Covid-19 infections, deaths fall sharply after vaccinations – Study
Covid-19 infections in adults of all ages fell by 80 per cent five weeks after a first dose of Pfizer (PFE.N), Moderna (MRNA.O) or AstraZeneca (AZN.L) vaccine, according ...
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Keeper Alisson heads Liverpool to last-gasp win
Goalkeeper Alisson Becker scored in the fifth minute of stoppage-time as Liverpool snatched a 2-1 victory at the death against relegated West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Sunday.
Alisson ...
UK PM Johnson: Britain’s Jews should not have to endure ‘shameful racism’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday there was no place for anti-Semitism in society and that British Jews should not have to endure “shameful racism”.
Johnson was responding in ...
Egypt opens Rafah crossing early for Palestinian travellers – sources
Egypt has opened the Rafah border crossing a day earlier than planned to allow the passage from Gaza of students, people needing medical treatment and other humanitarian cases, two sources ...
Police move revellers off streets as Barcelona parties after lockdown easing
By Nacho Doce
Spanish police said they cleared 9,000 revellers from Barcelona’s city centre streets and the nearby beach on Sunday to prevent dangerous overcrowding on the first full weekend ...
Israel air strikes kill 33 Palestinians, rockets fired from Gaza
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Stephen Farrell
Israeli air strikes killed 33 Palestinians, including 13 children, in Gaza early on Sunday, Gaza health officials said, and militants fired rockets into Israel as hostilities ...
Royal Caribbean cancels new cruise line from Israel over unrest
Cruise operator Royal Caribbean is cancelling a new line that had been scheduled to run from Israel to Greece and Cyprus from next month, citing regional security concerns.
The sailings ...
UK to make final lockdown easing decision on June 14 (Updated)
By William James
Ministers will make a decision on June 14 about whether or not to proceed with the final phase of lockdown easing in England, health minister Matt Hancock said ...
Bitcoin passes the ransom test
The classic ransom is a suitcase full of unmarked U.S. dollar bills. Bitcoin’s role in the Colonial Pipeline hack shows the global currency of crime has a rival. ...
Britain’s financial watchdog reveals plan to bolster consumer protection
Britain’s financial watchdog on Friday proposed new “consumer duty” rules for financial services to protect people from scams and mis-selling, which have tarnished the industry for decades.
Retail investors ...
Facebook faces prospect of ‘devastating’ data transfer ban after Irish ruling
Ireland’s data regulator can resume a probe that may trigger a ban on Facebook’s transatlantic data transfers, the High Court ruled on Friday, raising the prospect of a ...
Israel destroys Gaza tower housing AP and Al Jazeera offices
Israel destroyed a 12-storey tower block in Gaza housing the offices of the U.S.-based Associated Press and other news media on Saturday, saying the building was also used ...
Tielemans stunner wins Leicester first FA Cup
A magnificent long-range strike from Youri Tielemans gave Leicester City their first FA Cup triumph with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday, in front of the biggest ...
‘I’m finally here’: Greece formally opens to tourists
Greece formally opened to visitors on Saturday, kicking off a summer season it hopes will resurrect its vital tourism industry battered by the coronavirus pandemic.
After months of lockdown restrictions, ...
Israel-Gaza fighting rages as diplomacy yet to gain traction (Updated)
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Rami Ayyub
Israel pounded Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants launched rocket salvoes at Tel Aviv and other cities on Saturday, with no sign of ...
Flamboyant Leeds turn on the style in 4-0 win at Burnley
Mateusz Klich, Jack Harrison and Rodrigo were all on target as a rampant Leeds United trounced hapless Burnley 4-0 at Turf Moor in the Premier League on Saturday.
Poland international ...
Ex-Golden Dawn member extradited to Greece to start jail term
A former member of Greece‘s extreme right Golden Dawn party, Ioannis Lagos, was extradited to Athens on Saturday from Brussels, where he was a member of the European parliament.
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Gaza tower housing AP, Al Jazeera collapses after missile strike
A Gaza tower block housing the offices of the Associated Press and Al Jazeera collapsed on Saturday after being struck by Israeli missiles, a Reuters witness said.
The owner of ...
Allardyce demands ‘ultimate professionalism’ from relegated West Brom
West Brom boss Sam Allardyce has stressed he will not tolerate “easing off” from his players in their three remaining games this season.
Albion, relegated from the Premier League last ...
Portugal to allow EU and UK tourists with a negative coronavirus test
Portugal will allow tourist flights from European Union countries with low infection rates and from the UK, but passengers must show a negative coronavirus test on arrival, the Interior Ministry ...
Tornadoes hit two Chinese provinces, killing 12, injuring hundreds
Two tornadoes ripped through China’s central city of Wuhan and a town in the eastern province of Jiangsu, killing 12 people and injuring hundreds while destroying homes and property, the ...
Pirlo says Juve extra motivated ahead of Inter showdown
Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo said his team could not match the hunger and consistency that earned Inter Milan their first league title in 11 years, but his players can still redeem ...
Herd community? Elephants show us how to coexist
By Barbara Lewis
A herd of life-size model elephants will be paraded through central London on Saturday to trumpet the idea that humans and wild animals can share space in ...
Coronavirus: India’s daily Covid-19 deaths near 4,000 as WHO flags concern
By Manas Mishra and Swati Bhat
India reported a smaller rise in daily coronavirus infections on Saturday, but deaths stayed near the 4,000 mark, with the World Health Organisation warning that ...