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Spain's COVID-19 infections hit new high as regions double down on measures 26 Jan 2021 - 12:19 am
Shoppers ride escalators amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Madrid, Spain January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera
WHO, asked about COVID-19 shots for Olympic athletes, says health workers are top priority 26 Jan 2021 - 12:12 am
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Biden to approach US-China relations with 'patience' 25 Jan 2021 - 11:46 pm
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Biden to reinstate COVID-19 travel rules, add South Africa 25 Jan 2021 - 09:43 pm
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill disembark a plane at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S. January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Russia to supply Mexico with 24 mln COVID-19 vaccines, president says 25 Jan 2021 - 09:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: Empty vials of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine are pictured at the San Martin hospital, in La Plata, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
California lifts stay-at-home orders as worst of virus eases 25 Jan 2021 - 09:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wear masks as they walk along the side walk in Del Mar, Calif., on July 30, 2020. Mike Blake/Reuters/File Photo
Thirteen dead, thousands homeless in southern Africa after storm Eloise 25 Jan 2021 - 08:49 pm
Aerial view of flooding after Tropical Cyclone Eloise, in Beira, Mozambique January 22, 2021 in this image obtained from social media. Picture taken January 22, 2021. Courtesy of Mercy Air via REUTERS
Fauci says he’s worried about delaying second vaccine dose 25 Jan 2021 - 08:22 pm
NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci talks to reporters as he arrives for a COVID-19 response event with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Johnson says working on plan to quarantine arrivals in UK 25 Jan 2021 - 08:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man opens the door of a testing center, as tighter rules for international travellers start, at Heathrow Airport, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, London, Britain, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File
India to honour pandemic-hit workers during annual parade 25 Jan 2021 - 08:09 pm
Indian soldiers march during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Pfizer wants India to order COVID-19 vaccine before pursuing approval 25 Jan 2021 - 07:58 pm
FILE PHOTO: A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer and Biontech logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Trump's coming impeachment trial aggravates rift among Republicans 25 Jan 2021 - 07:54 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally in Dalton, Georgia, U.S., on the eve of the run-off election to decide both of Georgia's Senate seats January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Zimbabwe, beset by soaring COVID-19 cases, gets vaccine offers from Russia, China 25 Jan 2021 - 07:24 pm
A woman has her temperature checked by a healthcare worker during a nationwide lockdown to help curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a mass screening and testing centre, in Harare, Zimbabwe April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
Boeing 737 MAX to fly again in Europe, angering some crash relatives 25 Jan 2021 - 07:16 pm
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 sits outside the hangar during a media tour of the Boeing 737 MAX at the Boeing plant in Renton, Washington December 8, 2015. Reuters/Matt Mills McKnight
Moderna says it believes vaccine will work against new variants 25 Jan 2021 - 07:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi, U.S. December 20, 2020. Paul Sancya/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Mexican president tests positive for COVID-19, symptoms mild 25 Jan 2021 - 05:29 pm
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador addresses to the nation on his second anniversary as the President of Mexico, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero
New round of talks on Syria's constitution begins in Geneva 25 Jan 2021 - 04:52 pm
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Risk of 'vaccine-busting' coronavirus variants prompt tougher UK quarantine: Johnson 25 Jan 2021 - 04:12 pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson loads doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for mobile distribution at Barnet FC's ground, The Hive, which is being used as a coronavirus vaccination centre, in north London, Britain January 25, 2021. Stefan