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EU moves toward stricter export controls for COVID-19 shots

Thursday, 25 March 2021, 07:42 Last update: about 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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...

Migrant father charged with son's death on journey to Greece

Thursday, 18 March 2021, 11:15 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

On a pine-covered hill above the sparkling Aegean Sea lies a boy’s grave. His first boat ride was his last — the sea claimed him before his sixth birthday. “He drowned in a...

EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer

Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 14:25 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

With summer looming and tourism-reliant countries anxiously waiting for the return of a steady influx of visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union's executive body presented a...

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