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President-elect Joe Biden waves to reporters as walks out of The Queen theater Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Wilmington, Del.

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Flags are placed on the National Mall ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.

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People hold signs as they assemble for a group photo following a vigil supporting a peaceful transition from President Donald Trump to President-elect Joe Biden, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Olympia, Wash. More than 100 people took part in the demonstration ahead of Biden's upcoming inauguratio…

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A visitor takes in the view from across the frozen moat of the Forbidden City during a snow day in Beijing Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. China is now dealing with coronavirus outbreaks across its frigid northeast, prompting additional lockdowns and travel bans.

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FILE - In this Dec.21, 2020 file photo, an information board is displayed at Gare du Nord train station in Paris. The chief of France's state rail the SNCF, which owns 55% of Eurostar, has sounded the alarm for the future of the train service that connects the UK with continental Europe.

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After receiving her vaccination against the novel coronavirus, 90-year-old Odores H. sits under the domed roof of the vaccination centre in the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Tuesday, Nov.19, 2021. This is where thousands of people usually gather for concerts and trade fairs, and where the state of…

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A pharmacist holds a vial of Pfizer-Biontech's Corona vaccine at the opening of the vaccination center in the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Jan.19, 2021. The state of Hesse operates one of its vaccination centers where thousands of people usually gather at concerts and trade fairs.

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An Israeli man receives his second Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from a Magen David Adom national emergency service volunteer, at a private nursing home, in Netanya, Israel, during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021.

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