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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
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