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Canada's capital starts cleanup after weeks-long protest 20 Feb 2022 - 07:32 pm
A winter service vehicle drives, as Canadian police officers work to evict the last of the trucks and supporters occupying the downtown core, three weeks after a protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates began, at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 20, 2022. REUTERS/Lars Hagberg
Floods death toll rises to 139 in Brazil 20 Feb 2022 - 01:05 pm
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Helicopter crashes into ocean near Miami Beach swimmers 20 Feb 2022 - 12:36 pm
A view of a helicopter before crashing into the ocean in Miami Beach, Miami, Florida, U.S., February 19, 2022, in this still image obtained from social media video. Courtesy of Miami Beach Police Department/@MiamiBeachPD/via REUTERS
Officer killed, another hurt in police helicopter crash 20 Feb 2022 - 11:10 am
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Peru oil spill affected area the size of Paris, Repsol says 18 Feb 2022 - 09:15 pm
A worker cleans up an oil spill at the beach as demonstrators take part in a protest outside Repsol's La Pampilla refinery against the recent oil spill that has caused an ecological disaster on the coast of Lima, in Ventanilla, Peru January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo
Brazil's Bolsonaro says Petropolis mudslide destruction looks like war zone 18 Feb 2022 - 08:40 pm
Rescue workers carry the body of a victim at the site of a mudslide at Morro da Oficina, following heavy rainfall in Petropolis, Brazil February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
Argentina fires rage on in Corrientes, burning an important wetland 18 Feb 2022 - 06:41 pm
Firefighters battle a wildfire that has spread over more than 500,000 hectares in the northern province of Corrientes, in Portal San Antonio, Argentina, February 14, 2022.REUTERS/Sebastian Toba/File Photo
Dominican Republic ends mask mandate, all other COVID-19 rules 18 Feb 2022 - 06:05 pm
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Canada approves Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine for adults 17 Feb 2022 - 10:15 pm
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Biden visits Ohio to promote $1 bln Great Lakes clean-up push 17 Feb 2022 - 07:56 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the news media about the situation in Ukraine before boarding Marine One for travel to Ohio from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Blinken says Russian forces preparing to launch attack against Ukraine in 'coming days' 17 Feb 2022 - 07:37 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets (not pictured) at the State Department in in Washington, U.S., February 16, 2022. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS
Walmart reports strong 4Q results, defying inflation 17 Feb 2022 - 04:01 pm
People talk outside a Walmart Pickup-Grocery test store in Bentonville, Arkansas, June 4, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo
US investigates 416,000 Tesla vehicles over unexpected braking reports 17 Feb 2022 - 03:12 pm
A Tesla vehicle drives past Tesla's primary vehicle factory after CEO Elon Musk announced he was defying local officials' coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions by reopening the plant in Fremont, California, U.S. May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo
Death toll in Brazil's Petropolis rises to 104 after heavy rains 17 Feb 2022 - 02:46 pm
An overview of a site of a mudslide at Morro da Oficina after pouring rains in Petropolis, Brazil February 16, 2022. Reuters/Ricardo Moraes
Brazil mudslides kill at least 94, with dozens still missing 17 Feb 2022 - 11:59 am
People carry bodies at a mudslide at Morro da Oficina after pouring rains in Petropolis, Brazil February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
US officials prepare for pandemic's next phase as Omicron wanes 16 Feb 2022 - 09:45 pm
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COVID cases decline for 6th week in Americas, deaths still rise -health agency 16 Feb 2022 - 08:37 pm
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Canadian police warn truckers to leave downtown Ottawa or face arrest 16 Feb 2022 - 08:30 pm
Police had out information sheets and speak to demonstrators as truckers and supporters continue to protest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable