AstraZeneca agrees to boost Covid-19 vaccine supply to EU
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union (EU) has said UK-Swedish drug firm AstraZeneca will now supply an additional nine million Covid vaccine doses by March, after...
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EU to tighten vaccine exports amid row with AstraZeneca
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union (EU) has warned it will tighten exports of Covid-19 vaccines produced in the bloc, amid a row with AstraZeneca over...
France, EU lawmakers call for sanctions on Turkey
PARIS, France: France is leading a push for European Union sanctions on Turkey next month to follow through on a threat made by the bloc...
British Airways slapped with $230 million fine over privacy breach
LONDON, UK: British Airways has been slapped with a record fine of $230 million after a website failure that resulted in compromised privacy of nearly...
Boris Johnson pledges tax cut for rich if elected as UK PM
Boris Johnson, who run to succeed Theresa May, has pledged to cut taxes for higher earners if he becomes Britain’s next prime minister. On Monday...
EU asks Google, Facebook, Twitter to do more against fake news
BRUSSELS: The European Commission has urged Google, Facebook, Twitter and Mozilla to do more to combat fake news as Europeans head towards an election. Companies...
People-friendly Police: KP launches programme for automation of police stations
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police has launched a programme for automation of police stations system in the province. The programme was launched with support from...
British PM May warns lawmakers against halting Brexit deal
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned lawmakers of catastrophic impact on democracy if they rejected Brexit deal. With the clock ticking down to...
Google granted more time to answer EU charges
BERLIN: EU anti-trust authorities have granted US tech giant Google a few extra weeks to answer charges that it has abused its market dominance, an...
EU mulls stricter controls on WhatsApp, Skype
BRUSSELS: The European Union will in September propose subjecting internet services like WhatsApp and Skype to similar rules as traditional telecommunications companies, a spokesman said...