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US reaches 75% of sdults with at least one vaccine dose 07 Sep 2021 - 09:02 pm
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Biden to outline plan to curb coronavirus Delta variant as cases grow 07 Sep 2021 - 07:37 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden visits the IBEW Local 313 chapter in New Castle, Delaware, U.S., September 6, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Jill Biden heads back to classroom as a working first lady 07 Sep 2021 - 03:10 pm
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El Salvador leads world in adopting bitcoin as official currency 07 Sep 2021 - 03:02 pm
A Bitcoin logo is seen outside at Sevilla Barber Shop where Bitcoin is accepted as a payment method in Santa Tecla, El Salvador September 6, 2021. Reuters/Jose Cabezas
Chile authorizes Sinovac vaccine for kids of 6 and older 07 Sep 2021 - 12:27 am
FILE PHOTO: A man waits outside a mobile vaccination centre to receive a dose of Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Santiago, Chile May 24, 2021. The sign reads ''I get vaccinated
Flash floods threaten US Southern states deluged by Hurricane Ida 06 Sep 2021 - 08:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: Roads are covered in floodwaters caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida which brought drenching rain, flash floods and tornadoes to parts of the northeast in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S., September 2, 2021. Picture taken with a drone.
'Human toll was tremendous': Ida's death count rises while 600,000 still lack power 06 Sep 2021 - 12:16 am
FILE PHOTO: Power restoration workers are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida landfall in Louisiana, in Jean Lafitte, Louisiana, U.S. September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Hurricane Ida death toll in US Northeast rises to at least 50 victims 05 Sep 2021 - 09:55 pm
A view shows debris and buildings damaged from Hurricane Ida as U.S. President Joe Biden (not pictured) inspects the damage from Hurricane Ida from aboard the Marine One helicopter during an aerial tour of communities in Laffite, Grand Isle, Port Fourchon
Maduro says Venezuela to receive first COVAX vaccines this week 05 Sep 2021 - 08:07 pm
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Pfizer on track for US vaccine boosters, Moderna lagging, Fauci says 05 Sep 2021 - 07:22 pm
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They suffered through Covid, and still don’t want the vaccine 05 Sep 2021 - 03:38 pm
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Divers to try to locate source of reported oil spill in Gulf after Hurricane Ida 05 Sep 2021 - 09:46 am
Oil rigs are seen in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, in Grand Isle, Louisiana, U.S. August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Biden to visit storm-hit new York City, New Jersey next week 04 Sep 2021 - 07:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: Cars sit in water after flooding on the Major Deegan Expressway spilled over into the neighboring street and flooded a parking lot, when the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida brought drenching rain and the threat of flash floods and tornadoes to
Florida teachers on edge as mask war, Covid surge mark first weeks of school 04 Sep 2021 - 01:26 pm
File photo: Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, speaks before a crowd of striking educators at Capital High School in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S., February, 19 2019. Reuters/Lexi Browning/File Photo
Top US health officials plan narrower COVID-19 booster launch - source 03 Sep 2021 - 09:14 pm
Medical assistant Mariasha Davis draws the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe before people are inoculated at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo
US shipping more coronavirus vaccines to African countries 03 Sep 2021 - 03:20 pm
Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Canada's Trudeau on defensive over election call, few big blows landed at first debate 03 Sep 2021 - 02:12 pm
Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the news media after a French language election debate at TVA studios in Montreal, Quebec, Canada September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
Ida's record rain floods New York-area homes, subways; at least 44 dead 03 Sep 2021 - 01:46 pm
A satellite image shows houses submerged in floods caused by torrential rains unleashed by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, in Manville, New Jersey, U.S., September 2, 2021. Satellite image copyright 2021 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS