BBC News says Around 4.7 million Covid vaccine doses – 4% of the total – ended up as wastage in England by the end of October 2021, a government report reveals.
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Sky News says UEFA is to announce on Friday it is moving the Champions League final from St Petersburg, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – London tipped to host the finals at Wembley.
France24 says At least two people died when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, with residents shuttling loved ones to safety as buildings crumbled around them.
Euronews says Kyiv was under “horrific” fire on Friday as Russian troops edged closer to the Ukrainian capital on their second day of an invasion described as a “brutal act of war” by the West.
Aljazeera says American actor and director Sean Penn is in Kyiv, making a documentary about Russia’s attack, says the Ukrainian president’s office. – “Sean Penn is among those who support Ukraine”
BBC Sports says As Ukraine came under attack from Russia on Thursday, football continued across the continent with clubs, players and fans showing their support for the Eastern European country.
Euronews says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday morning declared martial law and says Russia has launched strikes against border and military infrastructure.
Euronews says Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has announced that the country will lift its COVID-19 state of emergency on 31 March.
France24 says Manchester United were spared a damaging and deserved defeat by Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
Arab News says Canada is ending rarely used special measures invoked nine days ago to tackle weeks-long protests that shut some border crossings and paralyzed Ottawa.
Arab News says Oil breached $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014 on Feb. 24 and gold is up, while cyrptocurrencies —Bitcion and Ether — are sinking.
Sky News says People in England who test positive for COVID are no longer legally required to self-isolate.
BBC News says Russian forces have launched a major military assault in Ukraine, with reports of explosions near major cities across the country.
BBC News says Boris Johnson “misspoke” when he claimed Chelsea Football Club’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich faced sanctions.
Sky News says No taxpayers’ money was spent on food or drink consumed at Downing Street events being probed.
Euronews says Western allies imposed a raft of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, in response to Russian recognition of two breakaway republics in the east of Ukraine.
Aljazeera says Italy rescued nearly 600 people packed into overcrowded fishing boats in bad weather off the coast of Calabria.
Arab News says a 14-year-old Palestinian boy was killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.
TRT World says A US jury has found three men guilty of federal hate crimes for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.
BBC News says fans and friends of music pioneer Jamal Edwards gathered at a vigil in west London to pay tribute to the 31-year-old.
Aljazeera says people in Argentina are hopeful light rains that began over the weekend will help firefighters curb blazing wildfires that have ravaged farms.
Arab News says Canada’s parliament on Monday backed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke rarely-used emergency powers to end pandemic-related protests.
TRT World says about 60 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in southwest Burkina Faso, state television reported.
Sky News says the last Covid restrictions in place will be removed from Thursday and free testing will end in England from 1 April, the PM has announced.
The Metro says Jamal Edwards died from a ‘sudden heart attack’ on Sunday morning, his friends have claimed as tributes continue to pour in for the music pioneer.