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IMAGE COPYRIGHTEPAimage captionEU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen oversees trade relations with the UK The European Parliament is expected to ratify the post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal – a key move to ensure that tariff- and quota-free trade continues. The Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) has been operating provisionally since …

The European Union said Monday it had launched legal action against the British-Swedish drug company AstraZeneca after it repeatedly under-delivered on its shipments of Covid-19 vaccines to the bloc. The 27 nations in the European Union have rolled out a relatively sluggish vaccination program as the company’s deliveries to the union have …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGES The US will share up to 60 million doses of its AstraZeneca vaccine with other countries as they become available, the White House says. The doses will be able to be exported in the coming months after a federal safety review, AP news agency reports. Although the …

 Google Argentina Google Argentina’s domain name was bought by a web designer while the site was out of action for two hours in the country last Wednesday. Nicolas Kurona, aged 30, said he managed to buy Google.com.ar through a normal, legal process. “I never imagined that it was going to …

Film drama Nomadland has scooped three Oscars including best picture, while British stars Sir Anthony Hopkins and Daniel Kaluuya have won acting awards. Nomadland’s Chloe Zhao made history as the first woman of color and second woman to win the best director. Sir Anthony, 83, is the oldest winner of …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGES US health regulators have lifted an 11-day pause on the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid-19 jab, but will add a warning label about the potential for extremely rare blood clots. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) panel earlier approved restarting US rollout of the shot. …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTEUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCYimage captionPatients were evacuated from the hospital on Friday morning after the blaze was put out At least 13 patients have died after a fire broke out in the intensive care unit of an Indian hospital treating Covid patients near Mumbai. The blaze, which took place early …

Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images Pope Francis has just added his voice. In a video recorded in the Vatican, he warned that the climate crisis will take on an even greater significance in the post-pandemic world. Leaders must do more to protect the gift of nature, he stressed. In another message, …

The conviction of Derek Chauvin by a Minneapolis court is regarded around the world as a big feat in the fight against racism and injustice against persons of black origin. All over the world, the murder of George Floyd was seen as attack on the black race and his vindication …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTEPA A federal investigation has been launched into policing practices in the city of Minneapolis, a day after one of its former officers was convicted of the murder of George Floyd. The justice department will look at whether there has been a pattern “of unconstitutional or unlawful policing”, Attorney …