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Democrat Warnock wins as Senate hinges on second Georgia runoff 06 Jan 2021 - 10:06 am
Democratic US Senate candidate Raphael Warnock speaks on his campaign's Youtube account after the runoff election against Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler in Atlanta, Georgia, US January 6, 2021. Warnock for Georgia/Social Media via Reuters
Razor-thin margins in Georgia Senate races that will decide fate of Biden's agenda 06 Jan 2021 - 08:16 am
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue takes the stage to speak at the GA GOP election night event for the run-off election for Georgia’s two Senate seats, featuring incumbent Republican U.S. Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and Democratic cha
Despite Trump pressure, Pence will not block Biden's election certification: Advisers 06 Jan 2021 - 08:12 am
Vice President Mike Pence finishes a swearing-in ceremony for senators in the Old Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Washington, DC, US January 3, 2021. J Scott Applewhite/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Studies to see if Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses can be halved may take 2 months 06 Jan 2021 - 12:30 am
FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading,
Georgia makes history with runoffs deciding Senate, Biden agenda 05 Jan 2021 - 10:12 pm
A voter casts her ballot in Georgia’s Senate runoff elections on an electronic voting machine at a Fulton County polling station in Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S. January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
Mexico's president sets out vaccination plan, targets rural areas 05 Jan 2021 - 10:08 pm
Workers unload a box with Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to be transported to Saltillo, at the Mariano Escobedo International Airport, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Apodaca, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico January 5
Trump blasts niece's 'conspiracy theories' as he seeks fraud lawsuit's dismissal 05 Jan 2021 - 08:49 pm
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Canadians frustrated by slow pace of coronavirus vaccinations - Trudeau says 05 Jan 2021 - 08:33 pm
Pharmacy technician supervisor Tamara Booth Rumsey prepares a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at The Michener Institute, in Toronto, Canada January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
With US Senate at stake and Trump raging, Georgia votes in runoff elections 05 Jan 2021 - 04:26 pm
Republican US Senator David Perdue appears in a video as US President Donald Trump campaigns with Republican US Senator Kelly Loeffler on the eve of Georgia's run-off election in Dalton, Georgia, US, January 4, 2021. Reuters/Brian Snyder
Brazil to requisition syringes for COVID-19 vaccination plan 05 Jan 2021 - 04:19 pm
A nurse holds a dose of China's CoronaVac, a potential vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before administering it to a volunteer at Emilio Ribas Institute in Sao Paulo, Brazil July 30, 2020. Picture taken July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Pero
Brazil scrambles for India-made vaccines to jumpstart inoculations 05 Jan 2021 - 12:58 am
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New York state reports first case of UK Covid-19 Variant 05 Jan 2021 - 12:37 am
An empty Times Square is seen during the virtual New Year's Eve event following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Major US airlines back 'global' COVID-19 testing requirements -letter 05 Jan 2021 - 12:26 am
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Top Georgia election official says White House pushed him to take Trump call 04 Jan 2021 - 10:40 pm
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Pelosi re-elected as US House speaker amid political uncertainty 04 Jan 2021 - 10:06 am
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during the first session of the 117th Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, US, January 3, 2021. Tasos Katopodis/Pool via Reuters
US may cut some Moderna vaccine doses in half to speed rollout, official says 04 Jan 2021 - 12:39 am
FILE PHOTO: An employee shows the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Northwell Health's Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital in New York, U.S., December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Brazil to import 2 mln AstraZeneca vaccine doses, not yet approved for use 04 Jan 2021 - 12:17 am
FILE PHOTO: Dose of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is displayed at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, Britain January 2, 2021. Picture taken January 2, 2021. Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
In recorded call, Trump pressures Georgia election official to change results - Washington Post 03 Jan 2021 - 11:55 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump walks to the Oval Office after returning from Mar-A-Lago to the White House in Washington, U.S., December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis