EU agency authorises Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine
Wednesday, 6 January 2021, 15:25
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
The European Union's medicines agency gave the green light Wednesday to Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine, a decision that gives the 27-nation bloc a second vaccine to use in the desperate battle to...
Dutch begin Covid-19 vaccinations; last EU nation to do so
Wednesday, 6 January 2021, 10:06
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Nearly two weeks after most other European Union nations, the Netherlands on Wednesday began its Covid-19 vaccination program, with nursing home staff and frontline workers in hospitals first in line...
UK's Johnson warns of more lockdown measures as virus soars
Sunday, 3 January 2021, 14:52
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Sunday that more onerous lockdown restrictions in England are likely as the country reels from a new coronavirus variant that has pushed infection rates to...
France praises nationality bid by British leader's dad
Saturday, 2 January 2021, 11:05
Last update: about 7 years ago
France's government cast a favourable light Friday on a reported bid by the father of Britain's prime minister to take up French nationality, saying it shows how attached Britons are to the European...
Curfew-busting New Year partygoers attack French police
Saturday, 2 January 2021, 11:01
Last update: about 7 years ago
Ravers at an underground, curfew-busting New Year's Eve party that drew at least 2,500 people in western France attacked the police sent to shut them down, torching one police vehicle and injuring...
2020 finally ending, but New Year's revelries muted by virus
Thursday, 31 December 2020, 10:44
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
This New Year's Eve is being celebrated like no other, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they'd prefer to forget. Australia will be among the...
Abortion legalised in Argentina
Wednesday, 30 December 2020, 13:15
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Argentina’s Senate passed a law legalising abortion in Pope Francis' homeland early Wednesday after a marathon 12-hour session, a victory for the women’s movement that has been fighting...
UK approves use of Astra Zeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine
Wednesday, 30 December 2020, 09:45
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Britain on Wednesday authorised emergency use of a second Covid-19 vaccine, becoming the first country to green light an easy-to-handle shot that its developers hope will become the “vaccine for...
UK hospitals struggle; tougher rules eyed to fight variant
Tuesday, 29 December 2020, 17:15
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
British officials are considering tougher coronavirus restrictions as the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients surpasses the first peak of the outbreak in the spring. Authorities are blaming...