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US House Speaker Pelosi says seeks clarity on Senate readiness for Trump impeachment trial 21 Jan 2021 - 08:14 pm
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to reporters the day after U.S. President Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th president of the United States, during her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2021. REUTERS/To
Russia plans to produce COVID-19 vaccine storable at fridge temperatures - minister 21 Jan 2021 - 07:55 pm
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Lebanon extends lockdown into February as virus numbers rise 21 Jan 2021 - 07:38 pm
A man wearing a face mask walks near the damaged grain silo, as Lebanon tightened lockdown and introduced a 24-hour curfew to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beirut, Lebanon, January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
South Africa to pay $5.25 a dose for AstraZeneca vaccine from India's SII 21 Jan 2021 - 07:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials of AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, are seen before they are packaged inside a lab at Serum Institute of India, Pune, India, November 30, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Spain opens 200 criminal probes into care home pandemic failings 21 Jan 2021 - 07:04 pm
Araceli Hidalgo,the 96 year-old Los Olmos nursing home resident, who was Spain's first person to get the COVID vaccine on December 27, receives a second dose of vaccine which will make her the first immune person to the virus in the country, in Guadalajar
Merkel tells Biden she’s open to talks on Russia energy ties 21 Jan 2021 - 04:49 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a news conference about the current situation of the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Berlin, Germany, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Lebanese prosecutor questions central bank governor Salameh after Swiss request 21 Jan 2021 - 04:09 pm
FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh speaks during a news conference at Central Bank in Beirut, Lebanon, November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
S.Korea expects first batch of COVID-19 vaccine from COVAX within weeks 21 Jan 2021 - 03:58 pm
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A lotus, not a Chinese dragon: Indian PM Modi's home state changes name of fruit 21 Jan 2021 - 03:48 pm
File photo: A woman sorts and packs dragon fruit. Reuters/Oswaldo Rivas/File Photo
British FM in Khartoum to discuss Sudan-Ethiopia tension 21 Jan 2021 - 03:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Foreign Affairs Secretary Dominic Raab. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Hungary gives initial approval for AstraZeneca and Sputnik V vaccines 21 Jan 2021 - 03:06 pm
A medical specialist holds a vial of Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in a department store in Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2021 REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
Indonesia halts search for victims of Sriwijaya Air crash 21 Jan 2021 - 02:57 pm
A member of Indonesia's rescue personnel observes the debris of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, which crashed into the Java Sea, at the last day of the search and rescue operation, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng D
Rare twin suicide attack kills at least 28 in Baghdad 21 Jan 2021 - 02:49 pm
The site of a suicide attack in a central market is seen in Baghdad, Iraq January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani
UAE approves Russia’s Sputnik Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use 21 Jan 2021 - 02:40 pm
A medical worker holds a vial of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Belgrade, Serbia, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Fedja Grulovic//File Photo
Biden puts forth virus strategy, requires mask use to travel 21 Jan 2021 - 02:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, after his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Portugal to shut schools as pandemic worsens 21 Jan 2021 - 02:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers wear personal protective equipment in Santa Maria Hospital Intermediate care unit, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Lisbon, Portugal, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
US must improve infrastructure: Biden transportation nominee 21 Jan 2021 - 02:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Extended lockdown needed to slow spread of COVID mutation: Merkel 21 Jan 2021 - 02:11 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a news conference at the Bundespressekonferenz, about the current situation of the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Berlin, Germany, January 21, 2021. Michael Kappeler/Pool via REUTERS