France hits unwanted milestone: Over 100,000 virus deaths
Friday, 16 April 2021, 07:36
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
France on Thursday became the third country in Europe after the U.K. and Italy to reach the unwanted milestone of 100,000 COVID-19-related deaths as new infections and deaths surged due to virus...
Europe has surpassed 1 million COVID-19 deaths
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 14:07
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
A top official from the World Health Organization says Europe has surpassed 1 million deaths from COVID-19 and the situation remains “serious,” with about 1.6 million new cases reported...
EU throws weight behind Pfizer-BioNTech and new technology
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 07:03
Last update: about 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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...