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Covid-19 surges again in many parts of the world amid Delta variants

Scientists believe the Delta variant may be twice as transmissible as the original coronavirus

Switzerland, Iceland, 7 European Union nations clear Covishield: Report

According to diplomatic sources, travellers who have been administered with the Covishield vaccine can now get a 'green pass' to enter Switzerland

European Parliament demand action against growing 'repression' in Hong Kong

Members of European Parliament wrote a joint letter to top EU leaders, demanding action against the Chinese authorities for imposition of a legislation law that "destroyed" 'One country, two systems'

European nations not supporting TRIPS waiver move to deal with Covid: Goyal

Unfortunate that some countries putting profits over prudence, said Piyush Goyal on TRIPS waiver proposal

India to EU nations: Exempt those who got Covaxin, Covishield vaccines

The European Union's Digital Covid certificate framework to facilitate free movement during the Covid-19 pandemic is to come into effect on Thursday

Limited Covid vaccine supply remains key issue for several EU countries

As of June 20, almost 58% of the EU population have received at least one vaccine dose and 35% have been fully immunized

EU drafts plan to tighten carbon market, expand it to shipping, cars

The European Union wants to overhaul its carbon market to cut planet-warming emissions faster

Serum Institute applies for EU nod through drugmaker AstraZeneca

SII Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla said on Mon­day he had taken it up at the "highest levels".

No request received yet for EU authorisation of Covishield: official

Meanwhile, the 27-member European bloc is now introducing the EU Digital Covid Certificate, which is meant to facilitate safe free movement during the Covid-19 pandemic within the EU.

1OO mn J&J Covid vaccines likely to be procured from EU for India by NGO

As the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a single-dose vaccine, while others in the Indian market require two doses, it is eagerly awaited.

India seeks European Union travel approval for Covishield: Report

Covishield is manufactured in India by Serum, the world's largest vaccine maker.

African Union urges EU to expand vax list to include WHO-Covax vaccines

The African countries have received the Covishield jab from WHO-led Covax

EU, WHO launch new tool to evaluate effectiveness of contact tracing

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have developed a tool to evaluate the public health effectiveness of contact tracing solutions

EU approves new one-dose J&J Covid-19 vaccine production site

The European Medicines Agency has approved a new manufacturing site for Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, in a move that should boost production of the one-dose vaccine across the 27-nation EU. In a statement Friday, the EU drug regulator said the new site in Anagni, Italy, will finish manufacturing of the J&J vaccine, which was licensed for use in adults across Europe in March. Production problems have stalled J&J's roll-out across the European Union in recent months and millions of doses made at a U.S. factory had to be thrown out after contamination issues. The EU has ordered 200 million doses of the J&J vaccine and was expecting 55 million by the end of June; to date, fewer than 14 million doses have been distributed. J&J's vaccine roll-out was also stalled after the EMA concluded there was a possible link between the coronavirus shot and very rare blood clots and recommended that a warning should be added to the label. Health officials say the vaccine's ...

EU members bordering Russia reject plan to meet with Vladimir Putin

European Union countries bordering Russia rejected a Franco-German plan to resume official meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Hungary has no place in EU after new law on LGBTQ content: Dutch PM

Hungary 'has no place' in the European Union (EU) after passing a contentious bill banning LGBTQ content in schools, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Thursday, CNN reported

Missing the deadline, EU citizens will get 28-day notice for UK residency

Around 5.6 million EU citizens have applied for residency rights in Britain before the June 30 deadline

YouTube wins user copyright fight in long-running top EU court battle

The case marks the latest development in a long-running battle between Europe's $1-trn creative industry and online platforms, with the former seeking redress for unauthorised works that are uploaded

Google hit with European Union antitrust probe on ad-tech dominance

Firm may be illegally favouring its own online display ad tech, says bloc

European Union antitrust regulators to investigate Google's adtech business

Google generated $147 billion in revenue from online ads last year