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EU: AstraZeneca to supply 9 million more vaccine doses

Monday, 1 February 2021, 07:06 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has agreed to supply 9 million additional doses of its coronavirus vaccine to the European Union during the first quarter, the bloc's executive arm said...

Russia arrests over 4,000 at wide protests backing Navalny

Sunday, 31 January 2021, 17:09 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up nationwide...

UK sees smooth vaccine supplies after EU addresses 'mistake'

Sunday, 31 January 2021, 06:33 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The British government said Saturday that it does not expect any disruptions to its orders for coronavirus vaccines after the European Union emphasized it would not trigger an emergency provision of...

EU tightens vaccine export rules, creates post-Brexit outcry

Saturday, 30 January 2021, 05:54 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The European Union introduced tighter rules Friday on exports of COVID-19 vaccines that could hit shipments to nations like the United Kingdom, deepening a dispute with London over scarce supplies of...

In virus-struck Europe, jabs trigger intense political fight

Friday, 29 January 2021, 12:34 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

There was little effort to mask the gloating, just one month after Britain's full — and, at times, tempestuous — divorce from the European Union. In big bold type, the vaccination...

EXPLAINER: Why it's hard to make vaccines and boost supplies

Friday, 29 January 2021, 07:08 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

With demand for COVID-19 vaccines outpacing the world’s supplies, a frustrated public and policymakers want to know: How can we get more? A lot more. Right away. The problem:...

UN experts fault Italy in drownings of over 200 migrants

Thursday, 28 January 2021, 07:42 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Independent human rights experts who work with the United Nations say Italy failed to protect the “right to life” of over 200 migrants who died when the boat they were on sank in the...

EU official: AstraZeneca pulls out of vaccine delivery talks

Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 12:18 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

AstraZeneca has pulled out of meeting with the European Union to discuss delayed vaccine commitments to the bloc, an EU official said. The official, who asked not to be identified because of the...

Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary online amid pandemic

Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 10:40 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Tova Friedman hid among corpses at Auschwitz amid the chaos of the extermination camp's final days. Just 6 years old at the time, the Poland-born Friedman was instructed by her mother to lie...

UK eyes traveller quarantine as virus toll passes 100,000

Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 07:32 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Britain's official death toll in the coronavirus pandemic passed 100,000 on Tuesday, a dreaded milestone reached as the government considered imposing hotel quarantines on international travelers to...

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