Jan 31 Watch 7:53 News Wrap: FDA gives full approval for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave full approval to Moderna's vaccine against COVID-19, a federal judge rejects a plea deal on hate crimes charges for the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery, six historically Black… Continue watching
Jan 31 British Prime Minister Johnson apologizes after report on lockdown parties By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized for lockdown-flouting parties at 10 Downing St. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 2:19 ‘Partygate’ probe raises questions about Johnson’s political future By PBS NewsHour British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing mounting challenges to his leadership as authorities investigate if he and his staff violated lockdown restrictions by organizing multiple gatherings last year. The unpublished report has been delayed until the civil and criminal… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: Pfizer starts clinical trial of omicron-based vaccine In our news wrap Tuesday, Pfizer began a clinical trial of an updated COVID-19 vaccine designed to ward off the highly contagious omicron variant. The International Monetary Fund slashed its growth forecast citing the omicron variant and other factors. London's… Continue watching
Jan 19 Facing calls to resign, U.K. prime minister Johnson defends record By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defied calls to resign in a feisty performance in Parliament. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 3:35 Britain’s prime minister under fire for hosting party during COVID lockdown By Malcolm Brabant, Morgan Till British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his political life. He was forced to apologize to Parliament Wednesday after it was revealed he attended a cocktail party in the garden of his official residence at the height of the… Continue watching
Jan 12 U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologizes for attending garden party during country’s lockdown By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized for attending a garden party during Britain's first coronavirus lockdown, but brushed aside opposition demands that he resign for breaching the rules his own government had imposed on the nation. Continue reading
Jan 11 U.K.’s Boris Johnson accused of breaking lockdown with garden party By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a wave of public and political outrage over allegations that he and his staff flouted coronavirus lockdown rules by holding a garden party in 2020 while Britons were barred by law from meeting… Continue reading
Jan 03 British government rushing COVID tests to schools so classes can reopen By Mike Corder, Associated Press Schoolchildren have returned to classes in parts of Europe, while the British government is pledging to rush ventilation units and enough COVID-19 test kits to schools to ensure they, too, can reopen later this week despite soaring infection rates. Continue reading
Nov 27 COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Amid fears that the recently identified new variant has the potential to be more resistant to the protection offered by vaccines, there are growing concerns that the pandemic and associated lockdown restrictions will persist for far longer than hoped. Continue reading