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White House aide Andrew Giuliani tests positive for COVID-19 20 Nov 2020 - 09:31 pm
US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani arrives for a press conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2020. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN
Canada fears it could be 'really in trouble' as COVID cases set to soar 20 Nov 2020 - 07:19 pm
A sign written in English and Inuktitut requesting social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen on the floor of a grocery store as the territory of Nunavut enters a two week mandatory restriction period in Iqaluit, N
Biden celebrates his 78th birthday 20 Nov 2020 - 05:10 pm
In this file photo taken on November 16, 2020, US President-elect Joe Biden answers questions from the press in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden turned 78 on November 20, 2020, exactly two months before he is to succeed Donald Trump in the White House. The for
In pandemic Christmas, U.S. rivals aim to challenge Amazon under the tree 20 Nov 2020 - 04:29 pm
An Amazon.com Inc worker prepares an order in which the buyer asked for an item to be gift wrapped at a fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minnesota, U.S., November 12, 2020. Amazon.com Inc/Handout via Reuters
BuzzFeed acquires HuffPost in tie-up of digital media rivals 19 Nov 2020 - 11:53 pm
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Virus 'out of control' among Brazil's Yanomami people 19 Nov 2020 - 10:18 pm
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CDC recommends Americans don't travel for Thanksgiving 19 Nov 2020 - 08:39 pm
A man wearing a protective face mask, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, walks under a bridge in Yonkers, New York, U.S., November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Files
First doses of China's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Brazil 19 Nov 2020 - 05:40 pm
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Options dwindling, Trump faces likely setback in Georgia recount 19 Nov 2020 - 01:14 pm
A US Marine is seen posted as he opens a door of the West Wing, an indication that US President Donald Trump is in the Oval Office, in Washington, US, November 18, 2020. Reuters/Carlos Barria
New York City public schools halt in-person classes as COVID-19 crisis deepens 19 Nov 2020 - 12:16 am
(FILES) In this file photo students walk past a public school on October 5, 2020 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. New York's public schools will close temporarily to combat a rise in coronavirus cases, its mayor announced on November 18, 2020, de
Canada in talks to donate extra COVID-19 vaccine shots to poorer countries -sources 18 Nov 2020 - 11:46 pm
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Apple to pay $113 mn to US states over iPhone battery complaints 18 Nov 2020 - 11:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man holds an iPhone 6 in a mobile phone shop in Moscow, Russia, September 26, 2014. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines may be authorized for use within weeks -U.S. official 18 Nov 2020 - 11:09 pm
(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on August 05, 2020 shows a sign for Pfizer pharmaceutical company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on March 18, 2017, and the Moderna headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 18, 2020. Pfizer, Moderna,
US FDA approves first COVID-19 test kit for home use 18 Nov 2020 - 11:06 pm
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Canada names China, Russia as main cyber-crime threats; sees risk to power supply 18 Nov 2020 - 10:54 pm
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WHO says vaccinating 20% of Latin America and Caribbean to cost more than $2 billion 18 Nov 2020 - 08:30 pm
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Trump to pursue partial recount in Wisconsin, paying $3 Million 18 Nov 2020 - 07:47 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address from the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Pelosi wins house Democratic leadership to vie again for speaker 18 Nov 2020 - 07:05 pm
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol on November 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum//AFP