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Biden to visit Pfizer factory as Americans clamor for more COVID-19 vaccine supply 19 Feb 2021 - 12:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Japan finds new COVID-19 strain, while immigration centre reports infections 19 Feb 2021 - 12:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing protective masks, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, make their way during commuting hour at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK A
Fauci hopes for return to normal by Christmas, in line with Biden target 19 Feb 2021 - 12:24 am
FILE PHOTO: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci addresses the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Harris taps growing political power of women lawmakers to promote COVID-19 relief 18 Feb 2021 - 10:28 pm
Vice President Kamala Harris hosts a virtual town hall on provisions of the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan targeting aid to women and families, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Buiilding at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 18,
Canada fines two air passengers for false COVID-19 tests 18 Feb 2021 - 10:11 pm
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White House says severe winter storm likely due to climate change 18 Feb 2021 - 09:40 pm
A thin coating of snow and ice covers the lawn in front of the White House in Washington, U.S. February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Biden to focus on COVID-19, China at G7's Friday meeting: White House 18 Feb 2021 - 09:35 pm
U.S. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Air pollution led to around 54,000 premature deaths in New Delhi in 2020 -study 18 Feb 2021 - 08:48 pm
FILE PHOTO: A residential area is seen shrouded in smog in New Delhi, India, November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo
Pfizer study another worry for South Africa's vaccine rollout 18 Feb 2021 - 08:20 pm
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen during a mass vaccination rollout in Ronda, Spain February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Pakistan to receive 2.8 mln doses of AstraZeneca vaccine under COVAX scheme on March 2 18 Feb 2021 - 08:08 pm
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Pakistan officials declare missing K2 mountain climbers dead 18 Feb 2021 - 08:02 pm
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COVID infections falling worldwide but WHO warns against apathy 18 Feb 2021 - 07:47 pm
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Power restored to many in Texas, but freezing temperatures remain 18 Feb 2021 - 07:42 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man walks to his friend's home in a neighborhood without electricity as snow covers the BlackHawk neighborhood in Pflugerville, Texas, U.S. February 15, 2021. Bronte Wittpenn/Austin American-Statesman/USA Today Network via REUTERS/File Photo
Dutch curfew to stay as government circumvents court order to drop it 18 Feb 2021 - 07:08 pm
A man walks a dog after appellate judges ruled that a night-time curfew would remain in place in the Netherlands, pending a government appeal of a lower-court ruling that found the measure lacked legal justification, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19
Britain's Prince Philip, 99, spends a second night in hospital 18 Feb 2021 - 06:57 pm
Police officers stand outside King Edward VII's Hospital, where Britain's Prince Philip was admitted, in London, Britain, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Swans bask in warm waters from Ukrainian nuclear plant during winter freeze 18 Feb 2021 - 06:22 pm
Birds, including swans, swim in a water reservoir of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant (KhNPP) near the town of Ostroh, Ukraine February 16, 2021. The reservoir, which turned into a local tourist spot, attracts dozens of swans every winter as it never
S.Korea to double syringe supplies for COVID-19 vaccine campaign 18 Feb 2021 - 06:02 pm
South Korean President Moon Jae-in inspects a LDS (low dead space) syringes plant in Gunsan, South Korea, February 18, 2021. Yonhap via REUTERS
Philippine leader urges Congress to pass bill to expedite vaccine rollout 18 Feb 2021 - 04:40 pm
A health worker participates in a simulation for COVID-19 vaccination in preparation for its arrival, at an elementary school turned vaccination command center in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo