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Despite Trump pressure, Pence will not block Biden's election certification: Advisers 06 Jan 2021 - 08:12 am
Vice President Mike Pence finishes a swearing-in ceremony for senators in the Old Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Washington, DC, US January 3, 2021. J Scott Applewhite/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Studies to see if Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses can be halved may take 2 months 06 Jan 2021 - 12:30 am
FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading,
Georgia makes history with runoffs deciding Senate, Biden agenda 05 Jan 2021 - 10:12 pm
A voter casts her ballot in Georgia’s Senate runoff elections on an electronic voting machine at a Fulton County polling station in Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S. January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
Mexico's president sets out vaccination plan, targets rural areas 05 Jan 2021 - 10:08 pm
Workers unload a box with Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to be transported to Saltillo, at the Mariano Escobedo International Airport, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Apodaca, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico January 5
Trump blasts niece's 'conspiracy theories' as he seeks fraud lawsuit's dismissal 05 Jan 2021 - 08:49 pm
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Canadians frustrated by slow pace of coronavirus vaccinations - Trudeau says 05 Jan 2021 - 08:33 pm
Pharmacy technician supervisor Tamara Booth Rumsey prepares a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at The Michener Institute, in Toronto, Canada January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
With US Senate at stake and Trump raging, Georgia votes in runoff elections 05 Jan 2021 - 04:26 pm
Republican US Senator David Perdue appears in a video as US President Donald Trump campaigns with Republican US Senator Kelly Loeffler on the eve of Georgia's run-off election in Dalton, Georgia, US, January 4, 2021. Reuters/Brian Snyder
Brazil to requisition syringes for COVID-19 vaccination plan 05 Jan 2021 - 04:19 pm
A nurse holds a dose of China's CoronaVac, a potential vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before administering it to a volunteer at Emilio Ribas Institute in Sao Paulo, Brazil July 30, 2020. Picture taken July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Pero
Brazil scrambles for India-made vaccines to jumpstart inoculations 05 Jan 2021 - 12:58 am
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New York state reports first case of UK Covid-19 Variant 05 Jan 2021 - 12:37 am
An empty Times Square is seen during the virtual New Year's Eve event following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Major US airlines back 'global' COVID-19 testing requirements -letter 05 Jan 2021 - 12:26 am
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Top Georgia election official says White House pushed him to take Trump call 04 Jan 2021 - 10:40 pm
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Pelosi re-elected as US House speaker amid political uncertainty 04 Jan 2021 - 10:06 am
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during the first session of the 117th Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, US, January 3, 2021. Tasos Katopodis/Pool via Reuters
US may cut some Moderna vaccine doses in half to speed rollout, official says 04 Jan 2021 - 12:39 am
FILE PHOTO: An employee shows the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Northwell Health's Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital in New York, U.S., December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Brazil to import 2 mln AstraZeneca vaccine doses, not yet approved for use 04 Jan 2021 - 12:17 am
FILE PHOTO: Dose of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is displayed at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, Britain January 2, 2021. Picture taken January 2, 2021. Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
In recorded call, Trump pressures Georgia election official to change results - Washington Post 03 Jan 2021 - 11:55 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump walks to the Oval Office after returning from Mar-A-Lago to the White House in Washington, U.S., December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis
US Senate control, and Biden's agenda, at stake as Georgia runoff elections loom 03 Jan 2021 - 08:19 pm
FILE PHOTO: Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and Senator David Perdue (R-GA), wave during a campaign event at the Olde Blind Dog Irish Pub, in Milton, Georgia, U.S., December 21, 2020.REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo
'That's real:' Fauci rejects Trump claim that US coronavirus deaths overcounted 03 Jan 2021 - 07:14 pm
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