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EU throws weight behind Pfizer-BioNTech and new technology

Thursday, 15 April 2021, 07:03 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

In a stinging rebuke to pharma giant AstraZeneca Wednesday, the European Union announced plans to negotiate a massive contract extension for Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine insisting the 27-nation...

Biden on Afghanistan: `Time to end America's longest war'

Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 16:36 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

President Joe Biden says the Sept. 11 attacks “cannot explain” why U.S. forces should remain in Afghanistan 20 years later and that “it is time for American troops to come...

AP source: Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in prison

Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 16:32 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme, died in a federal prison early Wednesday, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. He was...

UK hits vaccine target; Johnson warns of more virus deaths

Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 07:14 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Britain began offering coronavirus vaccinations to anyone over 45 on Tuesday after hitting its target of giving at least one dose to everyone over 50 by the middle of April. Despite the good...

Virus impact to cause global 'aftershocks' - report

Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 07:10 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The effects of the coronavirus pandemic are expected to contribute over the next year to “humanitarian and economic crises, political unrest, and geopolitical competition,”...

Updated (2): Johnson & Johnson delays vaccine rollout in Europe

Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 13:35 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Johnson & Johnson says it is delaying the rollout of its coronavirus vaccine in Europe amid a U.S. probe into rare blood clots. The company announced the decision Tuesday after regulators in...

Chilly weather doesn't dampen UK joy at lockdown easing

Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 07:22 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

 People across Britain flocked to shed shaggy locks and browse for clothes, books and other “non-essential” items as shops, gyms, hairdressers, restaurant patios and beer gardens...

Pubs, hairdressers set to reopen as UK eases virus lockdown

Monday, 12 April 2021, 06:46 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Millions of people in Britain will get their first chance in months for haircuts, casual shopping and restaurant meals on Monday, as the government takes the next step on its lockdown-lifting road...

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