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Mexico president returns after 2nd COVID-19 infection 17 Jan 2022 - 07:08 pm
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Drinking water, ash big concern as Tonga assesses damage after tsunami 17 Jan 2022 - 10:38 am
A Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion aircraft prepares to leave Base Auckland for Tonga to assist in an initial impact assessment of the area and low-lying islands after the Pacific island nation was hit by a tsunami triggered by a massive undersea volcanic eruption January 17, 2022. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via REUTERS
Airlines cancel over 2,700 U.S. flights as winter storm hits U.S. East Coast 16 Jan 2022 - 09:36 pm
Children sled at Waveland Golf Course after the area accumulated snow from Winter Storm Izzy in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 15, 2022. REUTERS/Rachel Mummey
FBI storms Texas synagogue to release hostages, gunman dead 16 Jan 2022 - 09:49 am
Law enforcement vehicles are seen in the area where a man has reportedly taken people hostage at a synagogue during services that were being streamed live, in Colleyville, Texas, U.S. January 15, 2022. Reuters/Shelby Tauber
Microsoft says it observed destructive malware in systems belonging to several Ukraine govt agencies 16 Jan 2022 - 09:18 am
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Casualty reports awaited from tsunami-hit Tonga with comms mostly down 16 Jan 2022 - 09:08 am
People evacuate the coastline in Chile following a tsunami preventive advisory generated by local authorities, after an underwater volcano eruption on the island of Tonga, at the South Pacific, La Serena, Chile, January 15, 2022. Reuters/Alejandro Pizarro Ubilla
Volcano erupts in Pacific, West Coast under tsunami advisory 15 Jan 2022 - 08:56 pm
A white plume rises over Tonga when the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai erupted, in this still image obtained from an animated GIF from the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and NOAA, January 15, 2021. CIRA/NOAA/Handout via REUTERS.
US CDC urges Americans to wear 'most protective mask you can' 15 Jan 2022 - 10:16 am
An N95 respirator flies out of a machine as a worker stacks masks during production at Protective Health Gear (PHG) in Paterson, New Jersey, U.S., January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Residents urged to close windows near chemical plant fire 15 Jan 2022 - 10:00 am
A thick plume of smoke rises over a burning building which is seen through the windshield of a vehicle, in Passaic, New Jersey, U.S., January 14, 2022 in this screen grab obtained from a video on social media. Maria Alberto/via REUTERS
Pilot, passenger presumed dead in Louisiana helicopter crash 15 Jan 2022 - 08:11 am
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Canada expects Omicron surge in coming weeks to strain healthcare system 14 Jan 2022 - 07:46 pm
People queue up for their COVID-19 vaccine booster shots at a clinic inside the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, as the latest Omicron variant emerges as a threat, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada December 22, 2021. REUTERS/Cole Burston
Brazil reels as Omicron spreads, weighing on hospitals and economy 14 Jan 2022 - 03:24 pm
People wait to receive medical attention and to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Princess Isabel Palace, where a healthcare unit specialising in COVID-19 and flu symptoms has been set up, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Lucas Landau/File Photo
Delta Air sees a fast recovery from Omicron turbulence 13 Jan 2022 - 10:24 pm
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New pain relief for cats with osteoarthritis gets US approval 13 Jan 2022 - 08:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman carries her pet cat inside of a backpack as she walks along a street in downtown Washington, U.S., March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo/File Photo
US sending 1,000 military health workers to US COVID-19 hot spots 13 Jan 2022 - 07:48 pm
People line up for a COVID-19 test outside Grand Central Terminal during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
GSK, Vir seek US approval for COVID-19 antibody therapy as shot in arm 13 Jan 2022 - 06:55 pm
A GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) logo is seen at the GSK research centre in Stevenage, Britain November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
First new COVID-19 tests to arrive in schools week of Jan. 24: White House 13 Jan 2022 - 02:23 pm
Parents walk with children to school, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Quebec tax on unvaccinated may be lawful but sets risky precedent - experts 13 Jan 2022 - 12:14 am
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