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French new coronavirus cases above 3,000 for second day 16 Aug 2020 - 08:58 pm
Pedestrians wearing protective face masks walk along the Seine river banks, as France reinforces mask-wearing as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country, Paris, France, August 15, 2020. REUTERS/Charles
Vacationers arriving in Rome get virus tests 16 Aug 2020 - 05:46 pm
Passengers queue to be screened for Covid-19 at a testing station set up at Fiumicino airport, near Rome, on August 16, 2020. Italy has introduced mandatory Covid-19 (novel coronavirus) testing for anyone arriving from Croatia, Greece, Spain and Malta and
Germany tracks down most travellers with COVID after test blunder 16 Aug 2020 - 05:38 pm
Bavarian State Prime Minister Markus Soeder leaves a news conference in Nuremberg, Germany, August 10, 2020. Nicolas Armer/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
First major cruise line set to depart Genoa for Mediterranean tour 16 Aug 2020 - 02:12 pm
In this file photo taken on June 9, 2019 The MSC Magnifica cruise ship is seen from San Maggiore's bell tower leaving in the Venice Lagoon. / AFP / Miguel MEDINA
French daily COVID-19 cases rise above 3,000 15 Aug 2020 - 11:02 pm
Paris municipal police officers wearing face masks ask people to put on their masks in Montorgueil street in Paris, on August 15, 2020. (AFP / BERTRAND GUAY)
Protests in Belarus focus on spot where demonstrator died 15 Aug 2020 - 03:39 pm
Belarus opposition supporters gather on a roof near the Pushkinskaya metro station where Alexander Taraikovsky, a 34-year-old protester died on August 10, during their protest rally in central Minsk, on August 15, 2020. AFP / Sergei GAPON
Landslip blamed for deadly Scottish train crash 14 Aug 2020 - 10:14 pm
Members of the emergency services inspect the debris and derailed carriages at the scene of the train crash near Stonehaven in northeast Scotland on August 12, 2020. / AFP / POOL / Ben BIRCHALL
France declares Paris high-risk zone due to COVID-19 outbreak 14 Aug 2020 - 06:02 pm
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Small amount of chemicals disposed of at UK Sellafield nuclear site 14 Aug 2020 - 05:09 pm
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Sellafield nuclear plant near Whitehaven in Britain, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
Belarusian opposition leader calls for new protests and vote recount 14 Aug 2020 - 02:24 pm
People wave their mobile phones during a protest rally against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 13, 2020. /
Russian doctors wary of rapidly approved COVID-19 vaccine, survey shows 14 Aug 2020 - 01:55 pm
A scientist works inside a laboratory of the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology during the production and laboratory testing of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Moscow, Russia August 6, 2020. Picture taken
Britain lines up more potential COVID-19 vaccine supplies with J&J, Novavax deals 14 Aug 2020 - 01:08 pm
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UK will be "ruthless" over quarantine, Johnson says when asked about France 13 Aug 2020 - 11:22 pm
File Photo: Passengers from international flights arrive at Heathrow Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
France virus cases 'growing fastest among young' 13 Aug 2020 - 10:00 pm
Pedestrians wearing protective face masks walk by a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) information sign, as France reinforces mask-wearing as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country, France, August 13, 202
Spain's daily infections spike to 2,935, not yet second wave 13 Aug 2020 - 08:35 pm
A woman in a protective mask walks during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Pontevedra, Spain, August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal
EU wraps up talks with Johnson & Johnson to buy potential COVID-19 vaccine 13 Aug 2020 - 07:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Johnson & Johnson is displayed on a screen to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the company's listing at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
AstraZeneca says could begin COVID-19 vaccine production early in 2021 13 Aug 2020 - 04:59 pm
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez speaks during a press conference at the presidential residence in Olivos, Buenos Aires province, on August 12, 2020. / AFP / JUAN MABROMATA
England launches trial of revamped contact-tracing app 13 Aug 2020 - 02:44 pm
A woman walks through the financial district in the City of London, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

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Senegal football supporters walk with their personal belongings after being released from Al Arjat 2 prison in Sale on April 18, 2026.(Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP) Morocco frees Senegal fans after sentences served
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