Covid-19: Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine approved for use in UK
By James Gallagher and Nick Triggle
BBC News
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved for use in the UK, with the first doses due to be given on Monday.
There will be 530,000 doses available from next week, and vaccination centres will now start inviting patients to come and get the jab.
Priority groups for immunisation have already been identified, starting with care home residents, the over-80s, and health and care workers.
'Our history is contained there': loss of archive threatens Native American tribes
The building in Seattle is slated for sale, a move that could deprive indigenous people in the Pacific north-west of access to critical documents
In 1969, a clerical error resulted in the Samish Indian Nation in Washington state suddenly being dropped from the federal government’s list of recognized tribes. It took almost three decades of wading through piles of historical documents and painstaking litigation before its members were able to regain that recognition, along with the federal benefits and protections that come with it.
Their success hinged on unearthing a wealth of documents – court cases, family histories, tribal correspondence with the federal government – much of which was found at the National Archives facility in Seattle, according to Tom Wooten, the Samish Indian Nation tribal chairman.
Anger as Spanish PM hints at pardon for jailed Catalan leaders
‘When we talk about Catalonia, no one is blameless,’ said the Spanish PM
Spain's Socialist prime minister has sparked a bitter political row when he hinted that his government might be prepared to grant pardons for the nine Catalan political leaders who were jailed for their part in the 2017 failed independence drive which split the country.
Separatist politicians and activists were imprisoned last year for between eight and 13 years for their part in a failed attempt to split from Spain.
The long jail terms handed down at the end of a high-profile trial prompted violent protests in Catalonia.
Argentina approves bill to legalize abortion
Women in Argentina will now have the right to terminate pregnancy at up to 14 weeks. The Senate vote is a landmark for abortion rights in Latin America.
Argentina on Wednesday legalized abortion when the Senate voted by 38 to 29 in favor of a bill that allows the procedure through to the 14th week of pregnancy.
It became the first major country in Latin America, where there are growing calls for greater reproductive rights for women, to pass such a bill.
Annus horribilis: A look back at the top 12 stories of 2020
The year was dominated by news of the coronavirus, which rapidly spread from Wuhan, China, to kill more than 1.7 million people and forcing much of the world into lockdown while highlighting global inequalities and institutional failures. But other issues also grabbed the world’s attention, from the devastating Australia bushfires to global protests against racism.
AUSTRALIA BUSHFIRES
Record temperatures and severe drought gave rise to massive fires that roared across the Australian bush throughout the summer season in the southern hemisphere, peaking in December 2019 and January. More than 10.3 million hectares (103,000 sq km) were eventually burned, equal to the size of South Korea.
Several killed in attack on Yemen’s Aden airport: Live news
Explosion reported at Aden airport after plane carrying the new Yemeni government arrived from Saudi Arabia.
A large explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed cabinet landed there, security officials said.
Initial reports said several people were killed and dozens were wounded.
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