How the world has sped up vaccine approvals
As Britain becomes the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use, authorities in Europe, the US, Russia and China have also sped up their approval procedures
Global coronavirus death toll passes one million
More than one million people have died from coronavirus, according to an AFP toll, marking a grim milestone in the spread of the disease that has ravaged the world economy and upended lives
EU, China to hold talks on stalled investment deal
Chancellor Angela Merkel representing Germany, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, is
to negotiate with Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of high-level talks concerning an investment deal between Beijing and the European Union.
EU grants emergency funds as pandemic weakens wildlife conservation
Six million euros of emergency EU funding will be made available to bolster conservation. The IUCN will manage the grants, together with the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States.
EU to restrict exports to Hong Kong over security law
The European Union has agreed to limit exports to Hong Kong of equipment that could be used for surveillance and repression after Beijing imposed a controversial new security law
Post-COVID, more in West see China as major power: study
The coronavirus pandemic has led a growing number of people in France and Germany to see China as a top power, with the lead of the United States slipping, a new study shows
Pandemic sparks desire for European cooperation: poll
The coronavirus pandemic has left most Europeans wanting more cooperation between EU states and many believing the bloc failed during the crisis, according to a new survey
EU won’t launch ‘cold war’, chief diplomat tells China
The EU's chief diplomat says he assured China's foreign minister the bloc does not want a "cold war", as it accused Beijing of waging a coronavirus disinformation campaign
EU says needs more cash to fight Chinese disinformation
The EU's diplomatic chief has called for more resources from member states to fight disinformation from China, warning that Europe needed to stop being naive in its dealings with Beijing
Coronavirus infections top 5 million worldwide
Global infections from the novel coronavirus have surpassed five million as the pandemic plays out unevenly across the planet