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Trump expected to flex pardon powers on way out door 03 Dec 2020 - 01:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump points as he visits his campaign headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, November 3, 2020.  AFP / SAUL LOEB
Moderna CEO expects emergency use nod for COVID-19 vaccine shortly after FDA's Dec. 17 meet 03 Dec 2020 - 12:09 am
FILE PHOTO: Moderna's logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
North America seeing record-setting daily COVID-19 cases, says WHO regional director 02 Dec 2020 - 11:34 pm
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Appeals court schedules Dec 14 hearing on blocked US TikTok new user ban 02 Dec 2020 - 11:18 pm
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Facial recognition systems improve in recognising masked faces 02 Dec 2020 - 09:31 pm
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CVS pilots giving Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody drug at patient's home 02 Dec 2020 - 09:03 pm
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US health agency shortens quarantine recommendations following coronavirus exposure 02 Dec 2020 - 07:50 pm
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Trump openly floats idea of 2024 White House run 02 Dec 2020 - 07:24 pm
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Armed bank robbers storm another Brazilian town, battle police in streets 02 Dec 2020 - 03:37 pm
The attack on Wednesday saw the group of men, armed with high-caliber weapons, storm a Banco do Brasil bank...
US attorney general says no evidence of decisive election fraud 02 Dec 2020 - 12:52 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 15, 2020, US Attorney General Bill Barr speaks during a roundtable meeting on seniors with US President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC. AFP / Saul Loeb
Massive Puerto Rico telescope featured in James Bond movie collapses 02 Dec 2020 - 12:15 am
This aerial view shows the damage at the Arecibo Observatory after one of the main cables holding the reciever broke in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, on December 1, 2020. The radio telescope in Puerto Rico, which once starred in a James Bond film, collapsed Tuesd
US reveals rapid rollout plan for vaccine after record coronavirus surge 01 Dec 2020 - 11:47 pm
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US Justice Department has found no evidence of widespread voter fraud -AP 01 Dec 2020 - 11:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General William Barr testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Congressional Auditorium at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center, in Washington, U.S., July 28, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Biden calls on US Congress to pass 'robust' relief plan 01 Dec 2020 - 10:32 pm
US President-elect Joe Biden departs after the event at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 1, 2020. President-elect Joe Biden announced his economic team at The Queen Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 1, 2020. / AFP / CHANDA
Trump campaign challenges election results in Wisconsin Supreme Court 01 Dec 2020 - 09:10 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington from Camp David, U.S., November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
In Brazil, Santa not coming to town as pandemic hits 01 Dec 2020 - 08:29 pm
A woman sets afloat lanterns on the water during the Japanese ceremony
Biden says he hopes Supreme Court rejects Trump bid on 2020 census count 01 Dec 2020 - 07:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers a pre-Thanksgiving speech at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
US imposes sanctions on Chinese firm accused of undermining democracy in Venezuela 01 Dec 2020 - 11:39 am
(FILES) In this file photo, a journalist follows the live online encounter between Colombian President Ivan Duque (top) and Venezuelan opposition leader and self-declared acting president Juan Guaido, on a computer in Caracas, on February 15, 2019. AFP /