It says there is no evidence of a link to blood clots, as major EU countries pause use of the vaccine.

The election comes after a government crisis and during the country's strictest lockdown to date.

Ethiopia, Oman, Somalia and Qatar will be added when changes come into force at 04:00 GMT on Friday.

The online payments firm, the most valuable US start-up, was founded by two Irish brothers.

A Jewish family was forced to sell Rosiers sous les Arbres after the Nazis annexed Austria in 1938.

PM Boris Johnson says the UK's actions "temporary and technical measures that we think are very sensible".

A review of security and defence also paves the way for the UK to increase stocks of nuclear weapons.

The Vatican says it cannot give blessings to 'sin', in a statement endorsed by the Pope.

The homes of Paris St-Germain players Angel di Maria and Marquinhos were burgled while the French champions played Nantes on Sunday.

Canals, pathways and squares in the iconic city are deserted as much of Italy closes.

A man and his young daughter spotted the walrus sitting on rocks miles from its usual arctic home.

A German man lost 10 Bitcoin to so-called giveaway scammers on Twitter and experts say scams are rising.

The bodies of 270 German soldiers have lain hidden since they were buried alive by a French bombardment.

The French president may not be able to repair relations with Algerians, argues writer Maher Mezahi.

What will Brexit mean for students in the UK wanting to work or study abroad?

How a team of British combatants travelled to Colombia to assassinate the world's most dangerous man.

When a white Dutch author was chosen to translate Gorman's work the decision was swiftly reversed.

Con woman Anna Sorokin, aka Anna Delvey, tells the BBC she has been misrepresented by the media.

In Sweden shops with no staff are popular in rural locations that have lost their local shops.

Hervin Ongenda was supposed to be the first PSG superstar of the Qatari-ownership era but after a bright start is now playing in Romania.

The Meghan Markle and Prince Harry interview felt familiar to many people in multi-racial families.

The rare sighting was captured by a local man and his five-year-old daughter in County Kerry.

How lives on both sides of the divide in Nagorno-Karabakh were changed by the last year's fighting.

They've been appearing in unusually high numbers after an earthquake hit the region in December.

Ilmira Bagrautinova from the world-renowned Mariinsky Theatre danced in -15C to save a natural beauty spot.

Covid border closures mean hundreds of thousands of sailors are being prevented from returning home.