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Italy's COVID cases hit new record, Campania region set for lockdown 23 Oct 2020 - 07:29 pm
A person wearing a face mask walks at a shopping mall ahead of weekend closure of shopping centres, a measure imposed by the Lombardy region to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Milan, Italy, October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo
WHO says it will have advice on Remdesivir in 3-4 weeks 23 Oct 2020 - 07:12 pm
An ampule of Gilead Sciences COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir is pictured during a news conference at the University Hospital Eppendorf (UKE) in Hamburg, Germany, April 8, 2020, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. Ulrich Perrey/Pool vi
WHO's Tedros says countries on "dangerous track" in pandemic 23 Oct 2020 - 07:05 pm
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquar
Austrian Airlines begins offering rapid pre-boarding COVID-19 tests 23 Oct 2020 - 05:47 pm
An employee of the Austrian postal service displays a so called
Portugal orders masks for busy outdoor areas as COVID spikes 23 Oct 2020 - 04:56 pm
People cross a street at a traffic light during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in downtown Lisbon, Portugal October 9, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo/File Photo
Dutch transfer patients to Germany again as COVID infections spike 23 Oct 2020 - 04:20 pm
Dutch health workers leave with a patient at Bernhoven hospital, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Uden, Netherlands, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
No curfew for now in Spain as PM urges citizens to limit contacts 23 Oct 2020 - 03:10 pm
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses a parliamentary session in Madrid on October 22, 2020. Spanish far-right party Vox is presenting a no-confidence motion in parliament against the Spanish premier. / AFP / POOL / Pablo Blazquez
Slovakia hits record one-day tally for COVID-19 cases and deaths 23 Oct 2020 - 03:04 pm
A healthcare worker collects a swab sample from a person at a COVID-19 testing site at the municipal office as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Oravsky Podzamok, Slovakia October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa
CureVac posts positive pre-clinical data for COVID-19 vaccine 23 Oct 2020 - 02:58 pm
In this file photo taken on June 23, 2020 The logo of the biopharmaceutical company CureVac is seen in front of the company's headquarters in Tuebingen, southern Germany on June 23, 2020. / AFP / THOMAS KIENZLE
Technogym bets on home fitness boom as virus empties gyms 23 Oct 2020 - 02:11 pm
Nerio Alessandri - Technogym President and Founder, poses for a photo in Technogym Village, Cesena, Italy in 2020, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. Courtesy of TECHNOGYM /Handout via REUTERS
Belgium tightens COVID-19 measures, hopes to avoid lockdown 23 Oct 2020 - 01:50 pm
A member of the medical personnel wearing a protective suit, protective mask and face shield is seen in the intensive care unit at the CHIREC Braine l?Alleud-Waterloo hospital, in Braine l'Alleud, Belgium, October 23, 2020
Czech PM tells health minister to quit after lockdown violation 23 Oct 2020 - 01:13 pm
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis/FILE PHOTO/REUTERS
COVID-19 circulating more quickly than in spring- french epidemiologist 23 Oct 2020 - 12:38 pm
A street is seen in Montmartre few minutes before the nightly curfew due to restrictions against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Paris, France, October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Czech health minister caught breaking virus rules 23 Oct 2020 - 12:01 pm
A medical staff member wearing a protective suit waits for people who will be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in front of a recently opened sampling station inside of closed music club in Prague, Czech Republic, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Dav
Putin says he helped Navalny leave Russia to be treated abroad 22 Oct 2020 - 09:05 pm
Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club via a video conference call at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia October 22, 2020. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS
Greece orders night curfew for worst-hit COVID-19 areas 22 Oct 2020 - 08:32 pm
People wearing protective face masks make their way in Monastiraki square, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Athens, Greece, October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi
France extends curfew to more regions: PM Castex 22 Oct 2020 - 06:29 pm
French Prime Minister Jean Castex delivers a speech during a press conference, at the Hotel Matignon, in Paris, on October 22, 2020, announcing the changeover of several departments to
Britain authorises temporary use of flu vaccine to help meet demand 22 Oct 2020 - 06:10 pm
People wearing masks because the novel coronavirus pandemic walk in the high street in Leigh, Greater Manchester, northwest England on October 22, 2020 ahead of new coronavirus restrictions coming into force in the area. AFP / Oli SCARFF

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Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa speaks to the media during the official visit of India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Accra, on October 6, 2026. (Photo by Nipah Dennis / AFP) Ghana to apply to join BRICS, foreign minister says
Kenyan Cabinet Secretary of Health Aden Duale speaks at a press conference in Nairobi on October 6, 2026. Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death
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CNN's broadcast booth is seen in the press area of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2026. Photo by OLIVER CONTRERAS / AFP US Justice Dept probes TV networks over pool coverage: media

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