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Cafe
Cafe owner of 'Le Belfort bistro', John Bleys makes final preparations prior its closure due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in Berlin, Germany, on November 1, 2020. Germany on October 28, 2020 ordered a new round of shutdowns for the cultural, leisure as well as food and drink sectors, in a bid to halt a surge in new coronavirus infections. The tough restrictions, which will kick in from November 2, 2020 on and last to the end of November, will also limit the number of people gathering to a maximum of 10 individuals from two households. Restaurants, cafes and bars will be closed along with theatres and cinemas. Omer MESSINGER / AFP
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Europe imposes new virus curbs as exasperation, anger grows

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BERLIN, Nov 2, 2020 (AFP) - Germany on Monday led a further tightening of coronavirus restrictions in Europe that have triggered anger and frustration across

Joe Biden
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks during a drive-in campaign rally at Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Park on November 01, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Biden is campaigning in Philadelphia on Sunday, in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania that President Donald Trump won narrowly in 2016. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP
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Biden condemns Trump fans allegedly harassing campaign bus

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WASHINGTON, Nov 2, 2020 (AFP) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday denounced the alleged harassment of one of his campaign buses by Donald

Search and Rescue
Search and rescue teams look for victims next to a fridge supporting a column of a collapsed building on November 01, 2020, in Izmir, after a powerful earthquake struck Turkey's western coast and parts of Greece. Rescue workers were searching eight buildings in Izmir on November 1, despite dwindling hope for survivors, as the death toll of a powerful magnitude earthquake which hit western Turkey rose to 49. The 7.0-magnitude quake has also injured 896 in Turkey, the Turkish emergency authority AFAD said, after striking on Friday afternoon near the west coast town of Seferihisar in Izmir province. OZAN KOSE / AFP
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Quake death toll rises to 49 in Turkey

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BAYRAKLI, Turkey, Nov 1, 2020 (AFP) - Rescue workers were searching eight buildings in Izmir Sunday, despite dwindling hope for survivors, as the death toll

Joe Biden
DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 31: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks during a drive-in campaign rally at Belle Isle on October 31, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. Biden is campaigning with former President Obama on Saturday in Michigan, a battleground state that President Donald Trump narrowly won in 2016. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFPAdd to cart Print Download Related documents Share this document
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Trump, Biden hit key states on final weekend before vote

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READING, United States, Nov 1, 2020 (AFP) - Donald Trump, challenger Joe Biden and their top surrogates barreled through crucial states in the industrial Midwest

Donald Trump and Joe Biden
US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in Londonderry, New Hampshire on October 25, 2020. Democratic Presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a voter mobilization event in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 12, 2020, where he will speak to the importance of Ohioans making their voices heard this election. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN AND JIM WATSON
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Biden knocks Trump as rivals barnstorm heartland in election finale

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SAINT PAUL, Oct 31, 2020 (AFP) - Joe Biden intensified his attacks Friday on President Donald Trump as they battled over the American Midwest, chasing