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Ireland preparing to move to toughest COVID-19 restrictions: Source 19 Oct 2020 - 07:01 pm
A pedestrian wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walks past a mural reading
UK army veteran 'Major Mick' attempts to row 100 miles in homemade boat 19 Oct 2020 - 06:58 pm
80-year old military veteran Michael Stanley, known as Major Mick, rows his homemade boat named the
WHO chief Tedros says 184 countries signed up to vaccine facility 19 Oct 2020 - 06:50 pm
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Spain's regions tighten COVID-19 measures as 1 million case milestone looms 19 Oct 2020 - 05:20 pm
Healthcare workers chat at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Severo Ochoa University Hospital in Leganes on October 16, 2020. At Severo Ochoa hospital in a Madrid suburb badly-hit during the pandemic's first wave, the intensive care unit is once again
Wales imposes 2-week lockdown: 'everybody must stay at home' 19 Oct 2020 - 03:17 pm
A person wears a face mask as they walk through the city centre as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Cardiff, Wales, Britain October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden
Hospitalised COVID-19 patients can have ongoing symptoms for months: Study 19 Oct 2020 - 02:45 pm
A pedestrian walks past the entrance to central library in Manchester, northwest England as the country battles a surge in coronavirus cases on October 19, 2020 / AFP / Paul ELLIS
Got any signal up here? Nokia to build mobile network on moon 19 Oct 2020 - 01:32 pm
A full moon, also called harvest moon, is pictured in Pasadena, California, U.S., October 2, 2020. Picture taken October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
UN stockpiling billion syringes for Covid-19 vaccine 19 Oct 2020 - 01:15 pm
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Poland turning National Stadium into COVID-19 field hospital 19 Oct 2020 - 01:06 pm
This file photo taken on May 08, 2012 shows a view of the National Stadium in Warsaw, ahead of the Euro 2012 football championships. The National Stadium in Warsaw will be partially transformed into a temporary hospital for Covid-19 patients, at a time wh
Austria introducing rule of six for indoor gatherings 19 Oct 2020 - 12:39 pm
Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz looks on during a news conference, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Vienna, Austria October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Evotec secures grant to evaluate antibody drugs for COVID-19 19 Oct 2020 - 09:46 am
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New restrictions as Europe surges past 250,000 virus deaths 19 Oct 2020 - 09:33 am
People wearing protective masks walk in an area of mandatory mask use, ahead of a curfew imposed by local authorities in the university town of Louvain-La-Neuve amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Belgium, October 13, 2020. REUTERS/Franco
Slovak government sets plans for mass COVID-19 testing amid surge 18 Oct 2020 - 08:55 pm
Demonstrators protesting the Czech government's restrictions shout slogans at the Old Town Square as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Prague, Czech Republic, October 18, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny
Belarus opposition trio nominated for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize 18 Oct 2020 - 04:53 pm
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya attends a press conference after meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne at the Kempinski hotel in Vilnius, Lithuania, on October 16, 2020. / AFP / PETRAS MALUKAS
Swiss tighten measures to combat spike in COVID-19 cases 18 Oct 2020 - 04:00 pm
Swiss Interior and health Minister Alain Berset gestures during a press conference announcing new measures against the coronavirus on October 18, 2020 in Bern. The Swiss government said on October 17 it was making the wearing of masks in indoor public spa
Hungarian restaurant reinvents the wheel for social distancing 18 Oct 2020 - 02:53 pm
A chef prepares food as Michelin-starred restaurant Costes moves into the Budapest Eye ferris wheel during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Budapest, Hungary, October 17, 2020. Picture taken October 17, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
French virus curfew produces eerie quiet on streets of Paris 18 Oct 2020 - 02:44 pm
People commute in a metro train, on October 17, 2020 in Paris, at the start of a nighttime curfew implemented to fight the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP / ABDULMONAM EASSA
Ireland to impose nationwide COVID-19 curbs on Monday: Minister 18 Oct 2020 - 02:40 pm
Houses are seen behind a sign for 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, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID

Africa

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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In an aerial view, people watch from a home as a Pacific Ocean wave crashes into a seawall protecting homes amid powerful surf on October 9, 2026 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP ) Powerful waves lash California coast as storm threatens more damage
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