Canada approves J&J’s Covid-19 vaccine
Canada’s drug regulator on Friday approved Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, the fourth such shot to be given the green light, as Ottawa brought forward deliveries of millions ...
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‘I’m ready to talk,’ says Meghan ahead of Oprah interview
Meghan, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, said she had given an in-depth interview to U.S. chat show host Oprah Winfrey to be aired on Sunday because she was now ...
Japan to extend Tokyo area state of emergency to March 21
The Japanese government plans to extend a state of emergency to combat COVID-19 for Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures until March 21, two weeks longer than originally scheduled, Prime Minister Yoshihide ...
IFAB makes further changes to handball rules
Football’s rulemaker IFAB has changed the laws of the game so that accidental handballs leading to a team mate scoring will no longer be penalised.
It was previously the ...
Biden beefs up White House staff, including Big Tech critic Wu
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday rounded out his White House staff with a host of new appointments focused on COVID-19, criminal justice, the economy and other major issues, ...
India steps up border patrols to stop arrivals from Myanmar
Indian security forces stepped up patrols on the border with Myanmar on Friday to stop refugees entering after some police officers crossed over to escape taking orders from the military ...
EU not interested in protecting Belfast peace agreement says N.Ireland’s first minister
Northern Ireland’s first minister said the European Union’s promise of legal action over the UK extending grace periods for trade showed its priority was protecting the trading bloc, ...
EU must act together on Russian, Chinese Covid vaccines says France
The solidarity of the European Union would be impacted if countries in the bloc chose Chinese or Russian COVID-19 vaccines which have not yet been approved, French European Affairs minister ...
Huge quakes hit near New Zealand, tsunami threat passes
A powerful series of undersea quakes struck north-east of New Zealand on Friday, but tsunami waves that forced many people on the country’s North Island to flee to high ...
Rapper Jay Z takes $300m from Square for Tidal music
Payments firm Square Inc agreed on Thursday to buy a majority stake in rapper Jay-Z’s Tidal music streaming service for $297 million in a deal that could popularize blockchain or ...
Australia asks European Commission to review Italy’s vaccine block
Australia has asked the European Commission to review a decision by Italy to block a shipment of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, while stressing on Friday the missing doses would not ...
US suspends tariffs on British goods
The United States on Thursday agreed to a four-month suspension of retaliatory tariffs imposed on British goods such as Scotch whisky over a long-running aircraft subsidy row, with both sides ...
Mount goal gives Chelsea deserved win at Liverpool
Chelsea reclaimed their place in the Premier League’s top four as Mason Mount’s superb first-half goal earned them an impressive 1-0 victory at champions Liverpool on Thursday.
Mount ...
Spurs edge past Fulham, Richarlison heads Everton into top four
Tottenham Hotspur rode their luck in the quest for a top-four finish in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Fulham on Thursday thanks to an own-goal by Tosin ...
EU to extend Covid vaccine export controls as AstraZeneca shipment blocked – sources
The European Union is planning to extend its export authorisation scheme for Covid-19 vaccines to the end of June, two EU sources told Reuters on Thursday, as a shipment of ...
S. American World Cup qualifiers in doubt as clubs take hard line
This month’s World Cup qualifiers in South America are in serious doubt, with European clubs unlikely to release their players to travel amid concern over the COVID-19 pandemic and ...
Elizabeth Ann, the first cloned ferret, spurs hope for endangered US species
U.S. scientists have successfully cloned an endangered black-footed ferret using frozen cells from a long-dead wild animal, the first time any native endangered species has been cloned in the ...
Strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake shakes NZ, tsunami warning issued
A severe 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the east of New Zealand’s North Island on Friday, prompting a tsunami warning, and authorities advised people in some coastal areas to move ...
Slovak PM sorry for jokingly offering Ukraine territory for Russian vaccine
Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic apologised on Thursday after jokingly suggesting that Russia take a part of western Ukraine as payment for delivering doses of its Sputnik V vaccine to ...
Obesity a driving factor in Covid deaths, global report finds
The majority of global COVID-19 deaths have been in countries where many people are obese, with coronavirus fatality rates 10 times higher in nations where at least 50% of adults are overweight, ...
England’s batting fails again in India
England endured a top-order collapse before they registered a below-par 205 in their first innings in the fourth and final test against India in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
A sixth consecutive sub-200 ...
EU says no talks under way to buy Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine
The European Commission said on Thursday that there were no talks under way about buying Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, hours after the EU drugs regulator began reviewing the ...
Aston Martin bring in James Bond as new F1 mission begins
James Bond said he was thrilled and seven-times Super Bowl champion Tom Brady threw in support from afar as Aston Martin showed off their first Formula One car in 61 years ...
UK out of line says Ireland, ‘not behaving like a respectable country’
Britain’s decision to make unilateral changes to Northern Irish Brexit arrangements is “not the appropriate behaviour of a respectable country” and will erode trust with the European Union, senior ...