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AstraZeneca Covid vaccine suspended in some countries over blood clot fears
A health worker holds a box of the AstraZeneneca vaccine at the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok. Chaiwat Subprasom | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images LONDON — The coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford has now been suspended in a number of …
Denmark, Iceland and Norway suspend AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after reports of blood clots; Australia likely to miss vaccination deadline; Victoria records no new COVID-19 cases; Fears $1.2 billion post-JobKeeper stimulus won’t be enough
By Lara Pearce11 Mar 2021 23:43 Prime Minister Scott Morrison is holding a press conference at car dealership Phil Gilbert Motor Group in western Sydney this morning, spruiking the revival of the car industry post-COVID-19. Mr Morrison opened his conference by heralding the “historic” meeting of Quad leaders set to take place late tonight. “I …
Marel agrees to acquire TREIF, a German food cutting technology provider Iceland Stock Exchange:MAREL
Marel is pleased to announce an agreement to acquire German food cutting technology provider TREIF Maschinenbau GmbH (“TREIF”). The two companies have a great strategic and cultural fit with complementary product portfolios and geographic presence, creating a strong platform to enhance further growth. About TREIF TREIF, a family-owned business headquartered in Oberlahr, Germany is at …
Iceland To Open To Tourists Again On June 15th (With Conditions)
Photo by Screenshot/Stöð 2 At a press conference held just moments ago, Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced some up-coming changes to the travel restrictions to Iceland. As it stands now, no one from outside the Schengen Area may visit Iceland, and those visiting from within the Schengen Area must go into 2-week quarantine. However, from …
First Confirmed Case Of Coronavirus In Iceland
An Icelandic man in his fifties is in isolation at Landspítali hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus, Vísir reports. This was brought to light by an announcement from the Directorate of Health. This marks the first confirmed case of the coronavirus in Iceland. The man is not seriously ill, but did test positive for …
Skyn Iceland founder Sarah Kugelman on surviving a break-up with Sephora and coming back stronger – Glossy
Sarah Kugelman compares having her products dropped from Sephora stores to “being on a date with someone you really like and them not wanting to go out with you again.” Sales at Sephora’s 200 stores represented 80% of Skyn Iceland’s business, until the beauty retailer cut the cord in 2010, a consequence Kugelman chalks up …
Pence trip to Iceland: Security detail raises eyebrows
Vice President Pence meets with Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir at Keflavik Airport on Wednesday at the end of a seven-hour visit to Iceland. Jakobsdottir had initially announced she would not be able to meet Pence because of a prior commitment, but the two merged schedules days before Pence’s arrival. (Egill Bjarnason/AP) Vice President Pence …
UK health service not on the table in U.S. trade talks: Johnson
U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence meets with Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Downing Street in London, Britain, September 5, 2019. Peter Summers/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson told visiting U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday that Britain’s National Health Service would not be included in negotiations with the United States …
Iceland holds funeral for first glacier lost to climate change | World news
Iceland has marked its first-ever loss of a glacier to climate change as scientists warn that hundreds of other ice sheets on the subarctic island risk the same fate. As the world recently marked the warmest July ever on record, a bronze plaque was mounted on a bare rock in a ceremony on the barren …