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Biden lays out plans for COVID-19 testing, vaccinations and masks 21 Jan 2021 - 11:53 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, after his Inauguration as the 46th President of the United States, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
J&J vaccine trial has enough data to analyze soon: Fauci 21 Jan 2021 - 11:41 pm
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Pfizer-BioNTech agree to supply WHO co-led COVID-19 vaccine scheme -sources 21 Jan 2021 - 11:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Biden launches sweeping COVID-19 changes on first full day in White House 21 Jan 2021 - 11:10 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's plans to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic during a COVID-19 response event as Vice President Kamala Harris listens at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2021. REUTER
US House aims for early February COVID-19 relief bill vote 21 Jan 2021 - 10:15 pm
Representatives Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) participate in a vigil for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. Ja
Argentine president receives Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine 21 Jan 2021 - 09:46 pm
Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez gets vaccinated with the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine at the Hospital Posadas, in Buenos Aires, Argentina January 21, 2021. Esteban Collazo/Argentine Presidency/Handout via REUTERS
US panel asks FBI to review role of Parler in Jan. 6 Capitol attack 21 Jan 2021 - 09:07 pm
The Parler website is seen before its shutdown in this still from video, January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Reuters TV
US House Speaker Pelosi says seeks clarity on Senate readiness for Trump impeachment trial 21 Jan 2021 - 08:14 pm
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to reporters the day after U.S. President Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th president of the United States, during her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2021. REUTERS/To
Biden puts forth virus strategy, requires mask use to travel 21 Jan 2021 - 02:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, after his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
US must improve infrastructure: Biden transportation nominee 21 Jan 2021 - 02:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US to join COVID vaccine push for poor nations, remain WHO member: Fauci 21 Jan 2021 - 12:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar before receiving his first dose of the new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes
Twitter locks account of China's US embassy over its defence of Xinjiang policy 21 Jan 2021 - 11:50 am
Chinese and US flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, China January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Proud Boys member in latest wave of arrests over U.S. Capitol riots 21 Jan 2021 - 12:03 am
FILE PHOTO: Members of the far-right group Proud Boys make 'OK' hand gestures indicating
Amazon offers to help Biden administration with vaccinations 20 Jan 2021 - 11:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen on the door of an Amazon Books retail store in New York City, U.S., February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, captures 'bruised, but whole' U.S. at Biden, Harris inauguration 20 Jan 2021 - 09:59 pm
Amanda Gorman recites a poem during the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump pardons ex-aide Bannon but not himself or family 20 Jan 2021 - 09:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon exits the Manhattan Federal Court, following his arraignment hearing for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New
Argentina approves Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for over-60s 20 Jan 2021 - 09:23 pm
Norma Lopez, 57, gets vaccinated with the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine at the San Martin hospital, in La Plata, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
Kamala Harris breaks barriers as America's vice president 20 Jan 2021 - 09:00 pm
Kamala Harris bumps fists with Joe Biden after being sworn in as Vice President of the United States during the inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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