Germany is making the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine available to all adults as it did with the AstraZeneca vaccine, though the bulk of the expected deliveries is still some way off. Germany has recommended the shot mainly for over-60s because of a rare type of blood clot seen in an extremely small number … Read more
As infections surged in the wake of the Christmas holidays, authorities tightened restrictions on movement and limited business opening hours, weighing on output and denting early optimism for a quick recovery from 2020’s record 10.8% slump. Output fell across all sectors in the first quarter, the INE data showed, with construction the worst performer and … Read more
Japan and Germany agreed in security talks Tuesday to expand their military cooperation as the two nations shared concern about China‘s increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region. At the so-called “two-plus-two” talks held online, the Japanese and German foreign ministers and defense ministers agreed to step up their cooperation in defense and military equipment and … Read more
In the UK, a government spokesperson said: “The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is safe, effective and has already saved thousands of lives in this country. As the UK’s independent regulator has said, when people are called forward, they should get the jab. Source link
Spain will stop using the vaccine for two weeks, the country’s Health Minister Carolina Darias announced in a nationally televised news conference Monday. It’s a “temporary and precautionary” suspension, she said, “until the risks can be evaluated by the European Medicines Agency.” After initially standing by the safety of the vaccine, German health minister Jens … Read more
Germany will not be able to lift all restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus at the beginning of February, Health Minister Jens Spahn said. There would be a need to reduce contacts for another two or three months, Spahn told Deutschlandfunk radio on Wednesday. Source link
Britain Coronavirus New Strain: People wearing protective face masks wait for passengers to arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after India cancelled all flights from the UK over fears of a new strain of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai. (Reuters image) UK Coronavirus New Strain: After six passengers arriving in New Delhi on … Read more
BERLIN: US President-elect Joe Biden may revise plans for a major troop drawdown from Germany announced by the administration of President Donald Trump over the summer, German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on Tuesday. “During the election campaign, we heard from the Democrats that they aim to look into these plans again very thoroughly,” the … Read more
By Mihir Sharma Economists like to think of themselves as mathematicians — or, if feeling momentarily humbler, as physicists. This year’s winners of the Nobel Prize in economics, however, seem to conceive of themselves more as engineers. Like Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley, who won the prize in 2012, Paul Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson … Read more