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Bells and candlelight to honor 400,000 COVID dead on eve of US presidential handover 19 Jan 2021 - 08:01 pm
Blue lights are beamed into the sky over the
Spy Chief Nominee Haines Vows ‘No Place for Politics’ in Her Job 19 Jan 2021 - 01:51 pm
President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines. Reuters/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Colombia's capital Bogota extends nightly curfew to curb coronavirus 19 Jan 2021 - 10:27 am
People wearing face masks walk down a street before the start of a mandatory total isolation decreed by the mayor's office, amidst an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bogota, Colombia January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo
Trump clemency likely for Lil Wayne, no pardons for Giuliani or Bannon -sources 19 Jan 2021 - 07:29 am
President Donald Trump speaks, with a flag behind him, during a campaign rally at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo/File Photo
Canada to lift Boeing 737 MAX flight ban on January 20 19 Jan 2021 - 12:38 am
FILE PHOTO: Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked in an aerial photo at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Student, retired firefighter charged in U.S. Capitol riots 19 Jan 2021 - 12:09 am
FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump protest in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S. January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File Photo
Brazil vaccinations start nationwide as country faces vaccine ingredient shortfall 18 Jan 2021 - 11:57 pm
A healthcare worker receives the Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Hospital das Clinicas in Sao Paulo, Brazil January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Colombia's defense minister in intensive care with COVID-19 18 Jan 2021 - 11:39 pm
FILE PHOTO: Colombian Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo attends a news conference following a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia June 3, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
Trump, in wave of Tuesday pardons, so far not planning to pardon himself - source 18 Jan 2021 - 11:36 pm
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Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says 18 Jan 2021 - 11:21 pm
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wields the gavel as the House of Representatives votes to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump for inciting insurrection, a week after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, in this frame grab from v
Cuomo seeks to buy vaccines directly from Pfizer for New York 18 Jan 2021 - 09:09 pm
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US Capitol shut down temporarily out of caution over fire nearby 18 Jan 2021 - 07:16 pm
A member of the military rushes past, as people are evacuated back inside after an
Inauguration rehearsal evacuated after fire in homeless camp 18 Jan 2021 - 06:44 pm
U.S. military units march in front of the U.S. Capitol as they rehearse for U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony, in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2021. J. Scott Applewhite/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. Capitol on lockdown -Reuters witness 18 Jan 2021 - 06:27 pm
The Honour Guard arrives at the East Front of the U.S. Capitol during the dress rehearsal ahead of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2021. Rod Lamkey/Pool via REUTERS
Biden picks Chopra, Gensler for financial oversight roles 18 Jan 2021 - 05:31 pm
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Sinovac says its COVID-19 vaccine more effective with longer dosing interval 18 Jan 2021 - 03:29 pm
A man carries boxes containing a batch of Sinovac's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to be distributed in Campinas as the vaccination starts in Sao Paulo, Brazil January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
US state capitals see few protesters after bracing for violent demonstrations 18 Jan 2021 - 12:47 am
Members of the Boogaloo Bois protest against the election of President-elect Joe Biden, outside the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
Brazil clears emergency use of Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines, shots begin 17 Jan 2021 - 11:47 pm
Health care workers receive a dose of the Sinovac's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, after Brazil health regulator Anvisa approved its emergency use at Hospital das Clinicas in Sao Paulo, Brazil January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli