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21 January 2021, Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) arrives wearing a protective mask for a press conference on the current situation at the Haus der Bundespressekonferenz. Topics include the decisions taken by the federal and state governments to combat the Corona pandemic, the Chancellor's upcoming virtual consultations with the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU), and relations with the United States following the inauguration of the new president. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa
21 January 2021, Saxony, Dresden: A participant in a protest action of the Dresden Hairdressers' and Cosmeticians' Guild holds two male hairdressing dummies with mouth guards in her hands on the Elbe meadows. With the action, the Dresden Hairdressers' Guild draws attention to the devastating situation in the Corona pandemic of hairdressing and cosmetics companies. Photo: Robert Michael/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa
21 January 2021, Saxony, Dresden: A participant in a protest action of the Dresden Hairdressers' and Cosmeticians' Guild holds a hairdressing dummy with a mouth guard and a piece of paper with the inscription "Your measures = ban on work and occupation" in her hands on the Elbe meadows. With this action, the hairdressers' guild Dresden draws attention to the devastating situation in the Corona pandemic of hairdressing and cosmetics companies. Photo: Robert Michael/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa
21 January 2021, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) speaks at a press conference on the current situation in the House of the Federal Press Conference. Topics include the decisions taken by the federal and state governments to combat the Corona pandemic, the Chancellor's upcoming virtual consultations with the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU), and relations with the United States following the inauguration of the new president. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa POOL/dpa
21 January 2021, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) speaks at a press conference on the current situation in the House of the Federal Press Conference. Topics include the decisions taken by the federal and state governments to combat the Corona pandemic, the Chancellor's upcoming virtual consultations with the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU), and relations with the United States following the inauguration of the new president. Photo: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters/Pool/dpa
21 January 2021, Bavaria, Passau: Annette Lauer, new head of the Bavarian Border Police, looks into the camera at a press conference to present the annual balance sheet of the work of the Bavarian Border Police. In addition, the previous head of the border police, Mannichl, will retire during the press conference. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa
21 January 2021, Bavaria, Passau: Annette Lauer, new head of the Bavarian Border Police, speaks at a press conference to present the annual review of the work of the Bavarian Border Police. In addition, the previous head of the border police, Mannichl, will retire during the press conference. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa
21 January 2021, Bavaria, Passau: Franz-Xaver Vogl, Vice-President of the Federal Police Headquarters in Munich, speaks at a press conference to present the annual review of the work of the Bavarian Border Police. In addition, the previous head of the border police, Mannichl, will retire and his successor will be introduced at the press conference. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa
21 January 2021, Bavaria, Passau: Franz-Xaver Vogl, Vice-President of the Federal Police Headquarters in Munich, speaks at a press conference to present the annual review of the work of the Bavarian Border Police. In addition, the previous head of the border police, Mannichl, will retire and his successor will be introduced at the press conference. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa
21 January 2021, Bavaria, Passau: The coat of arms of the Bavarian Border Police can be seen on a uniform at a press conference to present the annual review of the work of the Bavarian Border Police. In addition, the press conference will see the previous head of the border police, Mannichl, retire and his successor introduced. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa
21 January 2021, Brandenburg, Oranienburg: A first-grade student practices subtraction in a classroom at the Comenius School. The integrative primary school with language support groups had moved to Oranienburg-South into a new building five years ago. (to ""We are getting better every day" - Oranienburg school masters crisis") Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa
21 January 2021, Berlin: Greenpeace activists demonstrate in front of the Federal Foreign Office for Germany to join the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The United Nations (UN) Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is to enter into force this Friday. It prohibits the development, production, possession, stockpiling, and use of nuclear bombs. A majority of 122 countries agreed to the treaty in 2017 at the United Nations General Assembly. Germany has not signed it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
21 January 2021, Hessen, Biebesheim am Rhein: A white stork sits on its nest in the pouring rain. Here, where one of the largest breeding colonies of the imposing migratory birds can be found in the warmer months, only a few animals are currently braving the cold. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa
21 January 2021, Hessen, Biebesheim am Rhein: A white stork sits on its nest in the pouring rain. Here, where one of the largest breeding colonies of the imposing migratory birds can be found in the warmer months, only a few animals are currently braving the cold. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa
U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order after speaking during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, left, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Jen Psaki, White House press secretary, speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order after speaking during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, wears a protective mask while speaking to members of the media before an event on the Biden administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Joe Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Jen Psaki, White House press secretary, speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Pens bearing the signature of U.S. President Joe Biden before an event on the Biden administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, listens as U.S. President Joe Biden, not pictured, speaks on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Jen Psaki, White House press secretary, listens during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order after speaking during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Pens bearing the signature of U.S. President Joe Biden before an event on the Biden administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Jen Psaki, White House press secretary, speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order after speaking during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, wears a protective mask while arriving before an event on the Biden administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Joe Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
21 January 2021, Lower Saxony, Buckeburg: Stefan Birkner (r, FDP), Helge Limburg (2nd from right, Bundnis 90/Die Grunen) and J?rg Mielke (3rd from left, SPD), head of the state chancellery, sit in the Lower Saxony state court at the start of the trial. The court is hearing a lawsuit filed by the opposition, which felt insufficiently informed and involved by the state government at the beginning of the Corona crisis. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa
21 January 2021, Lower Saxony, Buckeburg: Helge Limburg (r, Bundnis 90/Die Grunen) and J?rg Mielke (M, SPD), head of the state chancellery, wait for the trial to begin in Lower Saxony's state court. The court is hearing a complaint by the opposition, which felt insufficiently informed and involved by the state government at the beginning of the Corona crisis. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa
21 January 2021, Lower Saxony, Buckeburg: A sign hangs at the entrance of the Lower Saxony State Court. The court is hearing a lawsuit filed by the opposition, which felt insufficiently informed and involved by the state government at the beginning of the Corona crisis. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa
21 January 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Members of IG Metall draw attention to their demands with a protest action in front of the House of Bavarian Industry, holding a "syringe" with the inscription "4% volume" in their hands. On 21.01.2021, the second round of collective bargaining for employees in the Bavarian metal and electrical industry will take place. The IG Metall demands four percent more money for the employees of the industry. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa
21 January 2021, Lower Saxony, Buckeburg: Stefan Birkner (r, FDP), Helge Limburg (2nd from right, Bundnis 90/Die Grunen) and J?rg Mielke (3rd from left, SPD), head of the state chancellery, stand at the start of the trial in Lower Saxony's state court. The court is hearing a complaint by the opposition, which felt insufficiently informed and involved by the state government at the beginning of the Corona crisis. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa
21 January 2021, Lower Saxony, Buckeburg: Helge Limburg (l, Bundnis 90/Die Grunen) and J?rg Mielke (r, SPD), head of the state chancellery, stand at the start of the trial in Lower Saxony's state court. The court is hearing a complaint by the opposition, which felt insufficiently informed and involved by the state government at the beginning of the Corona crisis. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa
21 January 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Johann Horn, district leader and negotiator of IG Metall Bavaria, speaks in front of the Haus der bayerischen Wirtschaft during a protest action by members of IG Metall. On 21.01.2021, the second round of collective bargaining for employees in the Bavarian metal and electrical industry will take place. The IG Metall demands four percent more money for the employees of the industry. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa
21 January 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Members of IG Metall draw attention to their demands with a protest action in front of the House of Bavarian Industry, holding a poster with the inscription "Our vaccine for - purchasing power - secure jobs and prospects". On 21.01.2021, the second round of collective bargaining for employees in the Bavarian metal and electrical industry will take place. The IG Metall demands four percent more money for the employees of the industry. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa
21 January 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Johann Horn, district leader and negotiator of IG Metall Bavaria, speaks in front of the Haus der bayerischen Wirtschaft during a protest action by members of IG Metall. On 21.01.2021, the second round of collective bargaining for employees in the Bavarian metal and electrical industry will take place. The IG Metall demands four percent more money for the employees of the industry. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa
21 January 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Members of IG Metall draw attention to their demands with a protest action in front of the House of Bavarian Industry, holding a "syringe" with the inscription "Future contracts" in their hands. On 21.01.2021, the second round of collective bargaining for employees in the Bavarian metal and electrical industry will take place. The IG Metall demands four percent more money for the employees of the industry. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa
21 January 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Members of IG Metall draw attention to their demands with a protest action in front of the House of Bavarian Industry, holding "syringes" with the inscription "4% volume" and "takeover" in their hands. On 21.01.2021, the second round of collective bargaining for employees in the Bavarian metal and electrical industry will take place. The IG Metall demands four percent more money for the employees of the industry. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa
21 January 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Members of IG Metall draw attention to their demands with a protest action in front of the House of Bavarian Industry, holding a "syringe" with the inscription "Future contracts" in their hands. On 21.01.2021, the second round of collective bargaining for employees in the Bavarian metal and electrical industry will take place. The IG Metall demands four percent more money for the employees of the industry. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa
21 January 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Members of IG Metall draw attention to their demands with a protest action in front of the House of Bavarian Industry, holding a "syringe" with the inscription "Takeover" in their hands. On 21.01.2021 the second round of collective bargaining for the employees of the Bavarian metal and electrical industry takes place. The IG Metall demands four percent more money for the employees of the industry. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa
21 January 2021, Bavaria, Munich: A stone with the inscription "Hey vbm, your arguments are flatter than this stone", lies in front of the House of Bavarian Industry during a protest action by members of IG Metall. On 21.01.2021, the second round of collective bargaining for employees in the Bavarian metal and electrical industry will take place. The IG Metall demands four percent more money for the employees of the industry. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa
21 January 2021, Hessen, Heuchelheim: Volker Bouffier (CDU, r), Minister President of the State of Hesse, and his wife Ursula talk to Werner Langlitz (91) from Gedern during a visit to the vaccination centre. The first six regional vaccination centres in Hesse have been open since 19 January. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa/POOL/dpa
United States Senator Jon Tester (Democrat of Montana), left, speaks to US Senator Richard Blumenthal (Democrat of Connecticut), as Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, wears a protective mask while speaking to members of the media after a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, listens during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the n sation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, smiles during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, wears a protective mask while speaking to members of the media after a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, smiles during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the n sation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
United States Senator Todd Young (Republican of Indiana), speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
United States Senator Todd Young (Republican of Indiana), speaks as Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, left, listens during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
United States Senator Todd Young (Republican of Indiana), smiles during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Peter Buttigieg exits after the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Peter Buttigieg stands at a microphone after he exits the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, puts on a protective mask during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the n sation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, center, wears a protective mask while departing after a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
United States Senator Maria Cantwell (Democrat of Oregon), Ranking Member, US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, left, speaks to staff as Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), second from left, chats with United States Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (Democrat of Nevada), second from right and United States Senator Jon Ossoff (Democrat of Georgia), right, following a photo op with other newly elected Democratic United States Senators at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Rod Lamkey / CNP | usage worldwide
21 January 2021, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) speaks at a press conference on the current situation in the House of the Federal Press Conference. Topics include the decisions taken by the federal and state governments to combat the Corona pandemic, the Chancellor's upcoming virtual consultations with the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU), and relations with the United States following the inauguration of the new president. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa POOL/dpa
21 January 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schwerin: Lorenz Caffier (CDU), former Minister of the Interior of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, comes to the special session of the state parliament of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the current Corona situation. After the extension of the lockdown in Germany until 14.02.2021, the Schwerin state parliament discusses the further steps in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Photo: Jens Buttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa
21 January 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schwerin: Lorenz Caffier (CDU), former Minister of the Interior of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, comes to the special session of the state parliament of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the current Corona situation. After the extension of the lockdown in Germany until 14.02.2021, the Schwerin state parliament discusses the further steps in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Photo: Jens Buttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks to members of the media before an event on the Biden administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks to members of the media before an event on the Biden administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, right, listen during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, right, listen during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
Pens bearing the signature of U.S. President Joe Biden before an event on the Biden administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a protective mask while speaking during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a protective mask while speaking during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order after speaking during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, left, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
United States President Joe Biden speaks as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, right, listen during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide
21 January 2021, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) speaks at a press conference on the current situation in the House of the Federal Press Conference. Topics include the decisions taken by the federal and state governments to combat the Corona pandemic, the Chancellor's upcoming virtual consultations with the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU), and relations with the United States following the inauguration of the new president. Photo: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters/Pool/dpa
21 January 2021, Iraq, Baghdad: Members of Iraqi security forces stand at the scene of a twin suicide attack in a street market selling used clothes in central Baghdad. At least 28 people were killed and more than 70 were injured in a twin suicide attack that targeted the bustling commercial neighbourhood of Bab Al Sharqi after two suicide bombers blew themselves up while being pursued by security forces. Photo: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa
21 January 2021, Iraq, Baghdad: Members of Iraqi security forces stand at the scene of a twin suicide attack in a street market selling used clothes in central Baghdad. At least 28 people were killed and more than 70 were injured in a twin suicide attack that targeted the bustling commercial neighbourhood of Bab Al Sharqi after two suicide bombers blew themselves up while being pursued by security forces. Photo: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa
21 January 2021, Iraq, Baghdad: An Iraqi boy walks over blood at the scene of a twin suicide attack in a street market selling used clothes in central Baghdad. At least 28 people were killed and more than 70 were injured in a twin suicide attack that targeted the bustling commercial neighbourhood of Bab Al Sharqi after two suicide bombers blew themselves up while being pursued by security forces. Photo: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa
21 January 2021, Iraq, Baghdad: Members of Iraqi security forces gather at the scene of a twin suicide attack in a street market selling used clothes in central Baghdad. At least 28 people were killed and more than 70 were injured in a twin suicide attack that targeted the bustling commercial neighbourhood of Bab Al Sharqi after two suicide bombers blew themselves up while being pursued by security forces. Photo: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa
21 January 2021, Iraq, Baghdad: Blood is seen spattered on ground at the scene of a twin suicide attack in a street market selling used clothes in central Baghdad. At least 28 people were killed and more than 70 were injured in a twin suicide attack that targeted the bustling commercial neighbourhood of Bab Al Sharqi after two suicide bombers blew themselves up while being pursued by security forces. Photo: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa
21 January 2021, Iraq, Baghdad: Iraqi vendors clean up at the scene of a twin suicide attack in a street market selling used clothes in central Baghdad. At least 28 people were killed and more than 70 were injured in a twin suicide attack that targeted the bustling commercial neighbourhood of Bab Al Sharqi after two suicide bombers blew themselves up while being pursued by security forces. Photo: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa
21 January 2021, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) speaks at a press conference on the current situation in the House of the Federal Press Conference. Topics include the decisions taken by the federal and state governments to combat the Corona pandemic, the Chancellor's upcoming virtual consultations with the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU), and relations with the United States following the inauguration of the new president. The poster says: masks required. Photo: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters/Pool/dpa
21 January 2021, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) speaks at a press conference on the current situation in the House of the Federal Press Conference. Topics include the decisions taken by the federal and state governments to combat the Corona pandemic, the Chancellor's upcoming virtual consultations with the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU), and relations with the United States following the inauguration of the new president. Photo: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters/Pool/dpa
21 January 2021, Hessen, Heuchelheim: A sign with the words "Impfzentrum" (vaccination centre) and a Covid logo is placed on a road near the vaccination centre in Heuchelheim near Gie?en. The first six regional vaccination centres in Hesse have been open since 19 January. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa
21 January 2021, Hessen, Heuchelheim: A sign with the inscription "Covid-19 Impfzentrum" and a Covid logo is placed on a road near the vaccination centre in Heuchelheim near Giessen. The first six regional vaccination centres in Hesse have been open since 19 January. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa
21 January 2021, Hessen, Heuchelheim: Volker Bouffier (CDU), Minister President of the State of Hesse, comes out of a booth with "Arztgesprach 6" written above it during a visit to the vaccination centre in Heuchelheim near Giessen. The first six regional vaccination centres in Hesse have been open since 19 January. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa/POOL/dpa
21 January 2021, Hessen, Heuchelheim: A man stands in front of an information monitor in the vaccination centre in Heuchelheim near Giessen with the inscription "3rd vaccination. Corona vaccination is carried out by trained professionals.". The first six regional vaccination centres in Hesse have been open since 19 January. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa/POOL/dpa
21 January 2021, Hessen, Heuchelheim: Vaccination patients stand in front of an information monitor with the inscription "Thank you for getting vaccinated!" at the vaccination centre in Heuchelheim near Gie?en. The first six regional vaccination centres in Hesse have been open since 19 January. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa/POOL/dpa
21 January 2021, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) speaks at a press conference on the current situation in the House of the Federal Press Conference. Topics include the decisions taken by the federal and state governments to combat the Corona pandemic, the Chancellor's upcoming virtual consultations with the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU), and relations with the United States following the inauguration of the new president. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa POOL/dpa
21 January 2021, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) speaks at a press conference on the current situation in the House of the Federal Press Conference. Topics include the decisions taken by the federal and state governments to combat the Corona pandemic, the Chancellor's upcoming virtual consultations with the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU), and relations with the United States following the inauguration of the new president. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa POOL/dpa
