By Ludwig Burger and Manojna Maddipatla (Reuters) -The European Union’s drug regulator said on Thursday it would support a filing for approval of an upgraded COVID-19 vaccine targeting only the new Omicron variant if that is the quickest way to broaden the offering of available shots. Speaking to journalists in a briefing, the European Medicines …
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By Deena Beasley (Reuters) – The prices of drugs used to treat COVID-19 for those at risk of serious illness are “reasonably aligned” with how much they help patients, according to a draft report from drug-pricing research organization the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER). The report assessed Pfizer Inc’s Paxlovid and Merck & …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s environment minister George Eustice on Thursday said there had been no changes in checks on agri-foods between Britain and Northern Ireland after the province’s agriculture minister ordered an immediate halt to the checks. “There have been no operational changes on the ground as yet, while officials in Daera (N.Ireland agriculture department) …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Revelations about parties at British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s residence and office during the COVID-19 lockdown has damaged public confidence in the government, finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday. Asked about whether the scandal, which has resulted in a police investigation, had damaged the public’s confidence in the government, Sunak said: …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Post-Brexit checks on agri-food goods coming into Northern Ireland are continuing, a spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, and it is up to Belfast to resolve a dispute with the European Union on them. Tensions over the Northern Ireland protocol, signed as part of Britain’s exit from the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday launched fighter jets against aircraft approaching its area of interest, a day after the Royal Air Force intercepted and escorted away four Russian bomber aircraft in a similar operation. “Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighters from RAF Lossiemouth, supported by a Voyager Tanker from RAF Brize Norton, have been launched …
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By Michael Holden and Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will on Sunday salute the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II ascending the throne, but as the monarch celebrates another landmark, just how will her record-breaking reign be remembered? To some commentators, her reign has been a ‘golden age’, reminiscent of that of her namesake …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Russia needs to understand that it does not need to be militarily aggressive or provocative in order to be a significant player on the world stage, British junior foreign minister James Cleverly said on Thursday. Asked about an incident on Wednesday where Britain intercepted and escorted four Russian bomber aircraft approaching its …
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By Phil Stewart and Dmitry Antonov WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) -The United States will send nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania to shield Eastern Europe from a potential spillover from the crisis over the massing of Russian troops near Ukraine, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. Russia has denied plans to invade Ukraine but signalled it …
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By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Mining giant Glencore and electric vehicle (EV) battery startup Britishvolt will jointly develop a new UK battery recycling plant that will help reuse expensive key raw materials like cobalt and lithium, the two companies said on Thursday. The plant will be built at the site of a Glencore operation …
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