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World / Americas

Cuba encouraged by early efficacy results of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine 20 Jun 2021 - 10:08 am
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Mexico City shuts down classes again, enters higher COVID-19 risk tier 19 Jun 2021 - 09:16 pm
A child receives hand sanitizer while arriving at the Ignacio Zaragoza elementary school. (Reuters/Luis Cortes/File Photo)
Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win 19 Jun 2021 - 04:15 pm
The US Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo)
Many Brazilians insist on Pfizer even with 500,000 dead of Covid 19 Jun 2021 - 03:06 pm
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Canada to receive more refugees this year 19 Jun 2021 - 02:25 pm
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Businesses, US legislators fume as Canada extends travel ban, Trudeau stands firm 18 Jun 2021 - 10:11 pm
A US Customs and Protection vehicle stands beside a sign reading that the border is closed to non-essential traffic at the Canada-United States border crossing at the Thousand Islands Bridge, to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in L
White House sees 'summer of joy and freedom' as COVID-19 shots surpass 300 mln 18 Jun 2021 - 08:12 pm
US President Joe Biden laughs with Vice President Kamala Harris and members of Congress as he signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law as Vice President Kamala Harris stands by in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., Ju
US House of Representatives votes to repeal 2002 Iraq War presidential authorization 18 Jun 2021 - 02:20 pm
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CDC eases warning for cruises, recommends only fully vaccinated travel 17 Jun 2021 - 11:30 pm
Tourists disembark from the cruise ship Adventure of the Seas, operated by Royal Caribbean International, the first cruise ship carrying tourists to Cozumel since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in March 2020, in Cozumel, Mexic
White House to finish allocating 80 mln US made COVID-19 shots for shipment abroad 17 Jun 2021 - 08:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
US working to deliver vaccines to Taiwan in 'very short order' 17 Jun 2021 - 07:27 pm
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Biden queries China's desire to find origin of coronavirus 16 Jun 2021 - 10:01 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as he holds a news conference after the U.S.-Russia summit with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, in Geneva, Switzerland, June 16, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Probe into Mexico City metro crash blames "structural" failure 16 Jun 2021 - 09:57 pm
A general view of damage caused after a railway overpass and train collapsed onto a busy road in this drone picture obtained from social media Mexico City, Mexico May 4, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. INSTAGRAM @CSDRONES/via REUTERS
Royal Caribbean delays new cruise liner launch after crew tests positive for COVID-19 16 Jun 2021 - 09:50 pm
A general view shows the cruise ship Adventure of the Seas, operated by Royal Caribbean International, the first cruise ship carrying tourists to Cozumel since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in March 2020, in Cozumel, Mexico J
COVID-19 vaccine access, not acceptance, key issue in Americas -PAHO 16 Jun 2021 - 09:24 pm
Kamala Harris launches campaign for voting rights across US 16 Jun 2021 - 08:24 pm
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris hosts members of Texas State Senate and Texas House of Representatives, who in May blocked passage of legislation that would have made it significantly harder for the people of Texas to vote, at the White House in Washing
NY lifts more Covid-19 rules as it hits vaccination mark 16 Jun 2021 - 01:04 pm
The One World Trade Center is lit in Blue and Gold colors, as New York State celebrates reaching a 70 percent vaccination threshold. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz
Southwest Airlines reels with 1,000 flights canceled or delayed 16 Jun 2021 - 12:16 am
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