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Huawei CFO leaves Canada after US deal on fraud charges, detained Canadians head home 25 Sep 2021 - 11:39 am
Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves court and the conclusion of a hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
Mexico to use only Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on at-risk kids 24 Sep 2021 - 09:44 pm
A vial labelled with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Bolsonaro's son and two cabinet members diagnosed with COVID-19 24 Sep 2021 - 09:38 pm
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro greets supporters outside his hotel during the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 21, 2021. REUTERS/Stephen Yang/File Photo
CDC director says boosters needed to protect workers 24 Sep 2021 - 09:31 pm
Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, looks on prior to a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 20, 2021. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS/
Biden says COVID-19 boosters will be free 24 Sep 2021 - 06:51 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden responds to a question from a reporter after speaking about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and booster shots in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
4DMedical lung imagery sheds more light on 'long COVID' effects 24 Sep 2021 - 06:31 pm
Hospital staff do an x-ray of the lung of a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Hospital del Mar, where an additional ward has been opened to deal with an increase in coronavirus patients in Barcelona, Spain July 15, 2021. REUTERS
Moderna to supply 20 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Peru 24 Sep 2021 - 05:34 pm
Vials of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna are seen in the town of Ricany near Prague, Czech Republic, February 25, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo/File Photo
US CDC backs COVID-19 boosters for high-risk workers, director breaks with panel 24 Sep 2021 - 03:18 pm
A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tami Chappell/File Photo
California governor signs $15 bln package to tackle climate change 24 Sep 2021 - 01:02 pm
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Lawmakers, air industry call for new action on unruly passengers 23 Sep 2021 - 11:44 pm
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VP Harris thanks India's Modi for resuming vaccine exports 23 Sep 2021 - 11:35 pm
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks beside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
UN looks for recipe to tackle global food dysfunction 23 Sep 2021 - 09:42 pm
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a high-level meeting to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action:
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle visit New York's World Trade Center 23 Sep 2021 - 08:19 pm
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, wave while visiting the 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Panama approaching herd immunity against COVID-19, president says 23 Sep 2021 - 08:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Panamanian health worker receives the second shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Santo Tomas Hospital, in Panama City, Panama February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Erick Marciscano/File Photo
New York faces new flood threat just weeks after Ida’s havoc 23 Sep 2021 - 07:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: Clouds form over Manhattan ahead of Hurricane Henri arriving in New York City, U.S., August 21, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Novavax applies to WHO for emergency listing of COVID-19 vaccine 23 Sep 2021 - 07:27 pm
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Biden administration takes aim at climate warming gas 23 Sep 2021 - 11:53 am
File photo: Climate activists dressed as penguins sit on refrigerators during a protest outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, March 12, 2009. Reuters/Francois Lenoir (Belgium) /File Photo
US FDA clears Pfizer Covid-19 booster for older and at-risk Americans 23 Sep 2021 - 10:55 am
File photo: A medical worker fills a syringe with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the Covid-19 vaccination centre of 'Healthcare Centre' in Nis, Serbia, March 3, 2021. Reuters/Marko Djurica/File Photo