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US lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19 after Capitol siege 12 Jan 2021 - 12:48 am
FILE PHOTO: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) yells at her colleagues during a hearing before the House Committees on Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform joint hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, U.S., July 12, 2018. REUT
Turkey probes Facebook's move to collect WhatsApp data 12 Jan 2021 - 12:33 am
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South Africa secures 20 million COVID-19 vaccines, Ramaphosa says 12 Jan 2021 - 12:22 am
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UK retailers call for police help to enforce mask rules 12 Jan 2021 - 12:09 am
A member of staff wearing a face mask works at a Sainsbury's supermarket, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Gorillas test positive for coronavirus at San Diego park 12 Jan 2021 - 12:04 am
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FBI warns of armed protests ahead of inauguration 11 Jan 2021 - 11:59 pm
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden walks into the Queen Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Lonza plant in Switzerland starts making ingredients for Moderna COVID shot 11 Jan 2021 - 11:47 pm
FILE PHOTO: An employee shows the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Northwell Health's Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital in New York, U.S., December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Starting shots in poor nations by February hinges on vaccine suppliers - WHO 11 Jan 2021 - 10:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Melania Trump ‘disappointed’ by Capitol riot, prays for dead 11 Jan 2021 - 10:00 pm
FILE PHOTO - First Lady Melania Trump February 4, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Erdogan says Turkey to start COVID-19 vaccination Thursday or Friday 11 Jan 2021 - 09:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pigeons fly over the Taksim Square during a nation-wide weekend curfew which was imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Istanbul, Turkey December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo/File Photo
Trial of COVID-19 blood plasma finds no benefit in severely ill patients 11 Jan 2021 - 08:57 pm
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BioNTech lifts 2021 COVID-19 vaccine output target to 2 bln doses 11 Jan 2021 - 08:49 pm
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are seen at a coronavirus disease vaccination center inside a gymnasium in Taverny near Paris, France, January 9, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Brazilian biomedical center to issue more efficacy data on Sinovac vaccine 11 Jan 2021 - 07:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: A worker performs a quality check in the packaging facility of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, September 24,
White House discusses Trump address on Big Tech ban 11 Jan 2021 - 07:18 pm
A photo illustration shows the suspended Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump on a smartphone at the White House briefing room in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Illustration
As COVID-19 overwhelms South Africa hospital, patients treated in parking lot 11 Jan 2021 - 07:13 pm
A health worker walks past tents erected at the parking lot of the Steve Biko Academic Hospital, amid a nationwide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown, in PRETORIA, South Africa, January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine found safe in India mid-stage trial -Dr.Reddy's 11 Jan 2021 - 07:09 pm
A vial of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is pictured in Belgrade, Serbia, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Fedja Grulovic
Oman to get its first crown prince in constitutional overhaul 11 Jan 2021 - 06:48 pm
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English health official warns pandemic entering worst weeks 11 Jan 2021 - 05:07 pm
Members of the staff work at a NHS mass coronavirus vaccination centre in the Excel Centre in London, Britain January 11, 2021. Jeremy Selwyn/Pool via REUTERS