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Experts warn Spain is losing the 2nd round in virus fight 13 Aug 2020 - 11:48 am
A man walks past a closed tourist office in the centre of Barcelona on August 12, 2020. / AFP / Josep LAGO
Italy orders COVID tests on travellers from Greece, Spain, Croatia, Malta 12 Aug 2020 - 11:03 pm
An accordion player wears a protective facemask as he plays on a street in Antwerp on August 6, 2020, as authorities impose additional measures to attempt to curb the spread of the COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus
Brazilian state agrees to produce Russian COVID-19 vaccine 12 Aug 2020 - 10:01 pm
Military personnel from the Brazilian Armed Forces sanitize a bus at the Santa Candida bus terminal to combat the spread of the the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil, on August 10, 2020. / AFP / Daniel CASTELLANO
France sees most new daily virus cases since May 12 Aug 2020 - 09:56 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk at the Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris as France reinforces mask-wearing as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country, August 9, 2020
Greece registers 262 new coronavirus cases, highest daily tally 12 Aug 2020 - 09:17 pm
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Surge in Spain's virus cases prompts regional smoking ban, field hospital 12 Aug 2020 - 08:53 pm
People queue outside a medical centre to be tested for the novel coronavirus in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, north of Barcelona, on August 10, 2020. Spain has added 19,405 new coronavirus cases in the past week, but the health ministry says the country is no
Train derails in Scotland, three people feared dead 12 Aug 2020 - 06:23 pm
Emergency responders gather at the scene of a derailed passenger train near Stonehaven in Scotland, Britain, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
German institute says COVID-19 vaccine could be available in autumn 12 Aug 2020 - 06:16 pm
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Paris marathon cancelled as COVID-19 cases pick up in France 12 Aug 2020 - 03:18 pm
In this file photo taken on April 9, 2017 A detail of the Luxor Obelisk at the Place de la Concorde is seen as runners compete in the 41st Paris Marathon at the Champs-Elysees in Paris. The Paris marathon, scheduled for November 15, has been canceled due
Serious injuries after train derails in Scotland, first minister says 12 Aug 2020 - 02:48 pm
First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon visits West Calder High School in West Calder, Scotland amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Britain August 10, 2020. Andy Buchanan/Pool via REUTERS
Brussels makes face masks compulsory in all public spaces as COVID-19 cases spike 12 Aug 2020 - 10:38 am
People wearing masks walk at a street as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have reached to 73,401 on August 09, 2020, in Brussels, Belgium. Dursun Aydemir - Anadolu
UK reports highest daily total COVID cases since June 21 at 1,148 11 Aug 2020 - 09:01 pm
Members of the public walk through the centre of Preston, north west England on August 8, 2020, as local lockdown restrictions are reimposed due to a spike in cases of the novel coronavirus in the city. / AFP / OLI SCARFF
Coronavirus spread may get harder to control: French PM 11 Aug 2020 - 08:23 pm
French Prime Minister Jean Castex (L) speaks a doctor during a visit at CHU hospital in Montpellier, southern France, on August 11, 2020. / AFP / POOL / Pascal GUYOT
Spain again grapples with Europe's worst virus infection rate 11 Aug 2020 - 07:17 pm
People wearing face masks walk down a shopping street in the Las Delicias neighbourhood of Zaragoza in northeastern Spain on August 10, 2020. Spain has added 19,405 new coronavirus cases in the past week, but the health ministry says the country is not en
Rolls-Royce finds cracks in small number of Trent XWB engines 11 Aug 2020 - 04:25 pm
Rolls Royce engine of the first Fiji Airways A350 XWB airliner is seen at the aircraft builder's headquarters of Airbus in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo
Russia registers first Coronavirus vaccine in the world 11 Aug 2020 - 02:13 pm
This handout picture taken on August 6, 2020 and provided by the Russian Direct Investment Fund shows the vaccine against the coronavirus disease, developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology.
Russia approves first COVID-19 vaccine, Putin says 11 Aug 2020 - 11:40 am
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Isolate yourself or face prison, Finland tells new arrivals 11 Aug 2020 - 12:08 am
FILE PHOTO: Finland's Members of Parliament, Katri Kulmuni (L) and Sanna Marin participate in the A-studio talk show in Helsinki, Finland December 3, 2019. Lehtikuva/Roni Rekomaa/via REUTERS

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Representational file photo Over 46 million Ethiopians register for upcoming general election
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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