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Cuba's Raul Castro leaves the political stage, his legacy yet to be written 18 Apr 2021 - 01:23 pm
File photo: Cuban President Raul Castro waves as he arrives to attend a speech from U.S. President Barack Obama at the Gran Teatro in Havana, Cuba, March 22, 2016. Reuters/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Canadian police refuse provincial order to make random stops amid COVID-19 surge 18 Apr 2021 - 01:23 pm
Police offcers ride bikes as demonstrators protest against new coronavirus disease (COVD-19) restrictions, in Toronto, Canada April 17, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Colombia rules out prompt opening of Venezuela border on Covid concerns 18 Apr 2021 - 11:04 am
File photo: Venezuelan refugees walk to a school where a temporary shelter has been set up, to receive medical assistance and humanitarian aid from the Colombian Red Cross, in Arauquita, Colombia March 28, 2021. Reuters/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo
Biden and Japan's Suga project unity against China's assertiveness 17 Apr 2021 - 03:05 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks alongside Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as they hold a joint news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 16, 2021. Reuters/Tom Brenner
Moderna says vaccines to Canada to be delayed due to Europe shortfall 16 Apr 2021 - 06:52 pm
A healthcare worker holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mike
Lilly asks FDA to revoke authorization for lone use of COVID-19 drug bamlanivimab 16 Apr 2021 - 02:15 pm
An Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical manufacturing plant is pictured at 50 ImClone Drive in Branchburg, New Jersey, March 5, 2021. Picture taken March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Canada faces calls for level playing field on airline aid as virus clouds summer travel 15 Apr 2021 - 01:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: An Air Canada Airbus A320-200 airplane prepares to land at Vancouver's international airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Nelms/File Photo
'Time to end the forever war': US, allied troops to leave Afghanistan by Sept 11 15 Apr 2021 - 12:47 pm
File photo: US Marines fire during a Taliban ambush as they carry out an operation to clear an area in Helmand province, Afghanistan, October 9, 2009. Reuters/Asmaa Waguih/File Photo
J&J Covid-19 vaccine in limbo as US panel delays vote on resuming shots 15 Apr 2021 - 09:06 am
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Fauci says pause on J&J COVID-19 shot should not prompt vaccine hesitancy 14 Apr 2021 - 10:04 pm
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, delivers remarks during a press briefing with Press Secretary Jen Psaki at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Canada will not restrict AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, says benefits outweigh risk 14 Apr 2021 - 08:01 pm
A vial of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses at a facility in Milton, Ontario, Canada, March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
Temporary White House fence erected after Capitol attack starts to come down 14 Apr 2021 - 06:05 pm
A member of the Secret Service walks along security fence installed around the White House days after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Canada talking to J&J about vaccine setback as PM frets over variants 13 Apr 2021 - 09:53 pm
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Snake River in U.S. Pacific Northwest named most endangered by environmental group 13 Apr 2021 - 09:41 pm
The town of Glenorchy on Lake Wakatipu and Otago river New Zealand March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein/File Photo
WHO says awaits EMA, FDA reviews of J&J COVID-19 vaccine, monitoring global data 13 Apr 2021 - 06:42 pm
A person receives a dose of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during a visit of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to a vaccination center in Chinatown, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., April 6, 2021. Picture taken April 6, 2021. REUT
J&J COVID-19 vaccine delay won't impact U.S. vaccination plan: White House 13 Apr 2021 - 05:27 pm
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A year into the pandemic, it's even more clear that it's safer to be outside 13 Apr 2021 - 03:22 pm
People walk on a beach amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at the Baltic Sea resort Timmendorfer Strand, Germany April 13, 2021. Reuters/Fabian Bimmer
US recommends 'pause' for J&J vaccine over clot reports 13 Apr 2021 - 01:53 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading,