New Delhi (AP) – India on Sunday authorized two COVID-19 vaccines, paving the way for a massive inoculation program to prevent coronavirus epidemics in the world’s second most populous country. The Indian drug regulator has given emergency powers to vaccines developed by Oxford University and UK-based drug manufacturer AstraZeneca, and …
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HELSINKI (AP) – Rescue teams searching for survivors four days after a landslide in a Norwegian village found no signs of life on Saturday amid dilapidated buildings and debris. Three bodies have been exhumed but investigators are still searching for seven more people believed to be missing. The landslide in …
Read More »Considering Italy, the old observer bias was laid bare by the epidemic
ROME (AP) – From its newsstand at the bottom of two hilly streets in Rome, Armando Alviti has been sharing the excitement for newspapers, magazines and locals almost every evening for more than half a century. “CEO, Armando,” his clients greet him as part of their routine. “Kiao, Amor (love)” …
Read More »The UK-EU offers a quiet New Year’s breathing room after the Brexit split
LONDON (AP) – Relations between the European Union and Britain continue to move ferries and trains on both sides of the English Channel on a quiet New Year’s Eve after an overnight earthquake. The busy freight route between southeastern England and northwestern France is now undergoing changes as the UK …
Read More »The New Year brings the final UK-EU Brexit split
LONDON (AP) – Still living together as a divorced couple, Britain and the European Union are battling 2020 and wondering if they can stay friends. On Thursday, the UK is finally coming out. At 11pm – Midnight at the EU headquarters in Brussels – Britain 11 months after its political …
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