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Merkel wants more EU self-reliance over Covid-19 vaccine production

German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to see more EU self-reliance in the pharmaceutical sector after Covid-19 vaccine supply worries

Czech Republic

Salisbury poisoning suspects wanted by Czech police over 2014 blast

Czech detectives have linked the UK Salisbury poisoning suspects with a deadly blast at an arms depot in the Czech Republic in 2014.

Israel

Israel drops outdoor face masks as 61% of citizens get first COVID jab

The Israeli government has removed the obligation to wear a mask outdoors due to a steep fall in covid cases after mass vaccination

USA

US protests over police shootings continue in Minneapolis and Chicago

Protesters gathered in the US following the release of recent police body camera footage showing two fatal police shootings of people of colour.

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Germany

Germany remembers victims 76 years since Buchenwald's liberation

"We the survivors are fading away but I hope that this process of remembrance will continue, said Alex Hacker, who was a prisoner at the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp.

World News

Kyrgyzstan voters back new constitution increasing president's power

The referendum came three months after Sadyr Zhaparov was elected president, following the ousting of the previous president amid protests.

USA

US rapper and actor DMX dies of massive heart attack aged 50

DMX died in New York State on Friday of what the hospital said was a catastrophic cardiac arrest.

Portugal

Portugal ex-PM Socrates to still stand trial for money laundering

Former Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates will stand trial but many of the corruption charges against him have expired.

World News

EU's Michel visits Libya as nation battles instability and COVID-19

European Council President Charles Michel visited Libya on Sunday as the nation grapples with continuing instability and rising covid cases.

United Kingdom

Police in London disperse churchgoers

Worshippers at a Good Friday service in London were told by police to leave or face fines over breach of Covid-19 regulations

United Kingdom

UK regulator says AstraZeneca vaccine safe despite 7 clot deaths

UK medicines agency confirms seven deaths from rare blood clots from 18m people who received the AstraZeneca vaccine but says benefits still far outweigh risks.

Italy

Easter celebrations muted by COVID pandemic for second year running

From socially-distanced gatherings outside to virtual masses, Easter has been tempered for a second year amid lockdowns and pandemic restrictions.

Kosovo

Left-wing reformist party led by former PM Kurti wins Kosovo election

An anti-corruption and anti-establishment party, Vetëvendosje, has won the election in Kosovo, held amid the worsening coronavirus situation in the country.

Malta

Open Arms rescues over 100 more migrants from Mediterranean off Libya

The Spanish NGO says it has now rescued 146 migrants off the coast of Libya in recent days, taking them to safety in Sicily.

Guinea

Guinea facing 'epidemic situation' after seven confirmed Ebola cases

Health experts say these latest cases could be a major setback for the impoverished West African nation.

Germany

Germany tightens border controls over fears of COVID-19 variants

With some exceptions, Germany's border with the Czech Republic is closed along with the frontier with Austria's Tyrol province.

Myanmar

Thousands defy military in Myanmar to continue anti-coup protests

Thousands of protesters in Myanmar have defied a ban on gatherings by the military who ousted the elected government two weeks ago.

Haiti

Haitians clash with police as they demand president's resignation

Protesters say the president's term ended last Sunday; however, the incumbent insists he has another year left.

USA

Trump impeachment trial: Senate vote close after witness row resolved

The final vote on whether the ex-president incited insurrection edged closer after a deal was reached following a furore over hearing new witnesses.

Switzerland

COVID origin probe to continue despite lack of results from WHO team

As countries roll out vaccine programmes amid worries over new COVID variants, the WHO says there is still no definitive answer to the origins of the pandemic

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