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US Congress poised to vote on COVID aid package after Fed compromise 20 Dec 2020 - 09:04 am
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) meets virtually with incoming Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge on December 17, 2020 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP
Moderna says CDC panel recommends its COVID-19 vaccine for adults 20 Dec 2020 - 08:48 am
Vials with a sticker reading,
US authorizes Moderna as second Covid-19 vaccine 19 Dec 2020 - 10:58 am
This file photo taken on November 18, 2020, shows a bottle reading
US to halt work at two consulates in Russia after Covid-19 drawdown 19 Dec 2020 - 10:51 am
In this file photo US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo leaves the White House after visiting with family December 11, 2020, in Washington, DC. AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Panama orders men and women to shop on different days to curb coronavirus 19 Dec 2020 - 08:21 am
A paramedic is disinfected after transferring a patient infected with Covid-19 in Panama City on December 14, 2020. AFP / STR
President-elect Biden to get coronavirus vaccine on Monday 18 Dec 2020 - 09:53 pm
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden pauses as he delivers a televised address to the nation, after the U.S. Electoral College formally confirmed his victory over President Donald Trump in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, from Biden's transition headquarter
U.S. Vice President Pence says Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine could be approved Friday 18 Dec 2020 - 04:58 pm
US Vice President Mike Pence speaks after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, December 18, 2020. / AFP / SAUL LOEB
US Vice President Mike Pence receives Covid-19 vaccine 18 Dec 2020 - 04:19 pm
US Vice President Mike Pence receives the COVID-19 vaccine in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, December 18, 2020. / AFP / SAUL LOEB
Russia hack confronts Trump with decision that echoes Obama’s 18 Dec 2020 - 01:50 pm
(FILES) In this file photo an exterior view of the building of US Department of the Treasury is seen on March 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. AFP / Olivier Douliery
Fiji cyclone kills at least 2, destroys dozens of homes 18 Dec 2020 - 01:33 pm
A man works on a damaged house in the aftermath of Cyclone Yasa in Nasavu, Bua Province, Fiji December 18, 2020, in this image obtained from social media. Miriama Nakauvadra/via Reuters
Moderna's coronavirus vaccine faces U.S. FDA expert panel review 17 Dec 2020 - 03:24 pm
Vials with a sticker reading,
Twitter reverts to old retweet function after U.S. election 17 Dec 2020 - 01:00 pm
In this file photo taken on July 10, 2019 The Twitter logo is seen on a phone in this photo illustration in Washington, DC. / AFP / Alastair Pike
Biden set to introduce Buttigieg as his transportation pick 16 Dec 2020 - 08:16 pm
US President-elect Joe Biden looks at his watch as former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg arrives behind him to be annouced as his nominee for secretary of transportation during a news conference at Biden's transition headquarters in Wilmington,
'With reservations': Trump voters grapple with Biden's win 16 Dec 2020 - 06:58 pm
Supporters of President Donald Trump and a supporter of President-elect Joe Biden stand outside the Michigan state capital as the Electoral College votes in Lansing, Michigan on December 14, 2020.  AFP / JEFF KOWALSKY
Pompeo quarantining after contact with Covid-positive person: State Dept 16 Dec 2020 - 06:43 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 17, 2020 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech in Paramaribo, Surinam. America's top diplomat Mike Pompeo was in quarantine on december 16, 2020 after being exposed to a person who has tested pos
Starbucks suspends U.S. Happy Hours due to crowd concerns as COVID-19 surges 15 Dec 2020 - 05:15 pm
A Starbucks logo is pictured on the door of the Green Apron Delivery Service at the Empire State Building in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S. June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
U.S. FDA staff raises no new concerns with Moderna's coronavirus vaccine 15 Dec 2020 - 04:17 pm
In this file photo taken on November 18, 2020 shows a syringe and a bottle reading
After the White House, Trump faces uncertain future and legal threats 15 Dec 2020 - 02:42 pm
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