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Slovakia proposes national lockdown amid record Covid infection surge

Slovakia's leaders have proposed a national lockdown as hospitals across the European Union country are hitting their limits amid a record surge of coronavirus infections.

EU drug regulator considers booster doses of J&J's Covid-19 vaccine

The European Medicines Agency says it is evaluating whether to authorise booster doses of Johnson & Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement Monday, the EU drug regulator said it was considering an application from J&J to recommend booster doses of the J&J vaccine for adults 18 and over, at least two months after they were first immunised. Amid an explosive surge of new coronavirus infections across Europe, the EMA said it expected to make a decision on this within weeks. The US Food and Drug Administration gave the green light to J&J booster doses in October, both for people who initially received the J&J and vaccine and for people who got immunised with other vaccines. J&J earlier presented results from a large study that found giving a second dose just two months after the first bumped protection against symptomatic COVID-19 to 94 per cent from 70 per cent in US recipients. Giving that booster six months later instead prompted an even bigger ...

WhatsApp to add more details in privacy policy after Irish regulators' fine

WhatsApp is adding more details to its privacy policy after Irish regulators slapped the chat service with a record fine

ECB should not react to current inflation spike, says Christine Lagarde

Inflation in the euro zone hit 4.1 per cent in October, pushed up by higher energy costs, and is expected to stay above the ECB's 2 per cent target next year

EU opens door to giving aid for semiconductor production

The EU's executive arm expects that the scarcity of semiconductors will affect the region's economy

EU drug agency starts evaluating new coronavirus treatment

Antibody treatments remain one of a handful of therapies that can blunt the worst effects of Covid

New-gen issues in India's line of sight as it eyes trade deals

India has been trying to look West for quite some time, but none of the deals have fructified so far

India in talks with EU, Australia and Japan to allay TRIPS waiver concerns

Last October, India and South Africa had submitted a joint proposal for temporarily waiving sections of TRIPS to help more countries, especially middle and low income ones access Covid-19 vaccines

EU nations, US, UK call for strong reaction to Belarus-Poland border crisis

Four EU member states, the UK, the US, and Albania, have called for a strong international reaction to the Belarusian activities regarding the migration crisis on the border with Poland.

EU to lay out $46 billion infrastructure plan to counter China

The EU's "Global Gateway" strategy will focus on digital, transport, energy and trade projects

Google loses appeal against $2.8-billion EU antitrust fine

Google can appeal to the EU Court of Justice (CJEU), Europe's top court, on points of law

European Union ministers discuss surge in inflation, energy prices

Dombrovskis said there were several developments that risked hampering the recovery. One of these was inflation, which stood at 4.1 per cent in October in the eurozone.

EU drug agency looking at data on Merck's Covid-19 treatment pill

The EU's medicines agency on Monday began reviewing Merck's Covid-19 treatment pill

EU gas and power prices jump as higher Russian flows fail to materialize

Benchmark gas futures traded in the Netherlands surged as much as 9.7% as orders via a key Russian pipeline signaled shipments will remain well below normal on Monday

More than 100 countries join pact to slash planet-warming methane emissions

Among the new signatories was Brazil - one of the world's five biggest emitters of methane.

EU, US end clash over steel, aluminium tariffs, to work on global deal

Biden said the deal immediately removed tariffs on the European Union steel and aluminium, imposed by the previous administration, and lowered costs to US consumers

US announces deal with EU to resolve steel, aluminium tariff disputes

The United States has reached a deal with the European Union (EU) to resolve a three-year dispute over tariffs on steel and aluminium imported from the bloc, US officials said on Saturday.

Bulgaria now Europe's 6th poorest country with GDP per capita at 12.77 euro

A brief overview of the poorest countries in Europe, measured as gross domestic product per capita converted into euros.

EU under pressure

Future depends on how Germany responds

Merck asks EU regulator to authorize pill that treats Covid-19

The pharmaceutical company Merck says it has asked the European Medicines Agency to authorize its COVID-19 antiviral treatment, the first pill that has been shown to treat the disease