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Brazil buys 100 million more doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine 12 May 2021 - 02:18 pm
BRAZIL's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga and BRAZIL's President Jair Bolsonaro arrive for a ceremony of release of resources for Primary Health Care in combat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, BRAZIL May 11, 2021.
Two Canadian provinces stop offering AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine 12 May 2021 - 02:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers from Switch Health administer the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Ontario Khalsa Darbar pop-up vaccination clinic, set up with support from Amazon Canada, at the Sikh Gurudwara in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada May 4,
Maduro says Venezuela will soon receive Russia's single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine 12 May 2021 - 09:53 am
FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero
Trump administration officials to testify on Jan. 6 riots 12 May 2021 - 09:23 am
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Argentina to get 4 mln AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in May after delays 11 May 2021 - 10:30 pm
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Biden announces Uber, Lyft rides amid July 4 vaccine push 11 May 2021 - 09:56 pm
A sign marks a rendezvous location for Lyft and Uber users at San Diego State University in San Diego, California, U.S., May 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Brazil coffee harvest starts in the heart of its biggest city 11 May 2021 - 09:28 pm
A man spreads coffee grains for drying at the Biological Institute plantation in Sao Paulo, Brazil May 8, 2021. Picture taken May 8, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Canada's Alberta province halts AstraZeneca vaccine first shots due to supply issue 11 May 2021 - 06:00 pm
A vial of the AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine is seen in a general practice of a doctor, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Vienna, Austria April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Brazil states halt vaccination of pregnant women after Rio death 11 May 2021 - 03:48 pm
File photo: A citizen receives a dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a vaccination day for 57-year-old and older citizens, in Duque de Caxias near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 21, 2021. Reuters/Ricardo Moraes/File Photo
US Senate Democrats aim to expand voting as Republicans seek to rein it in 11 May 2021 - 01:00 pm
A view of the US Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
Russia denies involvement in Colonial Pipeline cyberattack 11 May 2021 - 10:28 am
Holding tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at Colonial Pipeline's Dorsey Junction Station in Woodbine, Maryland, US May 10, 2021. Reuters/Drone Base
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid shot cleared for adolescents in US 11 May 2021 - 10:17 am
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New York to require vaccinations of university students 10 May 2021 - 10:49 pm
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference, in New York, U.S., May 10, 2021. Mary Altaffer/Pool via REUTERS
US pipeline hit by cyberattack could be online by week's end 10 May 2021 - 07:54 pm
Holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline's Linden Junction Tank Farm in Woodbridge, New Jersey, U.S. in an undated photograph. Colonial Pipeline/Handout via REUTERS./File Photo
One person killed in shooting at airport in Canadian city of Vancouver 10 May 2021 - 10:14 am
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US turning the corner on pandemic, says White House COVID coordinator 09 May 2021 - 05:25 pm
People make their way at Times Square, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Obama family dog Bo, a 'constant, gentle presence', dies 09 May 2021 - 12:26 pm
U.S. President Barack Obama runs with his new pet dog Bo, a six-month old male Portuguese water dog, on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, April 14, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo
Mexican production of Sputnik V vaccine likely by late June: Health ministry 07 May 2021 - 08:22 pm
A medical specialist holds a vial of Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in a department store in Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2021 REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo