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US Senate control, and Biden's agenda, at stake as Georgia runoff elections loom 03 Jan 2021 - 08:19 pm
FILE PHOTO: Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and Senator David Perdue (R-GA), wave during a campaign event at the Olde Blind Dog Irish Pub, in Milton, Georgia, U.S., December 21, 2020.REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo
'That's real:' Fauci rejects Trump claim that US coronavirus deaths overcounted 03 Jan 2021 - 07:14 pm
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Fauci says US Covid vaccine pace picking up after slow start 03 Jan 2021 - 07:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks at an event where U.S. Vice President Mike Pence received the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the White House in Washington, U.S., Decem
US Senator Cruz leads long-shot Republican bid to overturn Biden's victory 03 Jan 2021 - 09:34 am
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on US Policy in the Middle East, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, September 24, 2020. Erin Schaff/Reuters/File Photo
Texas judge dismisses suit aimed at overturning election 02 Jan 2021 - 04:43 pm
US President Donald Trump walks to the Oval Office after returning from Mar-A-Lago to the White House in Washington, December 31, 2020. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)
Third state identifies more transmissible variant as US cases surpass 20 million 02 Jan 2021 - 01:55 pm
Lab staff wear personal protective equipment (PPE) while collecting tests from travelers in an on-site Covid-19 testing laboratory at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on December 31, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. AFP / Patrick T. Fallon
After a year like no other, New York's Times Square empties out on New Year's Eve 01 Jan 2021 - 12:08 am
People play with confetti as New Year's Eve organizers test the air worthiness of confetti from the Hard Rock Cafe Marquee in Times Square on December 29, 2020 in New York City. The 2,000 pounds of confetti (907 kilograms) released on New Year’s Eve will
Brazil's Fiocruz to seek emergency use of British COVID-19 vaccine 31 Dec 2020 - 11:15 pm
Health workers queue to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine jab, at the 22 Battalion of the Military Police Hospital in Mexico City, on December 30, 2020. Mexico has registered more than 124,000 coronavirus deaths -- the world's fourth-highest to
Ontario Finance Minister resigns over Caribbean vacation outrage 31 Dec 2020 - 10:54 pm
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Trump to skip New Year's Eve in Florida for early return to Washington 31 Dec 2020 - 07:24 pm
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US vaccinations in 2020 falling far short of target of 20 mln people 31 Dec 2020 - 03:03 pm
Norman G. Einspruch, 88, a cardiology patient at Jackson Memorial Hospital, talks with a nurse after receiving a Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center, in Miami, Florida on December 30, 2020. / AFP / Eva Marie UZCATEG
Case of highly infectious UK variant of coronavirus identified in California 31 Dec 2020 - 12:32 pm
A hospital worker pushes two Computer on Wheels (COW) workstations outside the emergency room at the Community Hospital of Huntington Park during a surge in positive coronavirus cases in Huntington Park, California, U.S. December 29, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Gu
Over 12.4 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 2.5 mln administered: US CDC 30 Dec 2020 - 11:53 pm
KIRKLAND, WA - DECEMBER 28: Pharmacists prepare doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Life Care Center of Kirkland on December 28, 2020 in Kirkland, Washington. The Life Care Center of Kirkland, a nursing home, was an early epicenter for coronavirus outbre
Argentina approves AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid vaccine 30 Dec 2020 - 10:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: A test tube labelled with the Vaccine is seen in front of an AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Canada will require negative COVID-19 test for air passengers 30 Dec 2020 - 10:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: A traveller passes a YYZ airport code sign in the international arrival lounge amid a growing global number of coronavirus cases at Pearson Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Biden picks Hicks to be first female deputy defense secretary 30 Dec 2020 - 07:13 pm
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First reported US case of virus variant triggers questions 30 Dec 2020 - 06:34 pm
County of Los Angeles paramedics examine a potential Covid-19 patient sitting on the sidewalk before transporting him to a hospital in Hawthorne, California on December 29, 2020.  AFP / Apu GOMES
Vaccinated US nurse contracts COVID-19, expert says Pfizer shot needed more time to work: ABC 30 Dec 2020 - 02:58 pm
A vial of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Liam McBurney/Pool via Reuters