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EU 'regrets' new US tariffs, looks to Biden
The tariffs are yet another chapter in a 16-year spat over subsidies for aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing that turned increasingly sour under US...
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EU doubles BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine order to 600 mn jabs
Authorities in the 27-nation bloc have been hit with rising criticism that the vaccine rollout that started December 27 has been too slow, especially compared with countries such as the United States or former EU member Britain.
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EU insists on keeping vaccine contracts secret
The European Commission has negotiated or is in the process of negotiating pre-purchase agreements with seven manufacturers of proven or potential COVID-19 vaccines.
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Global virus deaths hit record high as EU approves second vaccine
The Moderna vaccine is now set to join Pfizer-BioNTech's jab for use in the 27-nation European Union, where governments have been criticised for slow rollouts of the doses already available.
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Bolstered by pandemic, tech titans face growing scrutiny
Governments and users are belatedly coming to terms with the power held by the likes of Apple and Amazon, particularly in focus this year thanks to their role in everything from setting up video meetings to doing our shopping for us.
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EU-UK poised to announce post-Brexit trade deal
The two sides had hoped to unveil the accord on Wednesday, and the front pages of several British newspapers already proclaimed victory for Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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EU watchdog approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
The European Medicines Agency said the 'historic' step paved the way for vaccinations to finally start within days across the 27-nation EU where cases of the disease are surging.
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EU members to start COVID-19 jabs 'the same day'
As Europeans watched first Britain last week then the US this week start vaccinations, Germany -- home to BioNTech and von der Leyen -- pressed for the EMA to allow the jab to be made available before Christmas.
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Germany pressuring EU to speed up vaccine approval: report
The delay in approval was raising questions over 'the European Union's ability to act', 'Bild' quoted a source as saying.
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Shortages, jams and shutdowns: UK readies for Brexit 'no-deal' chaos
Business groups this week warned of difficulties from January 1 as a frustrating lack of clarity on a post-Brexit trade deal has left many companies unable to plan properly.
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Deal or no deal, Britain to pay high price for Brexit
But the outlook remains uncertain, as the economy struggles to recover from a recession sparked by the coronavirus outbreak.
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UK rules out any more Brexit talks next year: Downing Street
"Time is obviously now in very short supply. We are in the final stages. We are prepared to negotiate for as long as we have time available, if we think an agreement is still possible," a spokesperson told reporters.
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Last month was the hottest November on record: EU
Satellite images analysed by C3S also showed that Arctic sea ice extent was the second lowest for November in the database, which began in 1979.
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EU, UK face 'narrow path' to Brexit breakthrough in final push
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier and his UK counterpart David Frost worked late into Sunday in Brussels, scrambling to close out a deal after eight months of fraught talks.
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BioNTech/Pfizer file for EU approval of COVID-19 vaccine
The two companies said they had submitted an application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Monday seeking "Conditional Marketing Authorisation (CMA)" for their vaccine.
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After EU, what's next for 'Global Britain'?
Britain formally quit the European Union in January this year but has continued to observe all its rules during a transition period.
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Macron urges 'rapid and coordinated' European response to terror
Such a response should focus on 'the development of common databases, the exchange of information or the strengthening of criminal policies,' French President Emmanuel Macron said after hosting a video conference with fellow EU leaders.
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EU must learn to live without US leadership under Biden, say analysts
The comments spoke to an expectation that there was no going back to seeing America as the West's sheriff, flexing military muscles across the world in the ways it did in the decades following the Cold War.
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Mockery, bias & admiration: How the world has reacted to US vote
The hotly contested US election race between US President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden has elicited a range of reactions from other nations.
