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Covid-19

AstraZeneca benefits outweigh risks, EMA says as EU orders 10 million more Pfizer doses

The EU's medicines regulator said Tuesday it was "firmly convinced" the benefits of AstraZeneca's vaccine outweigh potential risks, insisting there was no evidence linking it to blood clots after several nations suspended the shot over health fears. It came as Brussels sealed a deal for 10 million more Pfizer doses.

Health

What needs to happen before European countries lift coronavirus restrictions?

With signs in some European countries that the coronavirus pandemic may have reached a plateau, governments are looking at how to lift lockdown restrictions on their crippled businesses and restless populations.

winter olympics

Austrian breaks Norway's stranglehold with thrilling Winter Olympics win

Austria's Matthias Mayer stunned Norway's skiers with a thrilling men's super-G slalom victory at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Friday, breaking a Norwegian stranglehold which dates back to 2002.