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All adults get 1st jab by July 31

LONDON (AP) — The British government declared Sunday that every adult in the country should get a first coronavirus vaccine shot by July 31, at least a month earlier than its previous target, as it prepared to set out a “cautious” plan to ease the U.K.’s lockdown. The new target …

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Serbia welcomes AstraZeneca vaccine shipment

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia has received a first shipment of 150,000 AstraZeneca vaccines, adding to the three other vaccines already in use. The Balkan nation of 7 million has administered more than 1 million doses so far, which is among the top results in Europe. Most Serb citizens have received …

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UK vows to share vaccines, but details thin as G-7 meets

LONDON (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven economic powers are holding their first meeting of 2021 on Friday, and vowing to share coronavirus vaccines with the world’s poorest countries — though details of how soon and how much they will give remain scarce. Prime Minister Boris Johnson of …

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Marriott CEO Sorenson, 62, dies of pancreatic cancer

Marriott Chief Executive Arne Sorenson, who grew the company into the world’s largest hotel chain and steered it through a global pandemic that has been catastrophic for the travel industry, has died. He was 62. Sorenson reduced his schedule at Marriott this month to pursue a more aggressive cancer treatment. …

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UK opens quarantine hotels, pushes on with vaccine drive

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s newly established quarantine hotels received their first guests on Monday as the government tries to prevent new coronavirus variants from derailing a fast-moving vaccination drive that has delivered more than 15 million shots in ten weeks. Passengers arriving at London’s Heathrow Airport were escorted by security …

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Britain’s quarantine hotels open for business

LONDON — Britain’s newly established quarantine hotels have received their first guests as the government tries to prevent new variants of the coronavirus from derailing its fast-moving vaccination drive. Passengers arriving at London’s Heathrow Airport on Monday morning were escorted by security guards to buses that took them to nearby …

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Princess Beatrice‘s husband shares new royal wedding photos

New pictures have been released showcasing Princess Beatrice’s stunning – and intimate – surprise wedding to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi over the weekend. In a heartfelt tribute to his new wife on Instagram, the 37-year-old property developer shared three images from their Friday nuptials, taken by photographer Benjamin Wheeler. media_cameraThe happy …

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