Germany, France, Italy and Spain join countries suspending AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
BERLIN :A cascading number of European countries — including Germany, France, Italy and Spain — suspended use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday over reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients, though the company and international regulators say there is no evidence the shot is to blame. Pune-based drugmaker Serum Institute of India partnered with […]
Credit Suisse applied for banking licence in Spain after Brexit
MADRID: Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) has applied for a licence to set up an investment bank hub in Madrid after Britain has left the European Union, a spokesman said on Monday confirming a report from Spanish newspaper Expansion. The Swiss lender sought a licence from the Bank of Spain and the European Central Bank in July […]
Spanish Prime Minister wants state of emergency extension
MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S nchez says he will ask Spain’s Parliament for a final two-week extension of the nation’s state of emergency that has allowed the government to take lockdown measures to control its coronavirus outbreak. S nchez says this will be the last, definitive extension of 15 days. The current state of […]
Spain eases strict lockdown as USA approves coronavirus drug
Spaniards were allowed out of their homes to exercise and walk freely after 48 days of confinement on Saturday as some European nations began cautiously easing virus lockdowns while others like Russia faced a spike in new infections. As governments across the globe balance lifting restrictions to restart economies against the risk of new infections, […]