Getty Images The European Union has launched legal action against the coronavirus vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca. The European Commission – the EU’s executive branch – said it was suing the company for not respecting its vaccine supply contract, and for not having a “reliable” plan to ensure timely deliveries. AstraZeneca said the move was “without merit”.
Month: April 2021
Getty Images Americans may be able to travel to the EU this summer – if they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the New York Times this should be possible as both sides have approved the same jabs. However, she gave no exact timetable and said it would
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 colour and second woman to win best director. Sir Anthony, 83, is the oldest winner of best actor, while Kaluuya is the
PA Media/EPA The UK’s most senior civil servant will be questioned by a committee of MPs later on lobbying rules and claims made by ex-No 10 adviser Dominic Cummings. Cabinet Secretary Simon Case is expected to be asked about allegations the PM considered halting a leak inquiry in case it implicated his fiancee’s friend. No
EPA Most awards ceremonies have gone without a red carpet in the last year, for the quite understandable reason that there would be no guests to walk down it. But then came Sunday’s Oscars – the pinnacle of awards season; the biggest night in the entertainment calendar – where nominees were encouraged to turn up
The Caribbean island of St Vincent has been blanketed in ash after the eruption of the La Soufrière volcano. Over 15,000 people have been displaced, only weeks away from hurricane season. Infrastructure and agriculture have also been severely impacted – and experts say the eruptions may continue for weeks or months. The UN has launched
Thousands of human-made objects orbit earth and the majority of them no longer work. There’s a risk this space debris could collide with functioning satellites, which provide vital services like GPS and weather warnings. To track and predict its behaviour, Prof Moriba Jah and his colleagues built AstriaGraph – a near real-time map of where
India is suffering critical shortages of medical equipment and oxygen amid a devastating surge in Covid-19 cases. With the death toll steadily increasing, families are being forced to find their own oxygen and to wait to cremate their loved ones. The country has so far confirmed more than 186,000 deaths and 16 million cases but
DHSC About half a million more people in England are being invited to book their Covid-19 jab from Monday, as the vaccine rollout opens to 44-year-olds. Two-thirds of the previous age group – 45 to 49-year-olds – have received their first dose. The NHS said it would set out when 40 to 43-year-olds would be
Most hospitals in Delhi and many other cities in India have completely run out of beds, forcing people to find ways to get treatment for sick patients at home. But even that is proving to be a difficult task as prices of oxygen cylinders, concentrators and essential medicines have skyrocketed on the black market. Anshu
Post Office The former chief executive of the Post Office is to quit her role on the board of the retailer Dunelm following the IT scandal which led to the wrongful convictions of former postmasters. The announcement on Paula Vennells – first reported by Sky News – is expected to be made on Monday morning.
International efforts are under way to help India as the country suffers critical oxygen shortages amid a devastating surge in Covid cases. The UK has begun sending ventilators and oxygen concentrator devices. EU members are also due to send aid. The US is lifting a ban on sending raw materials abroad, enabling India to make
Reuters More than 600 pieces of medical equipment are being sent to India as the country faces a record surge of coronavirus cases, the UK government has said. The assistance package includes 495 oxygen concentrators – which extract oxygen from the air to give to patients – as well as ventilators. India is seeing thousands
PA Media A former airline CEO who refused to allow female staff to take menstrual leave protected by employment law has been fined almost $1,800 (£1,300; 2m won) by a court in South Korea. Kim Soo-cheon, the ex-head of Asiana Airlines, turned down 138 requests from 15 flight attendants in 2014 and 2015. Mr Kim
For a fourth day in a row, India has set an unwelcome world record for the number of new coronavirus infections: a further 349,691 cases in the 24 hours to Sunday morning, with another 2,767 lives lost. The capital, Delhi, is one of the worst-hit areas. The BBC’s Vikas Pandey reports from a city whose
MMA Weekly UFC 261 results: Usman sleeps Masvidal, Namajunas reclaims belt, and Shevchenko dominates Though UFC 261 featured three championship fights, that fact was largely overshadowed in the lead-up by the idea that it also marked the promotion’s first event since the pandemic struck that a sold-out venue full of fans would be allowed in
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