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Electors meeting to formally choose Biden as next president 14 Dec 2020 - 05:51 pm
AFP / Angela Weiss
New York nurse Sandra Lindsay receives first Covid vaccine in US 14 Dec 2020 - 05:43 pm
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'Lost connection' hampers Virgin Galactic's test flight 13 Dec 2020 - 03:49 pm
In this file photo taken on December 13, 2018 Virgin Galactic's SpaceshipTwo takes off for a suborbital test flight of the VSS Unity in Mojave, California. Virgin Galactic's passenger aircraft SpaceShipTwo was forced to abort a test flight on December 12,
Historic U.S. COVID vaccine campaign launches with convoy of trucks 13 Dec 2020 - 09:56 am
A shipment of Pfizer's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines is unloaded from a United Airlines cargo-only flight from Brussels to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. December 2, 2020. United Airlines/Handout via REUTERS
Pro-Trump protests decry president's election loss, opposing groups clash in Washington 13 Dec 2020 - 08:47 am
Members of the far-right group Proud Boys kneel as they gather near Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, U.S., December 12, 2020. Reuters/Erin Scott
US says COVID-19 vaccine to start arriving in states Monday 12 Dec 2020 - 07:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: AFP / Graeme Robertson
US Supreme Court dismisses Texas suit challenging election result 12 Dec 2020 - 11:19 am
File photo of US President Donald Trump. AFP
Canada forecasts show coronavirus spreading rapidly, more action needed: Health officials 11 Dec 2020 - 07:06 pm
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam speaks at a news conference held to discuss the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 6, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo
U.S. FDA says working to authorize Pfizer vaccine fast 11 Dec 2020 - 04:02 pm
Vials with a sticker reading,
Indiana hospital rehearses roll-out of much-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine 11 Dec 2020 - 02:59 pm
A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris jointly named Time's 'Person of the Year' 11 Dec 2020 - 12:07 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 7, 2020 US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris stand onstage after delivering remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, after being declared the winners of the presidential election. AFP / J
States respond to Texas bid to overturn U.S. election at Supreme Court 11 Dec 2020 - 12:18 am
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo
US FDA advisers wrestle with ethical issues linked to authorizing Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine 10 Dec 2020 - 09:01 pm
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Argentina to start COVID-19 vaccinations before year-end with Russia's Sputnik V 10 Dec 2020 - 07:58 pm
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Biden taps Susan Rice as top domestic policy adviser amid flurry of moves 10 Dec 2020 - 07:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: Former National Security Advisor and U.S. Ambassador to UN Susan Rice, speaks on stage at the Women In The World Summit in New York, U.S, April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Daily US COVID deaths hit new record, prompting pleas to scale back Christmas 10 Dec 2020 - 07:21 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 02, 2020 the Capitol Christmas Tree is lit in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Top US lawmakers scrambled December 6, 2020 to reach difficult agreements as quickly as possible on a new aid package for
UN food agency to receive Nobel prize in online event 10 Dec 2020 - 04:07 pm
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Trump vows to intervene as states join Texas election suit 10 Dec 2020 - 12:33 am
U.S. President Donald Trump campaigns for Republican U.S. senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, ahead of their January runoff elections to determine control of the U.S. Senate, during a campaign rally in Valdosta, Georgia, U.S., December 5, 2020. REUT