Bridge as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Prague, Czech Republic, October 7, 2020. Reuters/David W Cerny
UK PM will outline rules on travel in England on Monday, says minister 11 Oct 2020 - 12:20 pm
Filephoto of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. AFP
Dozens stage attack on police station in Paris suburb 11 Oct 2020 - 11:46 am
A 2011 file photo shows a view of the police headquarters in Champigny-sur-Marne, east of Paris. AFP / Fred DUFOUR
Belarus's Lukashenko holds talks with jailed political rivals 10 Oct 2020 - 08:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks at an event in Minsk, Belarus, September 17, 2020. Tut.By via REUTERS
Poland's daily coronavirus cases top 5,000 but schools stay open 10 Oct 2020 - 04:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: People are tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a drive-thru testing centre in Warsaw, Poland, October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
More than 1,000 migrants land in Spanish islands in 48 hrs: Red Cross 10 Oct 2020 - 02:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: Reuters
Britain readies three-tiered Covid curbs next week 10 Oct 2020 - 12:22 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R), wearing a face-covering due to the Covid-19 pandemic, leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on October 7, 2020, to attend the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) at the House Commons. AFP /

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