BBC The large container ship trapped in the Suez Canal could be dislodged as soon as Saturday, the vessel’s Japanese owners have said. Yukito Higaki,...
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EU Agency: ‘No indication’ of AstraZeneca clot link
BBC The European Union medicines regulator has reiterated there is “no indication” that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab causes blood clots, after several countries paused their...
Prince William says Royal Family ‘very much not racist’
BBC The Duke of Cambridge has said the royals are “very much not a racist family” in his first comments after accusations by the Duke...
Former French president sentenced to jail for corruption
BBC French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in jail, two of them suspended, for corruption. The 66-year-old was found guilty of...
FDA finds the single-shot jab safe
BBC US regulators have found the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective. It paves the way for it to become the...
Boeing 777s grounded after Denver engine failure
BBC The US plane manufacturer Boeing has recommended grounding dozens of its 777 aircraft around the world after one of the jets suffered an engine...
Novavax Vaccine shows 89.3% effective
BBC A new coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be 89.3% effective in large-scale UK trials. The Novavax jab is the first to show in...
AstraZeneca defends EU vaccine rollout plan
BBC The head of AstraZeneca has defended its rollout of the coronavirus vaccine in the EU, amid tension with member states over delays in supply....
China mine rescue: Eleven miners brought to surface alive
BBC Rescuers in China have freed 11 gold miners who were trapped hundreds of metres underground for two weeks. TV footage showed the first miner,...
Public warned against seeking medical attention late
The Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 is expressing concern over the public’s growing tendency to seek treatment while in a critical state. The concern comes as...