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Brazil's Amazonas state running out of oxygen as COVID-19 surges 15 Jan 2021 - 12:34 am
A worker arrives with an oxygen cylinder at Getulio Vargas hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Manaus, Brazil January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
Biden names Lisa Monaco as temporary adviser for inauguration security 15 Jan 2021 - 12:32 am
FILE PHOTO: Lisa Monaco, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to be deputy attorney general, speaks as Biden announces his Justice Department nominees at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarqu
Biden plan to pump $1.9 trillion into pandemic-hit economy -report 15 Jan 2021 - 12:23 am
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S. response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 29, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Airbnb CEO says travel never going back to the way it was before pandemic 14 Jan 2021 - 11:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Airbnb Chief Executive Brian Chesky poses for Reuters in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Phil McCarten/File Photo/File Photo
Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez to perform at diverse Biden inauguration 14 Jan 2021 - 11:40 pm
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After years in a drawer, Tintin painting sells for 3.2 million euros 14 Jan 2021 - 11:19 pm
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Biden to pick former South Carolina Democratic Party chair Harrison to head DNC -source 14 Jan 2021 - 11:14 pm
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Washington to close metro stations, Delta bans guns to D.C. ahead of inauguration 14 Jan 2021 - 11:05 pm
A general view of the Washington Monument in Washington, U.S., January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Brandon Bell
Large bitcoin payment made to far-right individuals before US Capitol attack - report 14 Jan 2021 - 10:58 pm
FILE PHOTO: Representations of virtual currency bitcoin are placed on U.S. Dollar banknotes in this illustration taken May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
US airlines back Biden plan to mandate masks for passengers 14 Jan 2021 - 10:53 pm
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China denied two WHO members entry after failed Covid-19 tests: Report 14 Jan 2021 - 09:04 pm
Members of the World Health Organisation (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic arrive at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, January 14, 2021, in this still image ta
UK bans arrivals from South America, Portugal on variant 14 Jan 2021 - 08:52 pm
FILE PHOTO: A traveller wearing a face mask walks at the Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, July 26, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
WhatsApp faces first legal challenge in India over privacy 14 Jan 2021 - 08:47 pm
A WhatsApp advertisement is seen on the front pages of newspapers at a stall in Mumbai, India, January 13, 2021. Picture taken January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Colombia's health minister calls for confidence in vaccine as ICU numbers rise 14 Jan 2021 - 08:18 pm
People and Transmilenio system buses are seen in the commercial area of San Victorino during the mandatory total isolation decreed by the mayor's office, amidst an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bogota, Colombia January 8, 2021. REUTER
Health workers first in line as Turkey launches Sinovac vaccine rollout 14 Jan 2021 - 08:09 pm
Health workers carry Sinovac's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine boxes at Sancaktepe Sehit Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, in Istanbul, Turkey January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Canada's Trudeau wants to serve for 'number of more years,' rules out vaccine passports 14 Jan 2021 - 08:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
Italy's former PM Berlusconi in hospital with heart problems: Doctor 14 Jan 2021 - 05:34 pm
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures as he is discharged from Milan's San Raffaele hospital, where he was being treated after testing positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and diagnosed with mild pneumonia, in Milan, Italy, S
Indonesia health workers urge public to get vaccinated at campaign launch 14 Jan 2021 - 04:50 pm
A doctor receives a dose of the Sinovac's vaccine as Indonesia begins mass vaccination for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a hospital in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, January 14, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Nova Wahy