The European Union announced on Thursday the opening of an investigation targeting the social networks Meta (Facebook, Instagram) and Tiktok. The institution demands details on the measures they are implementing against the dissemination of “false information” and “illegal content”, after Hamas attacks against Israel. It explained that it had sent …
Read More »EU doors now closed to Cameroonian fish
Deemed “non-cooperative” in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, Cameroon has received a “red card” from the European Commission. Imports of seafood caught in Cameroonian waters or by vessels flying the Cameroonian flag are banned from entering European Union member states. Along with St. Vincent and the Grenadines, …
Read More »Russia has production agreements for Sputnik V in Europe
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced Monday that agreements to produce the anti-Covid Sputnik V vaccine have been reached “with companies from Italy, Spain, France and Germany”, pending its approval in the EU. The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which financed the development of the Sputnik …
Read More »EU to extend COVID vaccine export controls to end of June
The European Union is planning to extend its export authorisation scheme for COVID-19 vaccines to the end of June, two EU sources told Reuters on Thursday, in a move that could reignite tensions with countries who rely on shots made in the EU. The mechanism was set up at the …
Read More »Moderna plans to start testing against the new South African strain
The American company that produces the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine says it’s ready to test a booster shot to target a variant of the virus first discovered in South Africa . The company says it’s ready to do human trials with several different strategies to see what gives more protection an …
Read More »United Kingdom: national security prevents publication of vaccine supply data
According to a junior British Minister, Britain cannot publish details of the AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine supply contract because it would jeopardize national security, as the European Union threatened drug companies over supply delays. Scotland will publish covid-19 detailed vaccine supply data next week even though the British government has refused …
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