Month: March 2021

EPA Coronavirus cases are rising exponentially in Germany, officials warn, as continental Europe braces for a third wave of infections. Germany’s public health body, the Robert Koch Institute, said that highly contagious virus variants could force the country back into lockdown. France, Poland and other nations are reintroducing restrictions. German Health Minister Jens Spahn has
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PA Media The government is to set out its post-Brexit foreign policy, promising to reshape an “outdated international system” into one that better protects the UK’s interests and values. Its year-long review of foreign and defence policy marks a shift towards Indo-Pacific countries such as India, Japan and Australia. It will also pave the way
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EPA The World Health Organization has said there is no evidence that incidents involving blood clots are caused by the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. In a statement, the WHO said it was reviewing reports relating to the jab, but it was important that vaccination campaigns continued. It was good practice to investigate potential adverse events, it added.
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EPA Angela Merkel’s ruling Christian Democrats (CDU) have suffered poor results in two key regional votes seen as an indication of what might happen in September’s general election. The CDU is on course for about a quarter of the vote in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. The two western states were once conservative strongholds. Mrs Merkel is
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PA Media The Army is likely to find itself “outgunned” in any conflict with Russian forces, MPs have warned. In a damning report, the Commons Defence Committee described efforts to modernise the Army’s fleet of Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFV) as “woeful”. The ageing and depleted fleet puts the Army at “serious risk” of being outmatched
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