Disneyland Paris, normally Europe’s biggest tourist attraction, will from Saturday host a mass Covid vaccination site at its convention centre as France seeks to
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EU says on track for late summer ‘community immunity’
The European Commission believes Europe is on track to achieve “community immunity” to Covid-19 by late summer thanks to speeded-up vaccination dose deliveries, a
Canada pauses AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for under 55
The moves follow reports from Europe of rare but serious blood clots, bleeding and in some cases death after vaccination, mainly in young women.
Suez Canal remains blocked amid efforts to free stuck vessel
A giant container ship remained stuck sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal for a fifth day Saturday, as authorities prepared to make new attempts to
Stuck ship in Suez Canal imperils shipping worldwide
The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, ran aground Tuesday in the narrow, man-made canal dividing continental Africa
Poll points to AstraZeneca concerns as Europe protests grow
A memo from a group of Germany’s regions, seen by AFP, said the country’s partial lockdown should be extended into April because of rising
Europe can achieve herd immunity by July: EU commissioner
The note of optimism comes even as several European countries have started reimposing restrictions as they contend with surging coronavirus infections, and after mixed
Merkel says she would take Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
“Yes I would take the AstraZeneca vaccine,” Merkel told a news conference, adding she “would like to wait until it’s my turn but I
Covid-19 deaths in Europe pass 900,000: Report
EU regulator ‘convinced’ AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk
It has created a jagged divide across the globe, forcing politicians to assess the health risks of halting the shots at a time when
Rouhani urges Europe to avoid ‘threats or pressure’
Covid cases rising again in Europe, warns WHO
“Last week, new cases of Covid-19 in Europe grew nine per cent to touch a little over one million. This ends a promising six-week
Over 20 million get first dose of Covid vaccine in UK
Britain announced Sunday that it has given more than 20 million people at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, with the rapid rollout
Akira The Don – Using Machines Lyrics
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Biden declares ‘America is back’ in welcome words to allies
Without mentioning Trump, Biden mixed talk of a reinvigorated democratic alliance with a rebuke of his predecessor’s approach. ‘I know the past few years
Europe’s oldest person turns 117 after surviving Covid
Europe’s oldest person, French nun Sister Andre, turns 117 on Thursday after surviving Covid-19 last month and living through two world wars, with a
New Zealand detects first community case in 2 months
New Zealand health officials on Sunday confirmed the first case of Covid-19 in the community for more than two months, sparking urgent contract-tracing efforts
Covid: US passes 400,000 virus deaths as Europe battles surge
President-elect Joe Biden led a moving tribute Tuesday for US coronavirus victims – now more than 400,000 – as European nations battled record daily
Biden team says US will not lift travel bans
US President-elect Joe Biden’s spokeswoman quickly dismissed Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that a Covid-19 ban on travelers arriving from much of Europe and Brazil
Third national lockdown begins in UK
Britain has been among the countries worst-hit by Covid-19, with the second highest death toll in Europe and an economy that suffered the sharpest
WHO clears Pfizer vaccine for emergency use
The World Health Organization says it has cleared the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, meaning poorer countries may soon get access to the
450m people, 27 nations: Europe’s vaccination campaign in full swing
Europe begins vaccine rollout as new Covid variant spreads
‘Window of hope’: Europe prepares to launch Covid-19 vaccinations
Hungary stole a march on its fellow EU nations as it began vaccinating its people against Covid-19 on Saturday, a day ahead of rollouts
Sydney eases virus restrictions for Christmas
The eased restrictions stand in stark contrast to many places in Europe and elsewhere, which have been forced to tighten lockdown and travel rules
Swiss Parliament approves same-sex marriage
Switzerland’s Parliament approved a bill on Friday allowing same-sex couples to marry, finally bringing the small Alpine nation into line with much of Europe
WHO warns of ‘high risk’ of virus resurgence in Europe in early 2021
Mystery metal monolith pops up, this time in Poland
A mysterious metal monolith has popped up on a riverbank in the Polish capital Warsaw, the latest in a string of similar objects that
Covid-19 wrecked 2020. Will 2021 be different?
With a second Covid-19 wave currently battering Europe, the United States battling its third, and Hong Kong facing a fourth, disease specialists say they
Will request US, Europe vaccine authorization Monday: Moderna
Moderna Inc will apply for US and European emergency authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine on Monday after full results from a late-stage study showed