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UK extends emergency coronavirus powers by 6 months

Friday, 26 March 2021, 07:10 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

British lawmakers agreed Thursday to prolong coronavirus emergency measures for six months, allowing the Conservative government to keep its unprecedented powers to restrict U.K. citizens’...

EU leaders grapple with surge of infections, vaccine issues

Friday, 26 March 2021, 07:06 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

European Union leaders failed to settle a fight about the distribution of COVID-19 shots among member states Thursday but pledged to strengthen vaccine export controls and production on EU soil amid a...

1 report, 4 theories: Scientists mull clues on virus' origin

Thursday, 25 March 2021, 12:39 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

A team of international and Chinese scientists is poised to report on its joint search for the origins of the coronavirus that sparked a pandemic after it was first detected in China over a year ago...

EU moves toward stricter export controls for COVID-19 shots

Thursday, 25 March 2021, 07:42 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The European Union moved Wednesday toward stricter export controls for coronavirus vaccines, seeking to make sure its 27 nations have more COVID-19 shots to boost the bloc's flagging vaccine campaign...

Beyond the pandemic: London's Tube battles to stay on track

Thursday, 25 March 2021, 07:35 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

When London came to a stop as a nationwide coronavirus lockdown was imposed a year ago, the Underground kept running as an essential service. But it was a strange and unnerving experience for its...

Extremist groups thrive on Facebook despite bans

Tuesday, 23 March 2021, 11:31 Last update: about 6 years ago

A new outside report found that Facebook has allowed groups - many tied to QAnon, boogaloo and militia movements - to glorify violence during the 2020 election and in the weeks leading up to the...

Israel votes: Netanyahu's fate hangs on Tuesday's elections

Tuesday, 23 March 2021, 10:43 Last update: about 6 years ago

Israelis began voting on Tuesday in the country's fourth parliamentary election in two years - a highly charged referendum on the divisive rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Opinion polls...

AstraZeneca vaccine effective for all ages, US tests show

Monday, 22 March 2021, 12:01 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine provided strong protection against sickness and eliminated hospitalizations and deaths from the disease across all age groups in a late-stage study in the United...

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