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The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine could lead to a “substantial” fall in the spread of the virus, say scientists. The impact of Covid vaccines on transmission has

US President Joe Biden has signed three executive actions seeking to reunite migrant families split up by a Trump-era policy and ordering a review of

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

US President Joe Biden has threatened to reinstate sanctions on Myanmar after the country’s military seized power. Sanctions had only recently been eased, after the

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

Myanmar’s military has taken control of the country after detaining de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians in the early hours. Military TV

A Cuban military helicopter has crashed into a hill in the east of the island, killing all five people on board, the armed forces ministry

French PM Jean Castex has announced tough new Covid-19 border restrictions, but has again resisted imposing a new nationwide lockdown. From Sunday all but essential

China has warned that attempts by Taiwan to seek independence “means war”. The warning comes days after China stepped up its military activities and flew

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for the EU’s vaccine contract with drug-maker AstraZeneca to be published, in a