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Fauci says first US COVID-19 vaccines could ship late December or early January 29 Oct 2020 - 09:42 pm
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 31, 2020. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Pakistan imposes mask order, curfew as coronavirus cases rise 29 Oct 2020 - 08:38 pm
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Russia's COVID-19 vaccine trial slows as focus shifts to second dose 29 Oct 2020 - 08:14 pm
Passengers wear protective face masks in a bus amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia October 29, 2020. A sign on a window reads:
Trump, Biden home in on critical battleground of Florida 29 Oct 2020 - 08:10 pm
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Thousands of German police plan to hunt out lockdown breakers 29 Oct 2020 - 07:57 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel wears a face mask as she attends a session of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Berlin, Germany, October 29, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Disneyland Paris to close again as France orders second virus lockdown 29 Oct 2020 - 07:45 pm
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Spain regions seal off perimeter to avoid new lockdown 29 Oct 2020 - 07:34 pm
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Lebanon, Israel end second round of maritime border talks 29 Oct 2020 - 05:01 pm
An aircraft flies over a base for U.N. peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura, near the Lebanese-Israeli border, southern Lebanon October 29, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Robots get private view of major pop art show 29 Oct 2020 - 02:59 pm
Philip Colbert poses for a photograph with robots that allow viewers to interactively engage with his Lobsteropolis exhibition at a preview event at the Saatchi Gallery in London, Britain, October 28, 2020. Picture taken October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Da
Moderna says preparing for launch of experimental coronavirus vaccine 29 Oct 2020 - 02:08 pm
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India's coronavirus cases cross 8 million, behind US 29 Oct 2020 - 01:33 pm
A health worker wearing protective gear prepares to conduct swab tests on people at a mobile Covid-19 coronavirus testing clinic at a bus stand in Bangalore on October 29, 2020. / AFP / Manjunath Kiran
Britain says it is doing everything it can to avoid national lockdown 29 Oct 2020 - 12:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: A person wearing a protective mask walks near a social distancing sign, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Coventry, Britain October 25, 2020. Reuters/Andrew Couldridge/File Photo
Japan's Shionogi readies COVID-19 vaccine for December trial- CEO 29 Oct 2020 - 12:44 pm
Isao Teshirogi, President and CEO at Shionogi & Co Ltd, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Three dead in knife attack in French city Nice 29 Oct 2020 - 12:43 pm
French members of the elite tactical police unit RAID enter to search the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice after a knife attack in Nice on October 29, 2020. AFP / Valery Hache
Singapore firm invents coronavirus breathalyser with results in seconds 29 Oct 2020 - 12:41 pm
A staff member demonstrates the usage of Breathonix breathalyzer test kit developed by Breathonix, a start-up by the National University of Singapore, able to detect the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) within a minute according to the company, at their lab
Trump, Biden to take campaign battle to critical battleground: Florida 29 Oct 2020 - 12:31 pm
Voters wait in line to cast their early ballots at the Hialeah John F. Kennedy Library polling station on October 28, 2020 in Hialeah, Florida.  Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP
The two-week season: coronavirus shrinks Philippines football league 29 Oct 2020 - 12:25 pm
This handout photo taken on October 28, 2020 and received on October 29 from the Philippine Football League (PFL) shows Jason Panhay (C) of Kaya FC-Iloilo being tackled by players from Maharlika Manila FC during their Philippine Football League football m
China's Kangtai starts mid-stage trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate 29 Oct 2020 - 12:20 pm
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