According to India’s Ministry of External Affairs and the institute, more than 28.9 million of those doses were sent to the Netherlands in January and February, while Australia received about 6 million doses.... Follow AP’s coverage of the pandemic at https:// apnews. com/ hub/ coronavirus-pandemic———The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education.... The AP is solely responsible for all content....

of Toronto.As of Aug.... Canada is among the leading countries for vaccinations against COVID

long-term changes that will leave the country poorer in the decade ahead, a study says. The

poorer individual wellbeing in happier countries, a new study suggests. According to the research

collaboration with the London School of Economics, said quitting the EU would make Britain “ poorer

", adding" we need other high income countries to deliver on their own ambitions". The European Union has

‘Red Wall‘ and other poorer areas of England will lose up to ￡1bn of development cash this year

The world’s food-import bill is set to jump even more than expected to a record this year, increasing the threat of hunger, especially in the poorest nations. Higher shipping rates and prices of foodstuffs from grains to vegetables are likely to drive the cost of importing food up by 14 per cent to$ 1.75 trillion, the United Nations said.... It also warned of higher bills as farm inputs get more expensive. Food prices have climbed to the highest in a decade, further pressuring household budgets

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the country would aim to offer all eligible adults a booster shot by

Misinformation about the effectiveness of the AstraZeneca vaccine has fuelled the spread of COVID-19, one of the scientists behind the jab has alleged.... It was supposed to be easy to use, without the need for special freezers — and cheap because its developers, hailed as UK national heroes, insisted it be sold at cost." But after its early green light in the UK and the EU, the US never approved it.... Only the UK is keen to sign a contract for more( albeit a retooled version)....