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'I don't want that' - France struggles to pitch AstraZeneca vaccine

Tasked with persuading shoppers at an outdoor market to consider taking the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Paris city hall employee Leo Martin was finding it a tough sell. "Which vaccine is...

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FE icon   Asia / South Asia

Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh hospitalised after contracting coronavirus

Former prime minister of India Manmohan Singh has been hospitalised after contracting for COVID-19, according to reports in the Indian media. The veteran Congress leader underwent a COVID-19 test after registering a fever and was subsequently admitted to Trauma Centre of Delhi's AIIMS on Monday, reports bdnews24.com citing NDTV. He has already received two doses of the coronavirus vaccine (Covaxin)...

Japanese journalist picked up by Myanmar troops from his home in Yangon

Delhi locks down as Covid cases surge

India accepts Serum Institute’s request for $400 million as grant

India is set to accept the Serum Institute of India's (SII) request for a grant of 30 billion rupees ($400 million) to boost its capacity to make the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, a government source with knowledge of the matter has said. SII, the world's biggest vaccine maker, had sought the funds to increase its monthly capacity to more than 100...

Philippines lifts suspension on AstraZeneca vaccine for under 60s

India struggles with Covid bed shortage

FE icon   Americas

FE icon   Americas

FedEx shooter legally bought guns used in shooting

The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis legally bought the two rifles used in the attack despite red flag laws designed to prevent such purchases, police said. A trace of the two guns found by investigators at the scene revealed that suspect Brandon Scott Hole, 19, of...

Canada reports second case of blood clots after immunisation with AstraZeneca vaccine

US Sikh group demands probe of possible hate bias

FedEx shooter legally bought guns used in shooting

The former employee who shot and killed eight...

Canada reports second case of blood clots after immunisation with AstraZeneca vaccine

Canada on Saturday reported a second case of...

US Sikh group demands probe of possible hate bias

Half of the eight workers shot to death...

Castro era in Cuba to end as Raul announces his retirement

Raul Castro confirmed he was handing over the...

Eight killed in mass shooting at FedEx warehouse in Indianapolis

At least eight people were killed in a...

US imposes fresh sanctions on Russia for ‘malign’ actions including election meddling

The United States on Thursday (US standard time)...

US set to announce new sanctions on Russia

The United States will announce sanctions on Russia...

Over 100 companies oppose US state voting restrictions

More than 100 US companies including Apple Inc,...

Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies at 82, in jail

Bernard Madoff, who for decades masqueraded as a...

Vice president Kamala Harris says she is planning to visit Guatemala

Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday she...

Brazil's P1 coronavirus variant may become more dangerous, study says

Brazil’s P1 coronavirus variant, behind a deadly COVID-19...

Asian-American businesses suffer more

After it shut down for two months last...

Biden ready to announce US withdrawal, even as peace eludes Afghanistan

Afghanistan by Sept 11 aims to close the...

More guns than people: Why tighter US firearms laws are unlikely

Here are some facts about gun violence in...

US senators match House bill to assist China's Uighur refugees

A bipartisan pair of US senators on Tuesday...

China push for global power tops US security threats: Intel report

China’s push for global power is the leading...

Biden proposes summit with Putin after Russia calls US 'adversary' over Ukraine

US President Joe Biden called on Russian President...

Biden to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by September 11

President Joe Biden plans to withdraw the remaining...

Floyd's brother offers 'spark of life' testimony at Chauvin murder trial

Prosecutors on Monday neared the end of their...

Ramsey Clark, former US attorney general who defended Gaddafi, Saddam, dead at 93

Former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark, who helped...

China's graft watchdog rebukes 'mukbang' binge-eating, drinking videos

China’s corruption watchdog has called on online video-sharing...

Facebook turns its headquarters into vaccination site

Facebook Inc said on Friday it is converting...

US considering cash payments to Central America to stem migration

The United States is considering a conditional cash...

Biden's budget fuels health, education spending showing sharp change from Trump

US President Joe Biden asked Congress to sharply...

US blacklists seven Chinese supercomputing entities

The US Commerce Department said Thursday it was...

Bolivia's Uru Uru lake appears to be made of plastic

Bolivia’s Uru Uru lake is more plastic than...

US to restore more than $200m in aid to Palestinians

The Biden administration plans to provide at least...

Trump adviser Giuliani asks judge to throw out $1.3b lawsuit over 'big lie' election claims

Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani asked...

California's Carlsbad Flower Fields welcome visitors

People took pictures amid waist-high blossoms in every...

India’s ‘double mutant’ Covid-19 variant detected in US

The “double mutant” variant of the coronavirus behind...

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FE icon   Europe

Queen Elizabeth stands alone as her 'strength' Philip is laid to rest

Queen Elizabeth and her family paid their last respects to...

Prince Philip makes final journey followed by Charles, William and Harry

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny at growing risk of kidney failure

Russia to expel 10 US diplomats in retaliatory move

Russia will ask 10 US diplomats to leave...

Putin to decide on counter sanctions against US

The Kremlin said on Friday that Russian President...

Russian police detain four journalists for protest violations

Russian police raided a student magazine’s editorial office...

European powers warn Iran over uranium enrichment move

The United States and the European countries party...

Google fined by Turkey for abusing dominant position

Turkey’s Competition Board has fined Alphabet Inc’s Google...

In world first, Denmark discards AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot

Denmark on Wednesday became the first country to...

Romanian health minister removed for failure to tackle COVID-19 pandemic

Romanian health minister was removed from his post...

Prince Harry reaches Britain for Prince Philip's funeral

Prince Harry, whose explosive interview alongside his wife...

Four migrants found dead on boat off Canary Islands

At least four people were found dead on...

French government condemns attack on Muslim centre

The French government on Sunday condemned the defacing...

Prince Philips’s funeral an 'ideal opportunity' to end royal rifts, says Major

Shared grief over the death of the Duke...

Crime journalist shot dead near his home in Greece

Two gunmen on a motorbike shot and killed...

BBC receives complaints of 'too much' Prince Philip coverage

The British Broadcasting Corporation said on Saturday it...

European Union proposes six-month tariff freeze with United States

The European Union has suggested that it and...

World reacts to death of Prince Philip

Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth and a...

Prince Philip: Who he was, what he did and why he mattered

The Duke of Edinburgh, arguably the world's most...

British MPs object to travel ban on visitors from Bangladesh, Pakistan

British Members of Parliament (MPs) from across the...

Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, dies

Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth and a...

Facebook suspends 16,000 accounts for selling fake reviews

Britain’s competition watchdog said on Friday social media...

Police fine Norway prime minister over virus rules violation

Norwegian police said on Friday they have fined...

France recommends second mRNA COVID-19 dose for under-55s after first AstraZeneca shot

France's top health body said recipients of a...

Italy, Britain suggest age limits for AstraZeneca vaccine

Italy recommended on Wednesday that AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 shot...

Giorgio Armani could consider an Italian partner

Giorgio Armani may consider a joint venture with...

France to open Mitterrand's Rwanda archives to commemorate genocide

France will open the Rwanda archives of former...

UK begins rollout of Moderna's Covid vaccine

Britain begins rolling out Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine on...

British Airways CEO optimistic travel can resume on May 17

The chief executive of British Airways said he...

Russian police step up security at Navalny prison ahead of protest

Russian police stepped up security at the prison...

Russia's Putin signs law that could keep him in Kremlin until 2036

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law...

Russia extends punitive Twitter slowdown until May 15

Russia said on Monday it would extend a...

Boris Johnson launches mass Covid-19 testing programme

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday...

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