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Devastated Kentucky tornado survivors pick through debris; search turns to recovery 12 Dec 2021 - 09:41 pm
Businesses are seen destroyed in the aftermath of a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, U.S. December 12, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
US COVID-19 deaths reach 800,000 as Delta ravaged in 2021 12 Dec 2021 - 07:26 pm
The midtown Manhattan skyline is seen from New York's LaGuardia Airport's newly renovated Terminal B, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., June 10, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Six dead, no hope of more survivors after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse near St Louis 12 Dec 2021 - 12:19 pm
The site of a roof collapse at an Amazon.com distribution centre a day after a series of tornadoes dealt a blow to several US states, in Edwardsville, Illinois, US December 11, 2021. Reuters/Drone Base
High winds leave 210,000 without power in Canada's Ontario 12 Dec 2021 - 10:43 am
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Aid groups mobilize to help victims of Midwest tornadoes 11 Dec 2021 - 11:59 pm
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Dozens feared dead as tornadoes, storms strike US states 11 Dec 2021 - 07:24 pm
Bill Mosley walks with his wife Bonnie while carrying two of his guns, the only items he was able to recover after their home was destroyed, as a devastating outbreak of tornadoes ripped through several U.S. states in Earlington, Kentucky, U.S. December 11, 2021. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Fifty people 'likely' killed in tornadoes - Kentucky governor 11 Dec 2021 - 01:22 pm
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Many people trapped after roof collapse at Amazon warehouse near St. Louis 11 Dec 2021 - 01:06 pm
Emergency vehicles surround the site of an Amazon distribution warehouse with a collapsed roof, after storms hit the area of Edwardsville, Illinois, U.S. December 10, 2021. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant
From home to rubble: growing weather risk fuels Mexico landslides 10 Dec 2021 - 09:18 pm
Rescue workers inspect an area damaged by a landslide, caused by heavy rains and an earthquake that loosened the hillside, at the Cerro del Chiquihuite, in the municipality of Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico September 12, 2021.REUTERS/Luis Cortes
Canada says COVID-19 cases rising again, foreign travel should raise alarm bells 10 Dec 2021 - 08:30 pm
Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, attends a news conference as efforts continue to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
New York governor orders masks indoors for businesses without COVID-19 vaccine requirement 10 Dec 2021 - 07:51 pm
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Former US senator, presidential candidate Bob Dole lies in state in Capitol 09 Dec 2021 - 09:38 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks near the casket of former U.S. Senator Bob Dole during a ceremony preceding his lying in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 9, 2021. Shawn Thew/Pool via REUTERS
Brazil to quarantine unvaccinated airline visitors 09 Dec 2021 - 09:21 pm
:Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony to celebrate the International Anti-Corruption Day 2021 at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, December 9, 2021. REUTERS.
US FDA authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech booster for 16- and 17-year-olds 09 Dec 2021 - 07:40 pm
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UK, Canada join diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Games 09 Dec 2021 - 01:13 pm
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly, speaks during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 8, 2021. Reuters/Blair Gable
Cuba detects first Omicron case: State Media ACN 09 Dec 2021 - 10:48 am
People walk under a Cuban flag at a commercial area amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Havana, Cuba, August 3, 2021. Picture taken August 3, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
US FDA authorizes AstraZeneca's COVID-19 antibody drug 08 Dec 2021 - 11:39 pm
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Canada's Omicron travel ban disrupts residents heading home 08 Dec 2021 - 11:21 pm
Passengers wait for confirmation of flights outside the Swissport Ticket Sales counter as several airlines stopped flying out of South Africa, amidst the spread of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron, at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 28, 2021. REUTERS/ Sumaya Hisham/File Photo