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Europe's week: Leaders face tough decisions amid second wave of COVID-19

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This week EU leaders grappled with tough decisions on re-introducing restrictive measures amid an uptick in infections. Meanwhile, African countries appear to have been largely spared the mass outbreak seen in the EU.

Added on the 16/10/2020 17:13:05 - Copyright : Euronews EN

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