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Race to succeed Merkel in top job thrown wide open
Armin Laschet may have won a key vote to become the new leader of Germany's conservative CDU party, but his victory has thrown open the question of who will succeed Angela Merkel in the top job
4 hours ago
Global death toll nears 2 million as WHO battles new virus strains
The worldwide death toll from coronavirus is approaching two million, with Europe topping 30 million infections and WHO experts working on advice to fight new, more contagious strains of the disease
3 days ago
Five hurdles in the global Covid-19 vaccine rollout
The unprecedented push to inoculate the world's population against Covid-19 has got off to a sluggish start. What has hampered the vaccine rollout and how can we overcome these obstacles?
4 days ago
EU watchdog backs second coronavirus vaccine
The EU's drug regulator has approved the Moderna coronavirus jab, the bloc's second and a shot in the arm for Europe's slow-moving vaccine roll-out
2 weeks ago
What we do and don’t know about new Covid mutations
The emergence of two new variants of Sars-CoV-2, which are potentially far more infectious versions of the virus, has prompted widespread concern. This is what we know about the mutations.
2 weeks ago
Pressure grows on Macron over French vaccination ‘fiasco’
French President Emmanuel Macron is under growing pressure to accelerate the country's sluggish Covid-19 vaccination drive which has seen just a few hundred people receive the jab
2 weeks ago
UK’s Brexit plans to be tested as festive period ends
Britain faces the first true test of its Brexit preparations, with thousands of lorries set to make the Channel crossing for the first time since the country left the EU's single market and customs union
2 weeks ago
Turkey: Europe’s top destination for… trash
Tonnes of plastic packaging destined for recycling from popular British supermarkets like Sainsbury's and French frozen food retailer Picard is instead ending up being dumped illegally in Turkey
1 month ago
Shortages, jams and shutdowns: UK readies for Brexit ‘no-deal’ chaos
Food shortages, tailbacks and congested ports: as talks with Brussels remain unresolved three weeks before leaving the EU single market, the UK is preparing for a chaotic "no-deal"
1 month ago
Members worry EU will bend as Brexit talks run out of road
EU member states have warned European negotiators not to lose their nerve in negotiations with Britain, in a rare reproach as post-Brexit talks entered their most delicate phase
2 months ago
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