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Russia allows foreign athletes entry as coronavirus cases pass 280,000 17 May 2020 - 12:53 pm
:An ambulance moves past Kremlin as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Moscow, Russia May 16, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
People told to stay away from English beauty spots over virus fears 16 May 2020 - 06:09 pm
A family enjoys the sunshine on New Brighton Beach, Merseyside in north west England on May 16, 2020, following an easing of lockdown rules in England during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. AFP / Oli Scarff
It's TV at home as German football returns with 'ghost games' 16 May 2020 - 06:01 pm
Schalke and Dortmund players play in an empty stadium during the German first division Bundesliga football match BVB Borussia Dortmund v Schalke 04 on May 16, 2020 in Dortmund, western Germany as the season resumed. AFP / POOL / Martin Meissner
Hungary to start lifting lockdown in Budapest from Monday - PM Orban 16 May 2020 - 05:03 pm
 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a business conference in Budapest, Hungary, March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo
Germans stage protests against lockdown measures, social distancing rules 16 May 2020 - 05:03 pm
A man wearing a face mask attends a protest against the government's restrictions following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Cannstatter Wasen area in Stuttgart, Germany, May 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga arrested in France after decades on the run 16 May 2020 - 04:38 pm
General view of the apartment building where Rwanda genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga was arrested on May 16, 2020, in Asnières-sur-Seine, northwestern suburbs of Paris. AFP / FRANCOIS GUILLOT
Russia records highest coronavirus death toll yet 16 May 2020 - 12:34 pm
A masked woman is seen in Moscow, Russia on May 15, 2020. It is made compulsory to wear masks and gloves in public transport, including taxis, workplaces, markets and crowded environments.  Sefa Karacan - Anadolu
Italy to reopen borders for EU tourists in early June 16 May 2020 - 12:21 pm
Employees of a disinfecting services company, wearing protective overalls and mask, sprays sanitizer on the forecourt during the sanitation of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (San Giovanni in Laterano) in Rome on May 15, 2020  AFP / Filippo MONTEFO
London streets to go car-free to encourage walking and cycling 15 May 2020 - 05:22 pm
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Novartis CEO says any new coronavirus vaccine will take two years - newspaper 15 May 2020 - 05:00 pm
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Austria outlines plans to reopen theatres, cinemas 15 May 2020 - 04:31 pm
A waiter serves coffee at Cafe Landtmann during the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Russia registers more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases 15 May 2020 - 02:32 pm
:A municipal worker walks along a boulevard in central Moscow on May 14, 2020, amid the outbreak of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus. Moscow's streets remain depopulated despite half a million employed in construction and industry sectors were al
Blast hits chemical plant near Italian city of Venice 15 May 2020 - 02:04 pm
Large clouds of black smoke billow from a chemical plant after an explosion, in Marghera, near Venice, Italy, May 15, 2020. Vigili del Fuoco/Handout via REUTERS
Moscow starts free antibody testing for coronavirus 15 May 2020 - 12:39 pm
:A medical specialist, wearing a protective suit amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, assists an elderly woman to cross a road in Moscow, Russia May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
Virus pushes Germany into recession 15 May 2020 - 12:04 pm
The sun sets beyond construction cranes standing over the building site for new apartments and a retail complex, at the Battersea Power Station redevelopment site in south London on May 14, 2020 following an easing of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 lockdo
NHS workers in coronavirus study weren’t informed of infections 14 May 2020 - 01:16 pm
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Record low emergency admissions in England amid virus outbreak 14 May 2020 - 01:03 pm
The office buildings in the financial area of Canary Wharf in London are seen behind the Thames Barrier on May 14, 2020. Britain's economy shrank in the first quarter at the fastest pace since the 2008 financial crisis as the country went into lockdown ov
100-year-old Russian beats coronavirus 14 May 2020 - 12:05 pm
Pelageya Poyarkova, 100, wearing a protective mask poses for a picture as she leaves the Brain Centre in Moscow on May 13, 2020. AFP PHOTO / FEDERAL BIOMEDICAL AGENCY OF RUSSIA