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Biden to sign order to increase pandemic-related food aid 22 Jan 2021 - 04:03 pm
With a portrait of former President Abraham Lincoln hanging in the background, 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 at the White House in Was
Long queues as China's capital launches mass virus tests 22 Jan 2021 - 03:45 pm
People line up to get their nucleic acid test at a mass testing site following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Virus still has upper hand, Belgium says as it mulls banning foreign tourism 22 Jan 2021 - 03:20 pm
A member of the medical personnel wearing a protective suit, protective mask and face shield is seen in the intensive care unit at the CHIREC Braine l?Alleud-Waterloo hospital, in Braine l'Alleud, Belgium, October 23, 2020
German minister warns against relaxing COVID-19 measures too soon 22 Jan 2021 - 03:02 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn speaks during a news conference, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Berlin, Germany, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/Pool
UK police break up Covid rule-breaching wedding with 400 guests 22 Jan 2021 - 01:31 pm
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Modi says India self-reliant on Covid-19 vaccines as 1 mln inoculated 22 Jan 2021 - 12:59 pm
A man walks past a graffiti of people wearing protective masks amidst the spread of Covid-19 on a street in Navi Mumbai, India January 21, 2021. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
Hungary buys Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, first in EU, minister says 22 Jan 2021 - 11:46 am
An empty vial of the second dose of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine is pictured at the San Martin hospital, in La Plata, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina January 21, 2021. Reuters/Agustin Marcarian
A sick couple rushed to marry on UK COVID ward; now they have a second chance 22 Jan 2021 - 10:00 am
Lizzie Kerr, 31, and Simon O'Brien, 36, embrace in a Covid-19 ward, days after they married in an ICU (Intensive Care Unit) when both had become critically ill with the coronavirus disease, and were uncertain of their chances of surviving, in Milton Keyne
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
Spain's health minister to resign as COVID-19 cases hit new daily high 21 Jan 2021 - 11:50 pm
Health workers stand as they wait to take swab samples from young people for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) antigen test at Rey Juan Carlos University in Mostoles, Spain, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
J&J vaccine trial has enough data to analyze soon: Fauci 21 Jan 2021 - 11:41 pm
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India parliament panel questions Facebook on WhatsApp's privacy terms 21 Jan 2021 - 11:24 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
Too early to say when COVID-19 lockdown will end, UK PM Johnson says 21 Jan 2021 - 10:05 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks to members of the media after being shown the Environment Agency's flood defence preparations during his visit to Withington in Manchester, as Storm Christoph brings heavy rains and flooding across the country,
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