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J&J COVID-19 vaccine 'pause' reviewed, US officials hope to resume shots 23 Apr 2021 - 01:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: A vial of the Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen at Northwell Health's South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, New York, U.S., March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
US pledges to halve its emissions by 2030 as Biden opens climate summit 22 Apr 2021 - 04:12 pm
US President Joe Biden participates in a virtual Climate Summit with world leaders in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2021. Reuters/Tom Brenner
Kamala Harris to speak with Guatemalan president on Monday 22 Apr 2021 - 10:45 am
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks after a jury reached guilty verdicts in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin stemming from George Floyd's deadly arrest, in the Cross Hall at the White House in Washington
Jill Biden visits Southwest US amid vaccine push 21 Apr 2021 - 10:58 pm
US First Lady Jill Biden makes her way to board a plane before departing from Andrews Air Force Base to travel to New Mexico and Arizona, in Maryland, U.S. April 21, 2021.Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS
Peeling paint, debris among problems found at U.S. plant making J&J COVID-19 vaccine -FDA 21 Apr 2021 - 07:19 pm
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Amazon begins rollout of pay-by-palm at Whole Foods near HQ 21 Apr 2021 - 07:16 pm
A Whole Foods Market store is seen in Santa Monica, California, U.S. March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Chauvin convicted of murdering George Floyd in landmark U.S. racial justice case 21 Apr 2021 - 11:28 am
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is led away in handcuffs past his defense attorney Eric Nelson after a jury found him guilty of all charges in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the de
Argentina produces Russia's Sputnik V vaccine in regional first 20 Apr 2021 - 10:28 pm
Doses of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are pictured at the Tecnopolis Park, in Buenos Aires, Argentina April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
Mexico president receives AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 20 Apr 2021 - 06:34 pm
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador receives a dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during a vaccination at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Romero
US will boost 'Do Not travel' advisories to 80% of world 20 Apr 2021 - 01:38 pm
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US State Department says COVID-19 vaccines shipped for all overseas workforce 20 Apr 2021 - 01:03 pm
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The State Department Building is pictured in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo/File Photo
J&J COVID-19 vaccine reviewed for links to additional reports of severe side effects: CDC 19 Apr 2021 - 07:41 pm
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'Hands of love': warm latex gloves mimic human touch for COVID-19 patients in Brazil 19 Apr 2021 - 06:16 pm
Nursing technician Semei Araujo Cunha and nurse Vanessa Fermenton tie up gloves to make what they call 'maozinha do amor' or 'hands of love', gloves filled with warm water to use on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients intubated at a UPA (Emergency Ser
Doctors say clot treatment advice key to U.S. resuming J&J COVID vaccines 19 Apr 2021 - 01:50 pm
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Canada's Ontario to expand use of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine as epidemic rages 19 Apr 2021 - 11:45 am
Boxes of some of the first 500,000 of the 2-million AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses that Canada has secured through a deal with the Serum Institute of India in partnership with Verity Pharma at a facility in Milton, Ontario, Canad
Just more than half of US adults have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose -CDC 19 Apr 2021 - 11:29 am
People receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a clinic ran by Skippack Pharmacy as cases rise in the state in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
Argentine court orders city schools in Buenos Aires to open despite Covid-19 surge 19 Apr 2021 - 11:16 am
Children walk past placards during a protest outside the Olivos Presidential residence against new restrictions and the closure of schools imposed in the city and Buenos Aires' province amid a rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Buenos Aires,
US must halve emissions to galvanize global climate action - UN chief 19 Apr 2021 - 10:55 am
File photo: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 14, 2020. Reuters/Mike Segar/File Photo