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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
Passengers confined to cabins after COVID-19 case on Singapore cruise 09 Dec 2020 - 09:38 am
Passengers look from their balconies of the Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas cruise ship, docked at Marina Bay Cruise Center after a passenger tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a cruise to nowhere, in Singapore, December 9, 20
Venice under water as complex dam system fails to activate 09 Dec 2020 - 12:21 am
A view shows a flooded St. Mark's Square with the Doge's Palace (R), the Bell Tower (Rear L), St. Mark's Basilica (Rear C) and a luminous Christmas Tree installation by Italian artist Fabrizio Plessi (Front C) on December 8, 2020 following a high tide
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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China bans US travel firm Tripadvisor's app, 104 others 08 Dec 2020 - 10:36 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
Swiss plan to ban public events to contain worsening COVID-19 situation 08 Dec 2020 - 08:49 pm
A man lights candles symbolizing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims during a candlelight vigil on the Bundesplatz, in front of the seat of the Swiss federal parliament, Bundeshaus, in Bern, Switzerland December 6, 2020. Picture taken December 6, 2
Trump to sign vaccine decree after questions raised on supply 08 Dec 2020 - 08:20 pm
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J&J readies 500 mn vaccine doses for poor countries 08 Dec 2020 - 07:52 pm
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Oxford/Astra first to publish final-stage vaccine trial results 08 Dec 2020 - 07:32 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
Pfizer shot effective, safe, FDA staff concludes before meeting 08 Dec 2020 - 04:50 pm
A nurse holds a phial of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Royal Free hospital in London on December 8, 2020 at the start of the UK's biggest ever vaccination programme.   AFP / POOL / Jack Hill
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
India could authorise COVID-19 vaccines in weeks, 300 million on priority list 08 Dec 2020 - 03:29 pm
A policeman directs crowd at a railway station amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, December 4, 2020. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
Belarus's Lukashenko slams Olympic ban amid protests 08 Dec 2020 - 02:42 pm
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