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PAHO to boost vaccine access as Delta variant spreads across Americas 11 Aug 2021 - 08:26 pm
A screen displays images concerning the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Havana, Cuba, August 9, 2021. Photo taken on August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
US eases COVID-19 travel advisory for Canada -State Department 11 Aug 2021 - 07:37 pm
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Biden meets with United Airlines CEO, others on COVID vaccine efforts 11 Aug 2021 - 07:22 pm
FILE PHOTO: A United Airlines passenger jet takes off with New York City as a backdrop, at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, U.S. December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Huge California fire grows; Montana blaze threatens towns 11 Aug 2021 - 07:05 pm
A firefighter continues to hold the line of the Dixie Fire near Taylorsville, California, U.S., August 10, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson
Biden seeks to support Florida schools threatened by governor over masks 10 Aug 2021 - 11:40 pm
Students return on the first day of school amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at West Tampa Elementary School in Tampa, Florida, U.S., August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
US, Mexico to discuss border reopening, agree on more vaccines 10 Aug 2021 - 07:28 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vehicles wait in line to cross the Cordova Bridge of the Americas (El Paso CBOA) towards El Paso, Texas, U.S., as Mexico's Department of Foreign Relations requested another month-long extension on land-crossing restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico
Miami orders residents to evacuate 8-story condo building 10 Aug 2021 - 06:56 pm
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Moderna to start local production of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in Canada 10 Aug 2021 - 05:23 pm
A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Canada to extend ban on arriving passenger flights from India 10 Aug 2021 - 12:42 am
A person wearing a protective mask walks through terminal 1 at Toronto's Pearson Airport after mandatory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing took effect for international arrivals in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada February 15, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Mexico seeks at least 3.5 million more COVID-19 jabs from US 10 Aug 2021 - 12:32 am
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US CDC urges avoiding travel to France, Thailand over COVID-19 09 Aug 2021 - 11:12 pm
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Pentagon to seek approval to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory -officials 09 Aug 2021 - 08:32 pm
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Delta variant pushes US cases, hospitalizations to 6-month high 09 Aug 2021 - 08:28 pm
A person in a face mask rides an escalator in an otherwise empty pedestrian mall during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Downtown area of Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Mexico president to discuss border, migration with US VP Harris 09 Aug 2021 - 07:53 pm
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Zaragoza-Ysleta border bridge crossing towards El Paso, Texas, U.S., as Mexico's Department of Foreign Relations requested another month-long extension on land-crossing restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border due to the co
Long delays as Canada opens border to fully vaccinated American tourists after 16 months 09 Aug 2021 - 07:32 pm
Travellers line up to enter Canada after border restrictions were loosened to allow fully vaccinated U.S. residents, after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic forced an unprecedented 16-month ban, at the Thousand Islands Bridge crossing in Lansdow
California's second-largest wildfire grows to near 500,000 acres; 3 hurt 09 Aug 2021 - 02:45 pm
A member of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Vallecito Fire Crew watch a section of road for spot fires to slow the spread of the Dixie Fire, a wildfire near the town of Westwood, California, U.S. August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Gr
UN sounds clarion call over humans 'irreversible' impact on climate 09 Aug 2021 - 12:03 pm
An art installation is seen on the beach at Salton Sea, California's largest inland lake, where the state's worst drought since 1977 has exacerbated an area already in decline, in Bombay Beach, California, US, July 4, 2021. Reuters/Aude Guerrucci/File Pho
US teachers' union shifts stance to back vaccine mandate as COVID surges 08 Aug 2021 - 11:47 pm
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