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19th Mar 2024

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Johnson & Johnson vaccine deliveries to EU begin

The pharmaceutical firm Johnson & Johnson on Monday started delivering its single-dose Covid-19 vaccine to EU countries, a European Commission spokesperson said. Under existing contracts, the American company has committed to delivering 55 million doses to the EU by the end of June and further 120 million in the third quarter, from July to September. In 2021, the company will supply 200 million doses to the EU, Norway and Iceland.

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Borrell: 'Israel provoking famine', urges more aid access

70 percent of northern Gaza is facing famine, new data shows. There is one shower per 5,500 people, and 888 people per toilet. 'How can you live in these conditions?" asked Natalie Boucly of UNRWA at the European Humanitarian Forum.

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Potential legal avenues to prosecute Navalny's killers

The UN could launch an independent international investigation into Navalny's killing, akin to investigation I conducted on Jamal Khashoggi's assassination, or on Navalny's Novichok poisoning, in my role as special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, writes the secretary-general of Amnesty International.

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