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Brazil identifies coronavirus variant from India in traveler through Sao Paulo, Rio airports 26 May 2021 - 07:56 pm
FILE PHOTO: People walk at GOL Airlines check-in area at Guarulhos International Airport amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Guarulhos, near Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 19, 2020.REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
COVID-19 deaths in Americas may be higher than reported -PAHO 26 May 2021 - 07:46 pm
Graves of people who passed away due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are pictured at the Parque Taruma cemetery in Manaus, Brazil May 20, 2021. Picture taken May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
Alaska's Great Sitkin volcano erupts, aviation alert issued - USGS 26 May 2021 - 12:15 pm
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Canada virus hotspot Manitoba flies patients out as infections surge 26 May 2021 - 12:23 am
FILE PHOTO: A health care worker in a surgical mask helps unload a stretcher service vehicle at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, November 1, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon VanRaes/File Photo
George Floyd bill misses anniversary deadline, but U.S. lawmakers say prospects are good 26 May 2021 - 12:12 am
Lawyers and family members of George Floyd depart the White House following their meeting with President Joe Biden in Washington, U.S., May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
More than half of American adults vaccinated as COVID-19 cases ebb 25 May 2021 - 11:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: People receive COVID-19 vaccines at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
US downgrades Mexico air safety rating, offers assistance 25 May 2021 - 11:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: An AeroMexico Airplane is pictured on the airstrip at Benito Juarez international airport in Mexico City, Mexico April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido/File Photo
Biden, Putin to meet in Geneva on June 16 amid disagreements 25 May 2021 - 09:40 pm
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COVID-19 mask mandates latest flashpoint for US schools 25 May 2021 - 09:19 pm
A principal greets students as they return to New York City's public schools for in-person learning, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, at P.S. 506 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermi
White House stands by Tokyo Games as COVID surges 25 May 2021 - 08:32 pm
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque ????
Mexico to get first local COVID-19 vaccines, share with Argentina 25 May 2021 - 07:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker holds a bottle of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre  REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
US allows Americans with expired passports to return home 25 May 2021 - 07:20 pm
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US agencies examine reports of early Covid-19 infections in Wuhan lab 25 May 2021 - 05:29 pm
File photo: Security personnel keep watch outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology during the visit by the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Wuhan, Hubei province, China Feb
US closes in on 50% adult vaccination rate as Covid cases ebb 25 May 2021 - 05:17 pm
A note of gratitude is written on a wall inside a Covid-19 vaccine site attached to New York Mets stadium Citi Field in Queens, New York, U.S., May 24, 2021. Picture taken May 24, 2021. Reuters/Amy Tennery
Moderna says its Covid-19 shot works in kids as young as 12 25 May 2021 - 03:07 pm
Peninsula
US agencies examine reports of early COVID-19 infections in Wuhan lab 25 May 2021 - 12:20 am
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Mexico to begin phase three trials of Sanofi, Walvax COVID-19 vaccines 24 May 2021 - 11:47 pm
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New Jersey to drop indoor masking before holiday, Murphy says 24 May 2021 - 09:52 pm
FILE PHOTO: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz