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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...

Italian PM Conte to resign, seek OK to form new coalition

Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 12:46 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte went to the presidential palace Tuesday to offer his resignation after a key coalition ally pulled his party’s support over Conte’s handling of the...

EU demands that vaccine makers honour their commitments

Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 12:43 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The European Union on Tuesday warned pharmaceutical giants that develop coronavirus vaccines to honour their contractual obligations after slow deliveries of shots from two companies hampered the...

COVID-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe's pandemic

Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 08:34 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

In the first week of December, Portugal’s prime minister gave his pandemic-weary people an early Christmas gift: restrictions on gatherings and travel due to COVID-19 would be lifted from Dec....

Chaos mars over-80s vaccine start in major German state

Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 07:07 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Thousands of elderly Germans faced online error messages and jammed up hotlines Monday as technical problems marred the start of the coronavirus vaccine campaign for over-80s in the country's most...

Italian premier to offer resignation as government wobbles

Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 07:02 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte intends to offer his resignation on Tuesday, his office said Monday, a move seen as gamble that the embattled leader will get a fresh mandate from the president to try...

EU pressures AstraZeneca to deliver vaccines as promised

Monday, 25 January 2021, 13:54 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The European Union is pressuring the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to deliver more coronavirus vaccine doses to its 27 nations and to stick to its initial promises once the jab gets EU approval,...

UK vaccination drive expands as virus toll nears 100,000

Monday, 25 January 2021, 07:17 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Britain is expanding a coronavirus vaccination program that has seen more than 6 million people get the first of two doses — even as the country’s death toll in the pandemic approaches...

China pushes fringe theories on pandemic origins, virus

Monday, 25 January 2021, 07:13 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Chinese state media have played up questions about Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine and whether it could be lethal to the very old. A government spokesperson suggests the coronavirus could have emerged from...

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