International airline body hails ‘successful’ use of health passport while industry tussles over how much intrusion is enough
The International Air Transport Association has claimed a win for its vaccine certificate program, pointing…More
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Paris among 16 areas of France plunged into month-long lockdown as third Covid-19 wave rips through country
Some 16 areas of France, including the capital, Paris, will be locked down for four…More
‘Nothing else explains it’: Norwegian scientists say AstraZeneca DID cause blood clots, as British & Dutch experts dismiss theory
Norwegian scientists have linked the AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots – a condition seen in…More
Italy, France and other EU states to restart AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine use after EU regulator’s blood clot review
The rollout of AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine will resume in Italy from Friday, Prime Minister Mario…More
Pakistani army general urges nuclear rival India to ‘bury the past’, help create conditions for peace
The head of the Pakistani army, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, said on Thursday that India…More
One last failed bid to end the Forever War: Pentagon adviser dishes details of Trump’s final failure to end Afghanistan quagmire
Despite an executive order in November mandating the withdrawal of all remaining troops in Afghanistan,…More
‘Risk of transmission negligible’: Iceland opens borders to tourists vaccinated against Covid-19
Iceland has become one of the first countries in the world to let in foreign…More
‘Safe & effective’: EU drugs regulator backs AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab, though ‘can’t definitively rule out’ blood clot link
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is continuing to study reports of rare blood clot events…More
UAE cancels planned summit with Israel and Arab states over Netanyahu ‘electioneering’ concerns
The United Arab Emirates has canceled a state summit with Israel and Arab states that…More
‘Pass’ of no return? EU’s free-travel certificate (aka ‘vaccine passport’) risks falling victim to members’ row over conditions
While supporting the idea that freedom of travel should be restored, EU member states may…More