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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks to his office in Downing Street after a cabinet meeting in London, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.

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A medical worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the CHIREC St Anne-St Remi Clinic in Brussels, Belgium January 27, 2021.

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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2021

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Interviews
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US
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Last update: 09:19 GMT 28.01.2021
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Tech
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Last update: 05:50 GMT 28.01.2021
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Business
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Last update: 08:57 GMT 28.01.2021
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UK
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Last update: 09:08 GMT 28.01.2021
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US
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