The homegrown vaccine, yet to be authorized elsewhere in the West, is playing a critical role in vaccinating the country’s most at-risk people because it is easier to ship, store and administer.

The State Department cites imprisonment, torture and forced sterilization against the minority group, accusations Beijing has denied.

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte fell short of an outright majority in the vote, weakening his government as it searches for a way to tame the Covid-19 pandemic and revive the economy.

The sanctions against President Trump and nine other U.S. officials represent a parting shot against an outgoing administration that has pummeled the country and its top officials with sanctions.

The World Health Organization was poorly prepared to prevent a disease like Covid-19 from becoming a pandemic and wasn’t adapted for a globalized era of easy travel and extensive trade, an international panel said.

Covid-19 infections and deaths remain stubbornly high across much of Europe while vaccination efforts are moving so slowly that widespread immunity is unlikely in the region before the fall, raising the prospect of a bleak 2021.