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Climate change boosted Hurricane Sandy economic losses by billions 18 May 2021 - 06:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: An insurance claims adjuster climbs the entrance to a house in the Breezy Point neighborhood which was left devastated by Hurricane Sandy in the New York borough of Queens November 12, 2012. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
Biden to send 20 mln doses of U.S.-authorized vaccines abroad for first time 18 May 2021 - 02:10 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the April jobs report from the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
California to keep mask mandate in place for another month 17 May 2021 - 11:22 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks walk along the ocean pier in Huntington Beach, California, U.S., July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Mike... MIKE BLAKE July 28, 2020
Brazil's pandemic-weary Manaus flooded by rising Amazon rivers 17 May 2021 - 09:58 pm
A man carries a box with oranges as he walks over wooden walkways installed by the city hall over a street flooded by waters from the Negro river in downtown of Manaus, in Amazonas State, Brazil May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
Biden to announce U.S. will send 20 mln vaccines abroad by end of June 17 May 2021 - 07:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks prior to signing the
New York ends COVID-19 mask requirements for vaccinated people 17 May 2021 - 07:30 pm
People make their way through Times Square, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 07, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
U.S. Vice President Harris to headline Democratic Asian American summit 17 May 2021 - 03:07 pm
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as she opens the first meeting of the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, from her offices in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, U.S. May 13,
US says ready to help Israel, Palestinians if they seek a ceasefire 16 May 2021 - 08:27 pm
A general view as rescue workers search for victims amid rubble at the site of Israeli air strikes, in Gaza City May 16, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Sao Paulo Mayor Bruno Covas dies of cancer, aged 41 16 May 2021 - 07:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: Bruno Covas, mayor of Sao Paulo, celebrates his re-election during the municipal elections in Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo
CDC Chief says any vaccine mandates in US will be set locally 16 May 2021 - 07:19 pm
A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tami Chappell/File Photo
There will be no impunity for Colombia police abuses, top cop says 16 May 2021 - 04:17 pm
People take part in a protest against assault by the police in Bogota, Colombia... Reuters/Nathalia Angarita
Venezuela approves Russia's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine 15 May 2021 - 04:47 pm
FILE PHOTO: Workers take care of the shipment of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the airport, in Caracas, Venezuela March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero
Let's face it: Washington adjusts to new mask guidance 15 May 2021 - 01:01 pm
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U.S. officials hope new mask advice drives uptick in COVID shots 14 May 2021 - 06:12 pm
People make their way at Times Square, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
US says condemns political use of vaccines after China-Taiwan tussle 14 May 2021 - 12:47 pm
Honduras' President Juan Orlando Hernandez speaks during a joint message with U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acting Secretary Chad Wolf (not pictured), at the Presidential House in Tegucigalpa, Honduras January 9, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera/F
U.S. CDC says vaccinated people can avoid masks in most places 13 May 2021 - 10:30 pm
A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tami Chappell/File Photo
Ontario extends stay-at-home order to June 2 as COVID-19 cases trend down 13 May 2021 - 08:58 pm
A movie theatre owned by Famous Players, a subsidiary of Cineplex Entertainment, remains closed due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 6, 2021. Picture taken April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Quebec to stop offering first shots of AstraZeneca vaccine 13 May 2021 - 07:03 pm
A medical worker fills a syringe with a vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination center offering the AstraZeneca vaccine, as the number of the coronavirus disease infections decreases in Munich, Germany, May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert