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US says hopes WHO report on virus origins is "based on science" 24 Mar 2021 - 07:37 pm
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Fauci: AstraZeneca likely to release new statement on its COVID-19 vaccine 24 Mar 2021 - 07:15 pm
Dr. Anthony Fauci attends a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine the COVID-19 response, focusing on an update from federal officials, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Pool via
Canada recommends AstraZeneca vaccine despite U.S. criticism of trial data 23 Mar 2021 - 09:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits a vaccination clinic at the Palais des Congres, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Montreal, Quebec, Canada March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrej Ivanov/
Biden calls for tighter gun control measures after Colorado shooting 23 Mar 2021 - 08:21 pm
A view of King Soopers grocery store the morning after the mass shooting, in Boulder, Colorado, U.S., March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Alyson McClaran
COVID-19 surging dangerously in Brazil, WHO Americas branch warns 23 Mar 2021 - 07:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: Patients are pictured in the emergency room of the Nossa Senhora da Conceicao hospital that is overcrowding because of the coronavirus outbreak, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, March 11, 2021.  REUTERS/Diego Vara/File Photo
Brazil Supreme Court to resume voting on Lula corruption cases 23 Mar 2021 - 06:51 pm
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Photos of migrant detention highlight Biden's border secrecy 23 Mar 2021 - 06:15 pm
An asylum-seeking migrant girl from Central America, who was airlifted from Brownsville to El Paso, Texas, and deported from the U.S. with her mother, looks on outside the office of the Center for Integral Attention to Migrants (CAIM) in Ciudad Juarez, Me
Colorado marks latest mass tragedy after 10 killed 23 Mar 2021 - 01:04 pm
Law enforcement officers salute as emergency vehicles escort the body of slain police officer Eric Talley from the scene of a shooting at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. March 22. 2021. Picture taken March 22, 2021. Michael Ciaglo/
Accused Georgia spa gunman faces 'malice murder,' aggravated assault charges 23 Mar 2021 - 12:23 am
FILE PHOTO: Crime scene tape surrounds Gold spa after deadly shootings at a businesses in the Atlanta area, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry/File Photo
Brazil business elite blast Bolsonaro, who remains unconvinced on COVID-19 restrictions 23 Mar 2021 - 12:15 am
FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro reacts during a ceremony to expand the ability of the government to purchase vaccines against COVID-19, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Ueslei Mar
Men outnumber women three to one on COVID-19 task forces 22 Mar 2021 - 10:54 pm
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Detention ordered for suspect in chemical spraying of US Capitol officers 22 Mar 2021 - 10:29 pm
George Pierre Tanios watches as a video of the January 6th storming of the U.S. Capitol in Washington is shown during his hearing on charges of pepper-spraying Capitol police officers, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S. March 22, 2021, in this courtroom s
White House promises more J&J COVID-19 shots after launch stalls 22 Mar 2021 - 08:29 pm
Vials of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine candidate are seen in an undated photograph. Johnson & Johnson/Handout via REUTERS
Brazil seeks PAHO help to find COVID-19 intubation drugs 22 Mar 2021 - 08:00 pm
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CDC director warns of possible Covid-19 ‘avoidable surge’ 22 Mar 2021 - 07:18 pm
People walk in the rain in Times Square amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in New York City, New York, U.S., March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
AstraZeneca vaccine 79% effective in U.S. trial, panel finds no higher risk of clots 22 Mar 2021 - 10:30 am
A vial labelled with the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Cuba to vaccinate 150,000 frontline workers as part of final phase of clinical trial 21 Mar 2021 - 11:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: A traveller has her temperature checked at the Jose Marti International Airport amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Havana, Cuba, November 15, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo
Miami residents blame out-of-town tourists for spring break chaos 21 Mar 2021 - 10:46 pm
Women dance on top of a car as revelers enjoy spring break festivities despite an 8pm curfew imposed by local authorities, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., March 20, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello