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US to cover cost of over-the-counter COVID tests through Medicare 03 Feb 2022 - 08:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: A staff member uses a home coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test to check the heath of volunteers. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Anti-vaccine mandate protesters say they will block Ottawa for as long as necessary 02 Feb 2022 - 11:43 pm
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Biden aims to reduce cancer deaths by 50% over next 25 years 02 Feb 2022 - 04:53 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Flights canceled as wide swath of US braces for winter storm 02 Feb 2022 - 02:06 pm
The sun sets over Central Park after a powerful Nor'easter storm hit the region in New York City, U.S., January 29, 2022. Reuters/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
Brazilian expressway collapses over metro tunnel built by Acciona 01 Feb 2022 - 11:47 pm
An aerial view shows part of an expressway collapsed above a construction site where Spain's Acciona SA was excavating a tunnel for a new metro line in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 1, 2022. REUTERS/Carla Carniel
Pfizer submits data for US authorization of COVID shots for kids under 5 -report 01 Feb 2022 - 11:40 pm
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Death toll from Ecuador landslide rises to 22, dozens injured 01 Feb 2022 - 11:08 pm
Residents are seen in an area of a landslide as firefighter rescue crews continue searching homes and streets covered by mud in Quito, Ecuador, February 1, 2022. REUTERS/Jonatan Rosas NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Storm packing heavy ice, snow bears down on central US 01 Feb 2022 - 08:52 pm
A satellite image shows New York City, U.S., covered with snow amid a winter storm January 30, 2022. Picture taken January 30, 2022. European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 Imagery processed by @DEFIS_EU/Handout via REUTERS
Trump directly involved in plans to seize voting machines -reports 01 Feb 2022 - 07:54 pm
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FedEx suspends domestic express freight services on Omicron hit 01 Feb 2022 - 04:03 pm
A FedEx vehicle is driven in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Tesla to recall nearly 54,000 vehicles that may disobey stop signs 01 Feb 2022 - 03:25 pm
Tesla Model X electric cars recharge their batteries in Berlin, Germany, November 13, 2019. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch//File Photo
Fire at fertilizer plant in North Carolina may cause explosion, area evacuated 01 Feb 2022 - 01:31 pm
A firefighter walks past a fire engine as Weaver Fertilizer Plant burns on Cherry Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S., January 31, 2022, in this screen grab taken from a video recorded on January 31, 2022. City of Winston-Salem via Facebook/Handout via Reuters
Novavax, after delays, files for US authorization of COVID-19 vaccine 31 Jan 2022 - 11:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: A vial labelled
Moderna receives full US approval for COVID-19 vaccine 31 Jan 2022 - 07:39 pm
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Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau says he has tested positive for COVID-19 31 Jan 2022 - 07:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo
Ottawa truckers' anti-vaccine protest to dwindle, police say 31 Jan 2022 - 07:24 pm
Vehicles displaying protest signs are seen outside Parliament Hill, as demonstrations by truckers and their supporters against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates continue, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Kia recalls 410K vehicles; air bags might not work in crash 31 Jan 2022 - 03:26 pm
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Rain-fed landslides, flooding kill at least 19 in Brazil 31 Jan 2022 - 01:49 pm
People observe a flooded street after heavy rain in Caieiras, Brazil January 30, 2022. REUTERS/Carla Carniel