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A woman receives the AstraZeneca vaccine at a drive-through site, in Milan on March 15. Italy has since stopped using AstraZeneca's vaccine amid fears of rare side effects [Flavio Lo Scalzo/Reuters]

EU regulator ‘convinced’ AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk

No reports of increased blood clots in clinical studies of AstraZeneca vaccine, says EMA, seeking to quell rising fears.

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A protester argues with a member of security part of the Saudi-backed coalition forces as demonstrators gather outside the internationally-recognised Yemeni government's headquarters at al-Maashiq Palace in the Crater district of the southern port city of Aden on March 16, 2021 [Saleh al-Obeidi/ FP]

Protesters storm presidential palace in Yemen’s Aden

Demonstrators disperse shortly after breaking into Maasheeq Presidential Palace amid public anger over economic woes.

Laura Ricevuti, the doctor who diagnosed the first case of COVID-19 in an Italian patient on February 20, 2020, looks through the window at Codogno Hospital one year after the small northern town became Europe's coronavirus epicentre [File: Flavio Lo Scalzo/Reuters]

Why are COVID cases rising in Europe despite vaccination efforts?

In the absence of international pressure on the regime of Bashar al-Assad and support for the peace process, the UN has failed to produce any advancement on the political front [File: Hussein Malla/AP]

UN warns of another ‘decade of desperation’ in war-torn Syria

Kim Yo Jong, the North Korean leader's powerful sister, has issued new threats over joint military drills between the US and the South [File: Korea Summit Press Pool/Pool via Reuters]

N Korea warns US to ‘avoid causing a stink’ if it wants peace

Food prices in Nigeria, which make up the bulk of the inflation basket, rose 21.79 percent in February, according to national stats [File: Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters]

Nigeria: Inflation hits four-year peak as food prices soar

Qatar says it is committed to sustainable peace in Afghanistan [File: Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]

Qatar to join Afghan peace talks in Moscow: Official

Women entrepreneurs who had built businesses around delivering treasured, memorable in-person experiences — from wedding planners and travel agents to caterers and cafe owners — suddenly found themselves scrambling to adapt to a new virtual world [Al Jazeera]

The great pivot: US women small business owners during COVID

Since the start of the pandemic, Russia has reported more than four million COVID-19 cases and more than 90,000 deaths [File: Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters]

Russia identifies two cases of South African COVID variant

Amnesty International found earlier in March that war crimes were being committed by all sides in the conflict [File: Reuters]

Mozambique fighters beheading children as young as 11: NGO


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A protester argues with a member of security part of the Saudi-backed coalition forces as demonstrators gather outside the internationally-recognised Yemeni government's headquarters at al-Maashiq Palace in the Crater district of the southern port city of Aden on March 16, 2021 [Saleh al-Obeidi/ FP]

Protesters storm presidential palace in Yemen’s Aden

Laura Ricevuti, the doctor who diagnosed the first case of COVID-19 in an Italian patient on February 20, 2020, looks through the window at Codogno Hospital one year after the small northern town became Europe's coronavirus epicentre [File: Flavio Lo Scalzo/Reuters]

Why are COVID cases rising in Europe despite vaccination efforts?

In the absence of international pressure on the regime of Bashar al-Assad and support for the peace process, the UN has failed to produce any advancement on the political front [File: Hussein Malla/AP]

UN warns of another ‘decade of desperation’ in war-torn Syria

Kim Yo Jong, the North Korean leader's powerful sister, has issued new threats over joint military drills between the US and the South [File: Korea Summit Press Pool/Pool via Reuters]

N Korea warns US to ‘avoid causing a stink’ if it wants peace

Food prices in Nigeria, which make up the bulk of the inflation basket, rose 21.79 percent in February, according to national stats [File: Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters]

Nigeria: Inflation hits four-year peak as food prices soar

Qatar says it is committed to sustainable peace in Afghanistan [File: Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]

Qatar to join Afghan peace talks in Moscow: Official

Women entrepreneurs who had built businesses around delivering treasured, memorable in-person experiences — from wedding planners and travel agents to caterers and cafe owners — suddenly found themselves scrambling to adapt to a new virtual world [Al Jazeera]

The great pivot: US women small business owners during COVID

Since the start of the pandemic, Russia has reported more than four million COVID-19 cases and more than 90,000 deaths [File: Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters]

Russia identifies two cases of South African COVID variant

Amnesty International found earlier in March that war crimes were being committed by all sides in the conflict [File: Reuters]

Mozambique fighters beheading children as young as 11: NGO

The competition for Egypt: China, the West, and megaprojects

Building boom under way as President el-Sisi seeks to modernise and transform the Middle East’s most populous country.

An aerial view shows construction at Egypt's New Administrative Capital megaproject, 35km (22 miles) east of Cairo [File: Khaled Desouki/AFP]

Sarah Everard killing: UK police officer faces trial in October

Wayne Couzens of London’s Metropolitan Police Service is accused of kidnapping and killing the 33-year-old.

Everard's killing has sparked widespread anger and soul-searching about what police, government and society can do to stop male violence against women [File: Hannah McKay/Reuters]

Sri Lanka says it ‘requires time’ to consider proposed burqa ban

Amid the outrage, a government spokesman says the ban is a serious decision that requires consultation and consensus.

Women in burqas line up to take a blood sample for a COVID test in Colombo [File: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP]

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The murder of Sarah Everard and the shadow pandemic
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Oscars: Riz Ahmed first Muslim to bag Best Actor nomination

Ahmed plays a rock drummer who loses his hearing in the movie Sound of Metal.

Ahmed won an Emmy for lead actor in a limited series or movie for The Night of in 2017 [File: Carlo Allegri/Reuters]

AstraZeneca suspensions: What you should know, in 500 words

Which countries have stopped using the vaccine? Why? Is the vaccine safe? Three key questioned answered.

AstraZeneca and the WHO say the company's COVID shot is safe [File: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters]

Once held in Iranian jail, ex-US Marine fights espionage claims

A US government payout to Amir Hekmati halted due to suspicions he sought to provide classified intel to Iran.

The release of former US marine Amir Hekmati from Iranian custody was hailed by officials, but suspicions he had sought to sell classified secrets have stalled a government payout [File: Michael Gerstein/The Associated Press]

Families plan funerals, children reported among Myanmar dead

Monitoring group says three children among 74 killed on Sunday, with 20 more deaths reported on Monday.

Waiting relatives gather outside the morgue as the body of an anti-coup protester is transported at Thingangyun Hospital in Yangon [Reuters]

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