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Key bridge to US remains closed as Canada police clear protesters 13 Feb 2022 - 07:23 pm
Truckers and supporters block access to the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, in protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada February 12, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Canada braces for action on US-border bridge blocked by protesters despite court order 12 Feb 2022 - 03:14 pm
A person bangs pans as trucks honk their horns again, as truckers and supporters continue to protest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 11, 2022. Reuters/Lars Hagberg
US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears 12 Feb 2022 - 08:38 am
US White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan takes questions from the news media about the situation in Ukraine during a daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 11, 2022. Reuters/Leah Millis
Biden dog Commander to make TV debut during 'Puppy Bowl' 11 Feb 2022 - 08:42 pm
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Canada to make changes to COVID border restrictions next week: Official 11 Feb 2022 - 08:18 pm
People queue to collect coronavirus disease (COVID-19) antigen test kits at the Rideau Centre mall in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 7, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
Colombia's flower farmers confident of Valentine export bloom 11 Feb 2022 - 07:46 pm
An employee cuts flowers inside a greenhouse, ahead of Valentine's Day, at the Plazoleta Flowers farm, in El Rosal, Colombia January 19, 2022. Picture taken January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
US FDA advisers say more data needed for cancer drug tested in China 11 Feb 2022 - 12:16 am
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As US-Canada border closures risk trade, more govt action is likely 10 Feb 2022 - 03:11 pm
Vehicles queue on Bank Street as truckers and supporters continue to protest Covid-19 vaccine mandates, in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 9, 2022. Reuters/Blair Gable
United States to host APEC summit next year: White House 10 Feb 2022 - 03:06 pm
 A woman passes by the logo of the APEC Summit 2022 at a department store in Bangkok, Thailand, November 18, 2021. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
Tonga's virus outbreak growing rapidly; omicron confirmed 10 Feb 2022 - 10:27 am
A general view from a New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance flight shows ash covered homes and vegetation over an area in Tonga. Picture taken January 17, 2022. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via Reuters
US House passes bill to avert temporary government shutdown 09 Feb 2022 - 11:25 am
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Man arrested for storming US Capitol while out on bail on attempted murder charge 08 Feb 2022 - 08:52 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
US to Canada crossing blocked by truckers fighting Trudeau's COVID mandate 08 Feb 2022 - 06:21 pm
Signs sit on a police baracade as truckers and their supporters continue to protest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 7, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
New Jersey, Delaware to end school mask mandates in move to 'normalcy' 07 Feb 2022 - 09:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: Children wear a masks and wait for U.S. President Joe Biden to visit her pre-Kindergarten class at East End Elementary School to highlight the early childhood education proposal in his Build Back Better infrastructure agenda in North Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. October 25, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Delta asks DOJ to put unruly passengers on no-fly list 06 Feb 2022 - 09:38 pm
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Protest against vaccine mandates paralyzing Canada capital, mayor says 06 Feb 2022 - 07:36 pm
Police and city crew members start putting up a fence around the temporary soup kitchen in a park, as truckers and supporters continue to protest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 6, 2022. REUTERS/Lars Hagberg
Costa Ricans head to polls, largely undecided, as runoff expected 06 Feb 2022 - 12:56 pm
Samples of voting materials are displayed for the press at a distribution centre ahead of Costa Rica's February 6, 2022 general elections, in San Jose, Costa Rica, January 14, 2022. Reuters/Mayela Lopez/File Photo
CDC backs Moderna Covid-19 shots after full US approval 05 Feb 2022 - 02:35 pm
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