Hezbollah militant Salim Ayyash given life sentences for Hariri killing
Salim Ayyash had been convicted of assassinating Lebanon’s former PM with a massive car bomb in 2005. BBC News – Middle East
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Covid: Trials to test combination of Oxford and Sputnik vaccines
The aim is to see whether mixing two vaccines could improve protection against Covid-19. BBC News – Europe
Argentina abortion legalisation bill passes key vote
Parliament’s lower house voted to legalise abortion but the bill must pass the Senate to become law. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Brexit: PM and EU say trade deal unlikely by Sunday
Boris Johnson urges Brussels to make a “big change” as the deadline set by the two sides approaches. BBC News – UK
Covid vaccine: US drugs agency FDA to proceed with Pfizer approval
US media say FDA head Stephen Hahn has been told to approve it on Friday or quit, but he denies this. BBC News – US & Canada
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: UN ‘alarmed’ by treatment of Eritrean refugees
There are “overwhelming” reports of Eritrean refugees in Tigray being killed or abducted, the UN says. BBC News – Africa