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Russia’s second vaccine ‘100% effective’, watchdog tells media
A candidate COVID-19 vaccine known as EpiVacCorona, Russia’s second to be registered, proved “100% effective” in early-stage trials, Russian consumer health watchdog ...West tells Russia to free Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, Moscow pushes back
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s arrest as he arrived in Moscow after recovering from his poisoning with a nerve agent drew criticism ...EU looks at vaccine certificates to help summer tourism
The European Union is looking at a common vaccine certificate to help get travelers to their vacation destinations and prevent tourism from ...Europe’s rights court accepts Ukraine case against Russia
Europe’s top human rights court agreed Thursday to look into Ukraine’s complaint against alleged human rights violations in the Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula. ...Airlines face more turbulence before vaccine relief
For a year expected to mark a turning point for pandemic-stricken European airlines, 2021 is off to a rough start. A resurgence ...Vaccination drive could see EU lifting economically-relevant COVID-19 restrictions by May
Members of the European Union could see economically-relevant COVID-19 restrictions lifted by May or June, according to an estimate from Capital Economics. ...EU watchdog to review AstraZenenca-Oxford vaccine this month
Europe’s drugs regulator will review the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University this month under an accelerated timeline, the watchdog ...High hopes but slow start: Europe’s Covid vaccine drive
Armed with Covid-19 vaccines developed in record time, authorities across Europe are scrambling to quickly innoculate populations against an outbreak that has ...Hungary keeps deporting migrants, EU border guard turns blind eye
Hungary has ignored complaints about its practice of escorting undocumented immigrants back across the border to Serbia without due process, a watchdog ...Snow, heavy rain in Balkans cause floods, disrupt traffic
Days of heavy rain and snow across the Balkans left homes and fields flooded Monday, disrupted traffic on highways and at ports ...














