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'He invited us': Accused Capitol rioters blame Trump in novel legal defense 02 Feb 2021 - 02:01 pm
Supporters of US President Donald Trump cover their faces to protect from tear gas during a clash with police officers in front of the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021. Reuters/Leah Millis/File Photo
Close to 4 million jobless in Spain as the pandemic hits the economy 02 Feb 2021 - 12:21 pm
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Senate set to confirm Buttigieg for transportation secretary 02 Feb 2021 - 10:31 am
Pete Buttigieg, US secretary of transportation nominee for US President Joe Biden, listens during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, U.S., January 21, 2021. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via Reuters/Fil
Lights out: Brexit shuts off market for English cheese truckles 02 Feb 2021 - 10:21 am
Simon Spurrell, Managing Director of The Cheshire Cheese Company speaks during an interview at Pikehall Farm near Matlock, Britain, January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Myanmar generals tighten grip on power as U.S. threatens sanctions 02 Feb 2021 - 08:29 am
Myanmar Army armored vehicles drive past a street after they seized power in a coup in Mandalay, Myanmar February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
UNHCR winterisation plan to support 3.8 million refugees, IDPs 02 Feb 2021 - 08:14 am
Internally displaced children stand in snow near tents at an informal displacement camp in Azaz
Australia falls back to zero COVID-19 cases after hotel infection 02 Feb 2021 - 08:13 am
A public health warning message is posted amidst the tightening of regulations to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, December 30, 2020. Reuters/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Biden to keep tariffs on aluminum imports from UAE, reversing Trump 02 Feb 2021 - 07:51 am
US President Joe Biden speaks before signing executive orders strengthening access to affordable healthcare at the White House in Washington, US, January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Canada confirms 1st case of South African virus variant 02 Feb 2021 - 12:17 am
Passengers arrive at Toronto's Pearson airport after mandatory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing took effect for international arrivals in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Early US data indicates Blacks, Hispanics lagging in COVID-19 vaccinations 01 Feb 2021 - 11:47 pm
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker draws the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from a vial at Mission Commons assisted living community in Redlands, California, U.S., January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Merkel vows to offer all Germans COVID-19 vaccine by end-summer 01 Feb 2021 - 11:28 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a news conference after meeting with vaccine producers and Germany's state prime ministers for a
Italians flock back to coffee bars as COVID-19 restrictions eased 01 Feb 2021 - 09:40 pm
People sit at a restaurant in Trastevere after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were eased in Lazio region, Rome, Italy, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
WHO team in China's Wuhan visits provincial CDC 01 Feb 2021 - 09:23 pm
Cars carrying members of the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) leave Huanan seafood market in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Germany sends doctors and ventilators to help Portugal with COVID-19 crisis 01 Feb 2021 - 09:15 pm
FILE PHOTO: A COVID-19 patient transferred from Lisbon arrives at Nelio Mendonca Hospital in Funchal, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Funchal, on the island of Madeira, Portugal, January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Duarte Sa
Austria to loosen lockdown, allowing shops and schools to reopen 01 Feb 2021 - 08:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: People with protective masks walk down a shopping street during the second lockdown as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Vienna, Austria, November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
South Africa gets first vaccine doses, bringing relief to health workers 01 Feb 2021 - 08:37 pm
An aircraft carrying South Africa's first coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses arrives at OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, in this handout picture taken February 1, 2021. Elmond Jiyane for GCIS/Handout via REUTERS
US Northeast pummeled by one of worst winter storms in years 01 Feb 2021 - 08:30 pm
Cars pass over the George Washington Bridge in heavy falling snow between New Jersey and New York City during a winter storm in New York, U.S., February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Pakistan military airlifts first COVID-19 vaccine consignment from China 01 Feb 2021 - 08:18 pm
A general view of the first consignment of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines from China, seen offloading from a plane at the Noor Khan Airbase Rawalpindi, Pakistan in this handout photo released by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Febru