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U.K. Advises Offering Alternatives to AstraZeneca Vaccine for Under-40s
Its regulator factored in concerns over very rare blood clots, the dwindling risk of severe infection and the availability of alternatives.
Indian Official at G7 Talks in London Self-Isolates Over Covid Exposure Fears
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s foreign minister, is in London for meetings before a June summit of leaders from the world’s top industrial powers.
‘Every Time I’m Calling, Someone Has Died’: The Anguish of India’s Diaspora
In WhatsApp chats, video calls, Facebook groups and forums, a global community has scrambled to save, and sometimes mourn, Covid-stricken loved ones.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Is Sentenced to Another Year in Custody in Iran
Ms. Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian dual citizen who was released from detention last month, was handed the sentence and a one-year travel ban on new charges of “propaganda activities.”
Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, Visits Afghanistan
The American secretary of state said the trip was intended to demonstrate the United States’ commitment to Afghanistan.