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Biden says 'right moment' for first Black Pentagon chief, amid congressional concerns 09 Dec 2020 - 10:59 pm
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden listens to retired U.S. General Lloyd Austin speak after Biden announced Austin as his nominee to be defense secretary at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Boeing's 737 MAX is quietly flying again in Brazil with little fanfare 09 Dec 2020 - 10:43 pm
A Boeing 737 MAX of Brazilian airline Gol is seen after landing at Salgado Filho airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil on December 9, 2020. / AFP / SILVIO AVILA
Canada approves Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, first shots expected next week 09 Dec 2020 - 08:23 pm
(FILES) This file illustration taken on November 17, 2020, in London shows vials with Covid-19 vaccine stickers attached and syringes with the logo of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German partner BioNTech. Canada on December 9, 2020, approved the P
Biden pick for defense secretary in spotlight amid concerns over military background 09 Dec 2020 - 10:21 am
In this file photo taken on October 17, 2014, Commander of US Central Command Gen Lloyd Austin III conducts a media briefing on Operation Inherent Resolve, the international military effort against (IS) Islamic State group, at the Pentagon in Washingon, D
Elon Musk relocates to Texas from California 08 Dec 2020 - 11:58 pm
TOPSHOT - SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses as he arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer Awards ceremony, in Berlin, on December 1, 2020. / AFP / POOL / Britta Pedersen
Biden introduces health crisis team, sets goals for U.S. to overcome pandemic 08 Dec 2020 - 11:52 pm
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - DECEMBER 08: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announces the members of his health team, including his pick for secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, at the Queen Theater December 08, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Chip
Leaders in COVID fight praised in Forbes list of world's powerful women 08 Dec 2020 - 11:44 pm
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Canada confident in vaccine deliveries even if US blocks exports 08 Dec 2020 - 09:22 pm
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks to a news conference, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Trump to sign vaccine decree after questions raised on supply 08 Dec 2020 - 08:20 pm
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Texas asks US Supreme Court to help Trump upend election 08 Dec 2020 - 07:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton addresses reporters on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington March 2, 2016.REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Mexican President waits turn for COVID-19 vaccine jab, gives rollout details 08 Dec 2020 - 07:06 pm
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador listens to Mexico's deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell during his daily press conference at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on December 8, 2020. / AFP / ALFREDO ESTRELLA
Musk's SpaceX to stage key high-altitude Starship test 08 Dec 2020 - 04:11 pm
In this handout photo from SpaceX, a prototype of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft is seen at the company's Texas launch facility on September 30, 2019 in Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas. AFP PHOTO / Handout/ SpaceX
Second US judge blocks Trump's TikTok ban 08 Dec 2020 - 10:22 am
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Gen Chuck Yeager, 'Right Stuff' test pilot who broke sound barrier, dead at 97 08 Dec 2020 - 09:58 am
This file US Air Force handout photo from 1995 at Edwards Air Force Base in California shows Brig. Gen. Charles E.
Sao Paulo to launch vaccination campaign in January: governor 08 Dec 2020 - 12:16 am
Sao Paulo Governor Joao Doria shows to members of the media a package of the CoronaVac vaccine as containers carrying doses of it are unloaded from a cargo plane that arrived from China at Guarulhos International Airport in Guarulhos, near Sao Paulo, Braz
Trump to sign order giving priority access for US COVID-19 vaccines to US population 07 Dec 2020 - 11:40 pm
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California bans private gatherings, New York expands hospitals to battle coronavirus surge 07 Dec 2020 - 09:48 pm
A woman stretches near a warning sign on the beach as new stay-at-home orders begin in Southern California during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Oceanside, California, U.S., December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Biden names health team to tackle spiraling Covid crisis 07 Dec 2020 - 08:12 pm
US President-elect Joe Biden, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (L), announces his economic team at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 1, 2020. / AFP / CHANDAN KHANNA

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Palestinian emergency personnel carry a victim away from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted the municipal police headquarters in Gaza City on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP) Israeli occupation murders over 73,407 Palestinians since beginning of genocide on Gaza
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This handout picture taken and released on August 19, 2026 by Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescue personnel from the agency working at the scene of a collapsed building in East Manggarai following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia's Flores island on August 15. Photo by Handout / INDONESIA'S NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE AGENCY (BASARNAS) / AFP Indonesia family finds 84-year-old woman alive days after earthquake
Onlookers and fire personnel gather at the site following a fire at a hotel in Kolkata on August 19, 2026. Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP Indian hotel fire kills nine, including five Bangladeshi nationals

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