The French have deep mistrust of the government and pharmaceutical companies. This poses a serious problem to get everyone inoculated from Covid-19
Covid-19: Christmas rules ‘will not be changing’
Business Secretary Alok Sharma says the COVID-19 restrictions over the Christmas period “will not be changing”. Speaking to Sky’s Niall Paterson, he said the government had taken a “balanced and...
Coronavirus pandemic: First vaccine doses to be administered in the US
The first of many freezer-packed #Covid-19 #vaccine vials made their way to distribution sites across the United States on Sunday, as the nation’s pandemic deaths approached the horrifying new milestone of 300,000...
Coronavirus pandemic: France launches mass testing campaign
#France is launching a massive #coronavirus#testing campaign to identify new clusters and get ready for a potential resurgence of the epidemic after the holidays, as the country reported 11,533 new coronavirus...
Brexit deadlock: Britain, EU agree to ‘go the extra mile’ and extend talks
The European Union and #Britain ordered their negotiators back to work Sunday after agreeing to abandon a supposed make-or-break deadline for a post-#Brexit trade pact. #EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister...
Brexit deadlock: ‘There is increasing frustration in the European Parliament’
The European Union’s #Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said on Monday that sealing a new trade pact with #Britain was still possible as the two sides tried to break deadlocks on access to British fishing waters...
Ivory Coast presidential ceremony: Alassane Ouattara to be sworn in for 3d term
#IvoryCoast‘s president Alassane #Ouattara is to be sworn in for a third presidential term on Monday. A ceremony to be held at #Abidjan, which several African heads of States are expected to attend. The...