Chinese authorities find Covid-19 cluster at major chicken processing plant in Harbin as Beijing introduces new curbs
A new cluster of Covid-19 has been detected in Harbin, in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province,…More
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Modi praises India’s ‘self-reliance’ in Covid-19 vaccine production as the country administers millionth jab
The Indian prime minister has talked up his country’s capacity to overcome the coronavirus pandemic…More
Hungary to build plant for manufacturing own vaccine, says PM Orban, after criticizing EU immunization program
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said the country needs a new facility to ensure…More
Poland threatens Pfizer with legal action after Covid-19 vaccine delay as Italy’s government backs action against the pharma giant
The Polish government has warned it will take legal action against drugmaker Pfizer, after the…More
Google threatens to REMOVE search engine in Australia if legislators force it to share profits with news content creators
Australians could soon be deprived of Google’s ubiquitous search engine, with the web behemoth threatening…More
US to resume WHO funding under Biden, UN agency chief hails move as a ‘good day for global health’
The US has announced it will resume funding the World Health Organization (WHO), months after…More
‘Very high risk’: ECDC urges tougher Covid-19 measures amid mutant strains from UK, Brazil, and South Africa
The Covid-19 strains from the UK, Brazil and South Africa pose a very high risk…More
Lockdown extended in Portugal with schools to close for 15 days amid record spike in Covid-19 deaths
Portugal is to shut all schools and universities from Friday, its prime minister has said,…More
Politicians among 48 arrested in huge Italian bust on ‘Ndrangheta mafia, hundreds of millions in cash seized
Anti-mafia police carried out sweeping early-morning raids against Italy’s most powerful mafia, the ‘Ndrangheta, on…More
France has become ‘a nation of 66 million prosecutors,’ says Macron, rejecting criticism of government’s pandemic response
French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his government and its response to the Covid-19 pandemic,…More