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UN, European states call on Israel to halt demolitions

In a joint statement at the end of a monthly session of the Security Council on the conflict in the Middle East, Estonia, France, Ireland, Norway and Britain said they were “deeply concerned at the...

FILE PHOTO: A test tube labelled with the Vaccine is seen in front of an AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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AstraZeneca to miss second-quarter EU vaccine supply target by half

FILE PHOTO: A still image taken from video footage shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is accused of flouting the terms of a suspended sentence for embezzlement, inside a defendant dock during the announcement of a court verdict in Moscow, Russia February 2, 2021. Press service of Simonovsky District Court/Handout via REUTERS
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Only 'language of power' and sanctions can free Navalny, ally says

Europe to meet US on Iran as nuclear deadline looms
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Europe to meet US on Iran as nuclear deadline looms

Photo provided by Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) shows a researcher working in a laboratory of the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow, Russia.Photo:Xinhua via UNB
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EU to launch programme for ‘second generation’ Covid-19 vaccines

Myanmar citizens hold placards as they take part in a protest against the military coup in Myanmar at Bangkok's shopping district, Thailand, February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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Myanmar faces European push at UN to condemn coup

An employee in personal protective equipment (PPE) removes vials of AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from a visual inspection machine inside a lab at Serum Institute of India Photo: Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
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Japan minister: EU approved first shipment of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Japan

An employee in personal protective equipment (PPE) removes vials of AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from a visual inspection machine inside a lab at Serum Institute of India Photo: Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
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AstraZeneca to increase EU vaccine deliveries by 30 percent

Johnson emphasised that progress must be made in the coming days to bridge the significant gaps Photo: Reuters
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Britain must decide political relationship with EU: Macron

Flags of the Union Jack and European Union are seen ahead of the meeting of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in Brussels, Belgium December 9, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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UK says it expects no vaccine interruption from EU; Brussels admits Irish 'blunder'

FILE PHOTO: The logo of AstraZeneca is seen on medication packages in a pharmacy in London, April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo
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AstraZeneca contract includes UK as 'best effort' base for output to EU

After outcry, EU reverses plan to restrict vaccine exports through Irish border
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After outcry, EU reverses plan to restrict vaccine exports through Irish border

Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine has been approved by regulators in the UK. Photo: Reuters.
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EU demands AstraZeneca plan to break vaccine deadlock