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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

UK WATCHDOG: PFIZER IN BREACH OF RULES OVER EPILEPSY DRUG

The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, along with a second company...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

ROMANIANS LOOK TO CHURCH FOR DELIVERANCE FROM FOURTH VIRUS WAVE

Romania is turning to the men of God in a last-ditch attempt to boost coronavirus vaccine take-up as another wave of infections threatens...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

BUSINESSES FACE ‘HORRIBLE' ABUSE AMID UK'S CORONAVIRUS VACCINE CHECKS DILEMMA

LONDON - Hospitality is back in business post-lockdown - but staff face the prospect of abuse as they grapple with “confused” government...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

BIDEN'S BRUSSELS PICK ISN'T JUST ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEN

All U.S. ambassadors serve at the pleasure of the president. But Mark Gitenstein, Joe Biden's choice to be U.S. envoy to the EU, is...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

ATTACKS ON GULF SHIPPING LEAVE THE GLOBAL ECONOMY VULNERABLE

Last week, an oil tanker traveling through the Gulf of Oman was struck by a suspected kamikaze drone, killing two crew members. And...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

UK RELAXES FRENCH TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS

LONDON - Travelers arriving in England from France will no longer need to quarantine provided they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19,...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

GERMAN SPD BETS BIG ON SCHOLZ IN ELECTION CAMPAIGN

After more than three years leading Germany's finance ministry, Olaf Scholz is now viewed by his party as its best asset going into...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

ETHIOPIA IS NOT YUGOSLAVIA

The opinion piece “ In Ethiopia, echoes of Yugoslavia ” by Baroness Arminka Helič is based on a misconstrued parallel that is both...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

SMOKE SUFFOCATES ATHENS AS EU SCIENTISTS LABEL MEDITERRANEAN A ‘WILDFIRE HOTSPOT'

Fires raging across Greece wreathed Athens in smoke Wednesday as the Mediterranean reeled from scorching temperatures and wildfires. EU...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

WHO CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON BOOSTER VACCINES

The World Health Organization has called for a moratorium on coronavirus vaccine booster vaccines until at least the end of September,...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

UK TO VACCINATE 16- AND 17-YEAR OLDS AGAINST CORONAVIRUS

The U.K. will begin vaccinating teens aged 16 and 17 against COVID-19, following advice today from the U.K.'s independent committee...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

COMMISSION APPROVES NOVAVAX CORONAVIRUS VACCINE DEAL - FINALLY

The EU has approved a deal with Novavax to secure up to 200 million doses of the company's protein-based coronavirus vaccine after...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

IRISH CATHOLIC BISHOPS REJECT PANDEMIC BAN ON SACRAMENTS

DUBLIN - Roman Catholic leaders are rebelling against the Irish government's ban on First Communion and Confirmation ceremonies, a...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

BELARUS MIGRANT ARRIVALS COULD REACH 10,000 IN WEEKS, WARNS LITHUANIAN MINISTER

The number of migrants crossing into Lithuania from Belarus could top 10,000 by the end of the summer, Lithuania's foreign minister...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

GERMANY AND EUROPE ARE BETTER OFF WITHOUT NORD STREAM 2

In the article “ Why Merkel chose Russia over U.S. on Nord Stream 2 ” , Matthew Karnitschnig contends that the gas pipeline that runs...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

ITALY'S 5STARS COMPLETE SHIFT TO TRADITIONAL PARTY

ROME - Once proudly anti-establishment, Italy's 5Star Movement completed its transformation into a conventional political party after...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

VON DER LEYEN INSISTS US LIFT TRAVEL BAN FOR EUROPEANS

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for the U.S. to lift its travel ban for EU citizens in an interview with...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

POLICE OFFICER KILLED IN VIOLENCE OUTSIDE PENTAGON BUILDING

A police officer died following a violent episode outside the Pentagon building on Tuesday, according to a Department of Defense spokesperson. The...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

IT'S TIME TO SHAKE UP EUROPE'S FISCAL RULES, SAYS IRISH CENTRAL BANKER

FRANKFURT - Europe has to radically rethink its economic policies if it wants to move toward carbon-emission neutrality and apply lessons...

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By Politico - 5 Aug 2021

‘JABS FOR KEBABS' - THE ART OF CORONAVIRUS VACCINE PERSUASION

After the early rush among older citizens for a coronavirus vaccine, many countries are now resorting to bribery to convince people...

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Katarina Johnson-Thompson sends emotional message after Olympics injury nightmare: ‘I hate that my story has played out in more heartbreak'

Katarina Johnson-Thompson saw her Tokyo Games end in devastating fashion Katarina Johnson-Thompson has sent an emotional and moving message after her bid for Olympic... Read more ...