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Sat, December 5, 2020 | 13:47

Britain to begin COVID-19 vaccinations within days

Britain to begin COVID-19 vaccinations within days

Britain became the first country in the world to authorize a rigorously tested COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday and could be dispensing shots within days _ a historic step toward eventually ending the outbreak that has killed more than 1.4 million people around the globe.

2020-12-03 11:19

Ex-French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing dies of COVID-19

Ex-French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing dies of COVID-19

Valery Giscard d'Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, died on Wednesday. He was 94. Giscard d'Estaing's office said he passed away in his family home in the Loir-et-Cher region, in central France, after contracting COVID-19.

2020-12-03 11:00

UK approves Pfizer vaccine for emergency use

UK approves Pfizer vaccine for emergency use

Pfizer and BioNTech say they've won permission Wednesday for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the world's first coronavirus shot that's backed by rigorous science -- and a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic. The move makes Britain one of the first countries to begin vaccinating its population as it tries to curb Europe's deadliest COVID-19 out...

2020-12-02 16:16

Sweden mother 'kept son locked up for decades'

Sweden mother 'kept son locked up for decades'

A woman in Sweden suspected of holding her son captive inside their apartment for decades has been arrested, police said on Tuesday, with reports claiming the man was found undernourished with infected sores on his body and almost no teeth. Stockholm police spokesman Ola Osterling told AFP the man had been "locked up for a very long time" in the apartment in a southern Stockh...

2020-12-02 11:02

Pfizer-BioNTech seek EU emergency approval for COVID-19 vaccine, target Dec rollout

Pfizer-BioNTech seek EU emergency approval for COVID-19 vaccine, target Dec rollout

Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine could be rolled out in Europe this month, the companies said on Tuesday after they applied for EU emergency approval for the shot.

2020-12-01 20:30

Moderna applies for authorization of COVID-19 vaccine in US, EU

Moderna applies for authorization of COVID-19 vaccine in US, EU

U.S. firm Moderna says it will submit its COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and conditional approval from the European Medicines Agency on Monday.

2020-11-30 21:11

Iran mulls response as it prepares to bury killed nuclear scientist

Iran mulls response as it prepares to bury killed nuclear scientist

Debate raged in Iran on Sunday over how and when to respond to a top nuclear scientist's assassination, blamed on arch-foe Israel, as his body was honoured at Shiite shrines to prepare it for burial. Two days after Mohsen Fakhrizadeh died from wounds sustained in a firefight between his guards and unidentified gunmen near Tehran, parliament demanded a halt to international in...

2020-11-30 11:41

Police detain more than 150 anti-lockdown protesters in London

Police detain more than 150 anti-lockdown protesters in London

British police arrested more than 150 people at an anti-lockdown protest on Saturday, they said after the demonstration.

2020-11-29 21:02

'Silent majority' of Poles favor strict abortion law

'Silent majority' of Poles favor strict abortion law

While mass protests against a court verdict backing a near-total ban on abortion have taken on an increasingly political flavour in Poland, the devout Catholic country is far from turning pro-choice. Surveys show that Poles have grown comfortable with existing abortion legislation - among Europe's most restrictive - adopted in 1993 as part of a church-state compromise after t...

2020-11-29 11:40

Clashes in protests as France reels from police violence

Clashes in protests as France reels from police violence

Police and demonstrators clashed in Paris on Saturday as tens of thousands took to the streets to protest against new security legislation, a controversy intensified by the beating and racial abuse of a black man that shocked France. The demonstrations against the security law - which would restrict the publictation of police officers' faces - took place nationwide with 46,00...

2020-11-29 10:39

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