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Activists take part in a protest after the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden, in Portland, Oregon, U.S. January 20, 2021.

07:17 GMT 21 January 2021 / updated: 07:53 GMT US

Antifa 'Congratulates' Biden on Inauguration by Smashing Windows of Dems Headquarters in Portland

A health worker prepares a syringe with the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination center in Le Cannet, France, January 19, 2021

Part of a Bumpy Road? Thousands of Moderna Vaccine Doses Set Aside in Maine, Michigan

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki removes her face mask before speaking in the James S Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, after the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, U.S., January 20, 2021

'Funny Dems Don't Know What Truth Is': Jen Psaki Trolled for Vowing to Bring 'Transparency' Back

A migrant from Afghanistan grabs for an EU flag next to his tent at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees near the village of Idomeni not far from the Greek-Macedonian border on May 1, 2016.

'You Destroy the Whole of Europe': Sweden Democrat MEP Attacks EU's 'Headless' Immigration Policy

Trump Didn't Pardon Assange or Snowden Because 'There Was Nothing In It' For Him, Journalist Argues

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