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The EU's drugs regulator will review the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University this month under an accelerated timeline, the watchdog says. EUROPE * The European Commission plans to conclude this week preliminary talks with French company Valneva over the advance purchase of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. * Chancellor Angela Merkel has told lawmakers in her conservative party that she expects a lockdown in Germany to last until the start of April, top-selling Bild daily reported. * Spain aims for all its nursing home residents to have received a first dose of vaccine by the end of the week. * Polish retailers are considering suing the state over coronavirus restrictions, arguing the rules unfairly discriminate against clothing and other shops. * Sweden has vaccinated about 80,000 people since it began with its program last month, the Public Health Agency said. ASIA-PACIFIC * China imposed new curbs in areas near Beijing, putting 4.9 million people in Langfang city under lockdown as new infections raised worries about a second wave. * Japan is considering extending a state of emergency further beyond Tokyo to include Aichi prefecture and other central and western areas. * Malaysia on Tuesday declared a state of emergency as it reported 3309 new cases, the biggest daily rise since the start of the pandemic, while Indonesia reported a daily record of 302 new deaths, bringing total fatalities to 24,645. * Indian airlines have started delivering batches of COVID-19 vaccines across the country, preparing for the launch of a campaign to offer shots to 1.3 billion people. AMERICAS * US President Donald Trump's administration plans to release vaccine doses it has been holding back for second shots and will urge states to offer them to all people over age 65. * US greenhouse gas emissions fell 10.3 per cent in 2020, the largest drop in emissions in the post-World War II era, according to a report. * Mexico is considering acquiring 24 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine and will receive its first batch of AstraZeneca jabs from Argentina to finish production of them. * Ontario is considering "next steps" amid calls to put Canada's most populous province under more stringent lockdown. MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA * Two senior Malawian cabinet ministers and two other senior political figures died on Tuesday from COVID-19. * Nigeria is working on what type and quantity of COVID-19 vaccines to procure and will make financial provision for them in its 2021 budget, the finance minister said. * Turkey will begin administering vaccines as of Thursday or Friday while Egypt expects to start receiving shots through the Geneva-based GAVI vaccine alliance in the coming weeks. Australian Associated Press

The EU's drugs regulator will review the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University this month under an accelerated timeline, the watchdog says.

* The European Commission plans to conclude this week preliminary talks with French company Valneva over the advance purchase of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

* Chancellor Angela Merkel has told lawmakers in her conservative party that she expects a lockdown in Germany to last until the start of April, top-selling Bild daily reported.

* Spain aims for all its nursing home residents to have received a first dose of vaccine by the end of the week.

* Polish retailers are considering suing the state over coronavirus restrictions, arguing the rules unfairly discriminate against clothing and other shops.

* Sweden has vaccinated about 80,000 people since it began with its program last month, the Public Health Agency said.

ASIA-PACIFIC

* China imposed new curbs in areas near Beijing, putting 4.9 million people in Langfang city under lockdown as new infections raised worries about a second wave.

* Japan is considering extending a state of emergency further beyond Tokyo to include Aichi prefecture and other central and western areas.

* Malaysia on Tuesday declared a state of emergency as it reported 3309 new cases, the biggest daily rise since the start of the pandemic, while Indonesia reported a daily record of 302 new deaths, bringing total fatalities to 24,645.

* Indian airlines have started delivering batches of COVID-19 vaccines across the country, preparing for the launch of a campaign to offer shots to 1.3 billion people.

* US President Donald Trump's administration plans to release vaccine doses it has been holding back for second shots and will urge states to offer them to all people over age 65.

* US greenhouse gas emissions fell 10.3 per cent in 2020, the largest drop in emissions in the post-World War II era, according to a report.

* Mexico is considering acquiring 24 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine and will receive its first batch of AstraZeneca jabs from Argentina to finish production of them.

* Ontario is considering "next steps" amid calls to put Canada's most populous province under more stringent lockdown.

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

* Two senior Malawian cabinet ministers and two other senior political figures died on Tuesday from COVID-19.

* Nigeria is working on what type and quantity of COVID-19 vaccines to procure and will make financial provision for them in its 2021 budget, the finance minister said.

* Turkey will begin administering vaccines as of Thursday or Friday while Egypt expects to start receiving shots through the Geneva-based GAVI vaccine alliance in the coming weeks.

Australian Associated Press

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