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July 5, 2020

GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi near $624mn corona vaccine deal

PARIS — GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi are close to reaching a £500 million ($624 million) deal to supply the UK government with 60 million doses of coronavirus vaccine, the Sunday Times reported, as countries race to stock up on possible COVID-19 treatments in development.Money would be paid in stages as the vaccine progresses, with final payment made on delivery. The deal is expected to be announced in the coming days, the ...

July 4, 2020

French militant gets 30 years for crimes in Syria

PARIS — A French court on Friday handed a 30-year prison sentence to a militant for crimes committed in Syria between 2013-15 including overseeing the execution of two prisoners while a senior figure in the Daesh (so-called IS) extremist group.Tyler Vilus, 30, who was found guilty on all charges, was also accused of belonging to a terrorist group, heading a group of Daesh fighters and “aggravated murder.”Public prosecutor Guillaume Michelin ...

Catalan regional authorities announced that movement will be restricted to and from El Segriá, around Lleida, which is home to over 200,000 people. — Courtesy photo

July 4, 2020

As corona cases rise, Spain locks down a county of 200,000 people

LLEIDA — In the first restriction of free movement since the end of Spain’s state of emergency on June 21, authorities in northeastern Spain on Saturday ordered the lockdown of a county around the city of Lleida due to worrying outbreaks of the COVID-19 virus.Catalan regional authorities announced that as of noon local time movement will be restricted to and from El Segriá, around Lleida, which is home to over ...

An employee cleaning the floor of a room of the Musee du Louvre in Paris. — Courtesy photo

July 4, 2020

Louvre to reopen after losing over €40mn due to COVID-19

PARIS — The Louvre in Paris, the world’s most visited museum and home to the Mona Lisa, reopens on Monday but with coronavirus restrictions in place and parts of the complex closed to visitors.The Louvre has been closed since March 13 and this has already led “to losses of over 40 million euros,” its director Jean-Luc Martinez said.Among more than 10 million visitors in 2018, almost three-quarters were tourists.“We have ...

File photo of Giliead pharmaceuticals.

July 3, 2020

EU grants conditional clearance to COVID-19 antiviral Remdesivir

BRUSSELS — The European Commission said on Friday that it had given conditional approval for the use of COVID-19 antiviral Remdesivir following an accelerated review process and making it the first medicine authorized at EU level for treatment of COVID-19.The authorization comes after a recommendation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), followed by an endorsement by EU member states, the commission stated in a press release.The EU executive said the ...

Jean Castex, 55, comes from the center-right of French politics and served for two years as the second-highest-ranking official in the Elysee Palace during Nicolas Sarkozy's presidency. He has played a key role as a mayor in the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 3, 2020

Macron picks Jean Castex as PM after French PM Philippe resigns

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday tapped Jean Castex, a top civil servant, as prime minister in a high-stakes Cabinet reshuffle. "The president of the Republic has named Jean Castex as prime minister and mandated him to form a government," the presidency said in a brief statement.The new premier replaces Edouard Philippe, who resigned earlier on Friday.Castex, 55, comes from the center-right of French politics and served for ...

David Frost, left, and Michel Brainier after the talks.

July 3, 2020

Barnier: Big differences remain in talks over future EU-UK ties

BRUSSELS — EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Thursday ended four days of talks with his UK counterpart David Frost without making any progress on a deal on future relations between the EU and the UK.“Our goal was to get negotiations successfully and quickly on a trajectory to reach an agreement. However, after four days of discussions, serious divergences remain,” Barnier said in a written statement.The EU’s position remains that ...

WHO/PAHO recommendations have been instrumental in the Juarez Hospital in Mexico City. — courtesy photo UN Mexico/Luis Arroyo

July 2, 2020

‘Long, hard road ahead’ for countries taking piecemeal approach to COVID

GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that some nations battling the COVID-19 pandemic who have been taking a “fragmented approach” to suppressing the deadly virus, “face a long, hard road ahead.”Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the regular coronavirus press briefing at WHO headquarters in Geneva that “flare-ups are to be expected as countries start to lift restrictions.”But he noted that countries with “systems in ...

This photo by the Naples branch of the Italian Guardia di Finanza law enforcement agency shows a record seizure of 14 ton of amphetamines, produced in Syria by Daesh (so-called IS) group. — Courtesy photo

July 1, 2020

Italy seizes record haul of Daesh-made Captagon pills

NAPLES — Italian police on Wednesday seized a world record 14-ton haul of amphetamines made by Daesh (so-called IS) group in Syria.The drug, in the form of 84 million Captagon tablets, was worth about one billion euros, police said in a statement, describing the operation as “the biggest seizure of amphetamines in the world.”“We know that the Islamic State finances its terrorist activities mainly by trafficking drugs made in Syria ...

The EU has kept a travel ban in place at its external borders including non-EU Schengen area member states, including non-EU Schengen area member states — Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein — since mid-March. — Courtesy photo

June 30, 2020

EU to allow in visitors from 14 countries as it eases coronavirus lockdowns

BRUSSELS — As part of its efforts to ease coronavirus restrictions, the European Union on Tuesday approved visits from 14 countries from July 1, citing epidemiological factors for the decision. On the current "safe" list, still likely to be amended, are Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay.Meanwhile, it extended a ban on travelers from the United States and most ...

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