McKinsey has agreed to pay $573m (£419m) to resolve claims it faced across the US related to its role fuelling America’s opioid epidemic. The consulting firm was under investigation for…
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Mix and Match: Covid trial in UK examines mixing different vaccines
The EU has reversed its decision to trigger an emergency provision in the Brexit deal to control Covid vaccine exports from the EU. The move could have seen checks at…
Covid Chaos: Australian MPs clash over Covid ‘Conspiracies’
Two Australian MPs have clashed in a parliamentary corridor, with Labor’s Tanya Plibersek accusing the government’s Craig Kelly of spreading misinformation about Covid-19. Ms Plibersek said Mr Kelly had “crazy…
Covid: South Africa eases Covid rules
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has eased some restrictions imposed due to coronavirus, including lifting an unpopular ban on alcohol sales. Beaches will reopen and limited religious gatherings will be…
Covid: EU and AstraZeneca agreement on vaccines
The EU says UK-Swedish drug firm AstraZeneca will now supply an additional nine million Covid vaccine doses by March, after days of criticism of the bloc’s vaccination programme. Commission President…
Covid: Australian’s Perth goes into lockdown after guard tests positive
The Australian city of Perth has begun a snap five-day lockdown after a security guard working at a quarantine hotel tested positive for coronavirus. Western Australia – the state of…
Covid-19 Chaos: France closes borders to most non-EU travel
France has imposed new Covid-19 border restrictions, but has once again resisted a new nationwide lockdown. All but essential travel from outside the EU has been banned, while testing requirements…
Covid: When the Exs talk-EU and UK relations after NI vaccine row
The UK and European Union will “reset” relations after Brussels triggered a provision in the Brexit deal to control vaccine exports, the Cabinet Office minister has said. Ministers said they…
EU vaccine export row: EU backtracks on controls for NI
The EU has reversed its decision to temporarily override part of the Brexit deal amid an ongoing row over Covid vaccine supplies in the bloc. The move could have seen…
Covid: EU approves AstraZeneca vaccine amid supply row
The EU’s drugs regulator has approved the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for all adults. According to BBC, The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said the AstraZeneca vaccine was about…