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LaLiga: Three more Barcelona players including Ousmane Dembele test positive for COVID-19

Barcelona, currently seventh in La Liga, travel to Real Mallorca (15th) on Sunday.

LaLiga: Barcelona's young guns deliver late win over Elche, Atletico Madrid undone by Sevilla

Barcelona are now seventh, two points behind Atletico and three behind Rayo Vallecano in fourth, yet having played one game fewer than Rayo.

WHO, UN release new strategy to ensure 70 percent global population is vaccinated by mid-2022

If COVID-19 becomes endemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that global economic losses could exceed US$ 5.3 trillion by 2026.

Gavi the 'future' after becoming Spain's youngest ever player, says Luis Enrique

At 17 years and 62 days old, Gavi broke an 85-year-old record when he to took the San Siro field for the 2-1 victory which put Spain in Sunday's final

LaLiga: Ansu Fati returns in Lionel Messi shirt to help Barcelona ease pressure on Ronald Koeman

Fati, wearing the number 10 shirt previously belonging to Messi, came on to a raucous reception at Camp Nou, 323 days after his last appearance. The 18-year-old scored to complete a much-needed victory for Barca.

Novavax claims large study in US and Mexico finds its COVID-19 vaccine about 90% effective

The vaccine was similarly effective against several variants including the one first detected in the UK, and in high-risk populations

More nations support easing patent rules on COVID-19 vaccines; IP waiver not a solution, insists Big Pharma

The vaccine manufacturing industry said that reducing bottlenecks in supply chains and a scarcity of ingredients that go into vaccines are more pressing issues than waiving patents

Indian-origin Dr Soumya Swaminathan joins international team of experts to prep for future pandemics

The UK-led Pandemic Preparedness Partnership will report to world leaders at June’s UK-hosted G7 Summit.

Amid blood clot scares, COVAX says it backs AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

Covax's first wave intended to distribute some 238.2 mn doses to 142 countries, out of which 237 mn were AstraZeneca doses.

Patents in hand, wealthiest nations have signed away opportunity to vaccinate the world

Residents of wealthy and middle-income countries have received about 90 of the nearly 400 million vaccines delivered so far.