May 18, 2021 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine can be stored for up to month in refrigerator, EU regulator says The European Union’s drug regulator on Monday backed more flexible storage for Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, allowing for unopened thawed vaccine doses to be stored in a normal refrigerator for up to one month.
May 9, 2021 Ireland will no longer require travelers from Italy and Austria to quarantine for two weeks International travel is starting to return.
May 7, 2021 EU calls on US to push exports to counter vaccine shortage The European Union called on the United States Friday to start boosting its vaccine exports to contain the global COVID-19 crisis, and said that the U.S. backing of patent waivers would provide only a long-term solution at best.
April 25, 2021 European Union will let vaccinated Americans visit this summer: official A top European Union official said Sunday that Americans who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 should be able to travel to Europe by summer, easing existing travel restrictions.
April 15, 2021 What are the Iran nuclear talks about? Negotiations to bring the United States back into a landmark nuclear deal with Iran resumed Thursday in Vienna amid signs of progress — but also under the shadow of an attack this week on Iran’s main nuclear facility.
April 14, 2021 Iran's supreme leader: Vienna offers 'not worth looking at' Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday dismissed initial offers at talks in Vienna to save Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal as “not worth looking at,” attempting to pressure world powers after an attack on the country’s main nuclear enrichment site.
April 6, 2021 US, Iran due to begin indirect nuclear talks in Vienna Efforts to bring the United States back into the 2015 deal on Iran's nuclear program are to step up a gear on Tuesday as Iran and the five world powers remaining in the accord meet in Vienna while the U.S. is due to start indirect talks with Tehran.
March 18, 2021 EU pitches coronavirus pass plan to open free travel by summer The European Union's executive body proposed Wednesday issuing certificates that would allow EU residents to travel freely across the 27-nation bloc by the summer as long as they have been vaccinated, tested negative for COVID-19 or recovered from the disease.
March 4, 2021 Fred Fleitz: Biden says America First is over – here's why the world doesn't believe him The Biden administration’s nascent foreign policy was dealt a major setback when Iran declined to join informal talks this week brokered by the European Union with the U.S., Russia, China, the U.K., Germany and France.
February 16, 2021 Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine sent for EU regulatory approval The European Union’s regulatory body on Tuesday announced it received an application from Johnson & Johnson for marketing authorization of its vaccine candidate. Approval would mark the fourth vaccine in the EU's arsenal against the novel virus.