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UK pushes for more ventilators, hospital beds as coronavirus cases mount 16 Mar 2020 - 09:53 am
Medical staff in protective gear walk at the infectious ward of the Multidisciplinary City Hospital of Jozef Strus in Poznan, Poland March 12, 2020. Lukasz Cynalewski/Agencja Gazeta/via REUTERS
Serbia calls state of emergency to counter coronavirus 15 Mar 2020 - 08:33 pm
Serbian border police officer wearing a protective mask waits for traveller on March 15, 2020, at the Batrovci border crossing between Serbia and Croatia. AFP / Andrej Isakovic
Pope in dramatic visit to empty Rome to pray for end of virus 15 Mar 2020 - 08:33 pm
Pope Francis walks in a deserted Rome to pray at two shrines for the end of the coronavirus pandemic, in Rome, Italy March 15, 2020. Vatican Media / Reuters
Germany tries to stop US from luring away firm seeking coronavirus vaccine 15 Mar 2020 - 03:34 pm
Employee Philipp Hoffmann, of German biopharmaceutical company CureVac, demonstrates research workflow on a vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease at a laboratory in Tuebingen, Germany, March 12, 2020. Reuters/Andreas Gebert
France's cafes opened through the war, but not the coronavirus 15 Mar 2020 - 02:48 pm
A man walks past the closed Cafe de Flore in Paris' Saint-Germain-des-Pres district on March 15, 2020, as cafes and restaurants are closed amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP / Philippe Lopez
Spain will impose partial coronavirus lockdown - PM 15 Mar 2020 - 10:09 am
General view of the famous landmark Puerta del Sol with few people due to the coronavirus outbreak in central Madrid, Spain, March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Lockdowns, self-isolation and entry bans imposed to fight global coronavirus spread 15 Mar 2020 - 10:08 am
Police officers cross a virtually deserted square, amidst concerns over Spain's coronavirus outbreak, in the Basque city of Vitoria, Spain, March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vincent West
New-born British baby tests positive for coronavirus 14 Mar 2020 - 06:21 pm
Shoppers walk on a quiet Oxford Street, central London on March 14, 2020. AFP / Glyn KIRK
Apple closing all stores outside China until March 27 due to virus 14 Mar 2020 - 12:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: An Apple company logo is seen behind tree branches outside an Apple store in Beijing, China December 14, 2018. Reuters/Jason Lee/File Photo
Swiss ramp up coronavirus response with $10.5 billion aid package, close schools 13 Mar 2020 - 11:57 pm
(From L) Swiss Economy Minister Guy Parmelin, Swiss Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter, Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga and Swiss Interior Minister Alain Berset attend a press conference on the new preventive measures against the spread of the COVID
Greece hands reins to first woman president 13 Mar 2020 - 01:29 pm
Newly elected Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou thanks the lawmakers during the swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Athens, greece March 13, 2020. Thanassis Stavrakis/Pool via REUTERS
Bulgaria declares state of emergency over coronavirus 13 Mar 2020 - 01:01 pm
Members of Sofia's Municipality disinfects the biggest market for Chinese goods in Sofia to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, on March 12, 2020. / AFP / NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV
Italy's COVID-19 deaths top 1,000, cases near 13,000 13 Mar 2020 - 11:22 am
ROME, ITALY, MARCH 12: A general view of Trevi Fountain unusually desert, in downtown Rome, Italy, on March 12, 2020. ( Riccardo De Luca - Anadolu Agency )
Italy businesses blame Austria for border traffic jams 12 Mar 2020 - 05:21 pm
Policemen control a car at the border crossing Brenner in Austria, on March 11, 2020. AFP / Johann GRODER
Italian businesses count heavy cost of coronavirus lockdown 12 Mar 2020 - 04:35 pm
A worker sanitises the Doges Palace on St. Mark's square as a measure to fight against the coronavirus contagion in Venice, Italy, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
Spain's PM to hold meetings via video conference after minister diagnosed with coronavirus 12 Mar 2020 - 01:34 pm
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WHO declares coronavirus a pandemic, urges aggressive action 11 Mar 2020 - 08:16 pm
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a daily press briefing on COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva on March 11, 2020. AFP / Fabrice Coffrini
Roma not travelling to Sevilla for Europa League game 11 Mar 2020 - 04:48 pm
A woman wears a protective face mask at Roma Termini railway station, after the Italian government imposed a virtual lockdown on the north of the country, in Rome, Italy, March 8, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

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People watch a live broadcast of the return of the Artemis II crew members to Earth at the San Diego Air and Space Museum on April 10, 2026. (Photo by Apu Gomes / AFP) 'Howl at the Moon': NASA's bid to boost space enthusiasm
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