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North Korea ends party meeting with calls for nuclear might 13 Jan 2021 - 08:34 am
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo supplied by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 13, 2021. KCNA/via REUTERS
FBI opens 160 cases related to storming of U.S. Capitol 13 Jan 2021 - 12:02 am
Steven D'Antuono, head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington field office, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 12, 2021.Sarah Silbiger/Pool via REUTERS
Trump says he’s at ‘Zero’ risk of removal under 25th Amendment 12 Jan 2021 - 11:51 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a visit at the U.S.-Mexico border wall, in Alamo, Texas, U.S., January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Ontario declares second provincial emergency on Covid-19 spike 12 Jan 2021 - 11:21 pm
Crescent Street, a street known for its nightlife, is seen on the first night after a curfew is imposed by the Quebec government to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Montreal, Quebec, Canada January 9, 2021. REUTERS/Ch
Dutch COVID-19 lockdown extended by three weeks 12 Jan 2021 - 09:21 pm
An empty street is seen during lockdown as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Amsterdam, Netherlands December 15 2020, REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo/File Photo
Cyber attackers leaked Covid-19 vaccine data after EU hack 12 Jan 2021 - 09:09 pm
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US releases millions of COVID-19 doses and urges states to include more people 12 Jan 2021 - 08:57 pm
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UK interior minister says lockdown rules are tough enough 12 Jan 2021 - 08:41 pm
Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel speaks at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) related news conference at Downing Street, in London, Britain, January 12, 2021. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS
Indonesia to launch vaccination drive as COVID-19 deaths hit record 12 Jan 2021 - 08:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: A nurse holds a dose of China's CoronaVac, a potential vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before administering it to a volunteer at Emilio Ribas Institute in Sao Paulo, Brazil July 30, 2020. Picture taken July 30, 2020. REUTERS
Third US lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19 after Capitol siege 12 Jan 2021 - 08:00 pm
Roses are placed in a security fence at the U.S. capitol as Democratic members of the House prepare an article of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Canada orders 20 mln more doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine: PM 12 Jan 2021 - 07:59 pm
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with Minister of Health Patty Hajdu, holds an empty COVID-19 vaccine vial after the first vaccinations were given at the Civic Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
No national shortage of oxygen for COVID patients - UK health minister 12 Jan 2021 - 07:50 pm
A worker pushes a trolley with the oxygen cylinders as ambulances queue at the Royal London Hospital amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain, January 9, 2021. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
Uber expands "green trip" option to over 1,400 cities in North America 12 Jan 2021 - 07:50 pm
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Tesla takes another step on road to launch in India 12 Jan 2021 - 07:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk dances onstage during a delivery event for Tesla China-made Model 3 cars in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Mexico to conclude Sputnik vaccine authorization process quickly 12 Jan 2021 - 07:19 pm
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Portugal president's new COVID tests come back negative mid-campaign 12 Jan 2021 - 07:15 pm
FILE PHOTO: Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa arrives to attend a visit and a dinner at the Orsay Museum on the eve of the commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of the First World War, in Paris, France, November 10,
Trump rejects blame for riot, calls rally ‘totally appropriate’ 12 Jan 2021 - 07:06 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One to depart Washington on travel to visit the U.S.-Mexico border Wall in Texas, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
UK's David Attenborough receives COVID-19 vaccine 12 Jan 2021 - 06:29 pm
David Attenborough sits for an interview with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde during the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and IMF in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2019. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan/File Photo