March 17, 2021 - Brief Briefing

Pfizer and AstraZeneca deny domestic COVID-19 vaccine shortage

Drugs giants Pfizer and AstraZeneca have rejected an NHS claim that the UK is facing a COVID-19 vaccine shortage, insisting there is no threat...

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Politics

PM must ‘stand by’ nurses who saved him from coronavirus and rethink pay deal, says union

Boris Johnson will be told to “stand by” the nurses who helped save his life after he contracted coronavirus – and reconsider the government’s...

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Entertainment

VW surges in TSLA-like run on the stock market due to its EV strategy

VW is having some incredible success on the stock market reminiscent of Tesla and its EV strategy. For a long time, Volkswagen has been...

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Environment

BMW has no plans to produce its own electric vehicle batteries as it looks to ramp up offering

The BMW Tower photographed in Munich, Germany, on March 6, 2021. Anne Czichos | iStock Editorial | Getty Images The BMW Group has no...

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Business

Fed eyes faster recovery for US economy from COVID crisis

The US central bank has raised expectations of a faster recovery from the coronavirus crisis, signalling it will allow the economy to run hot...

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Environment

Rooftop Solar in California is Ready to Take the Next Step

Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists.By Mohit Chhabra and Julia de Lamare California leads the nation in fighting climate change because of state policies that...

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Technology

Kevin Mayer talks about his disappointing departures at Disney and TikTok, and the long decline of pay TV

Chairman of Direct-to-Consumer & International division of The Walt Disney Company Kevin Mayer took part today in the Disney+ Showcase at Disney’s D23 EXPO...

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Sports

Jeff Passan predicts the 2021 MLB season from every possible angle

7:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” With...

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UK to face ‘significant reduction’ in COVID vaccine supplies from 29 March

The UK is going to face a “significant reduction” in vaccine supplies from 29 March onwards, according to a letter from NHS England. The...

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Environment

Join The CleanTechnica Community — Officially!

Dear Readers, This community we call CleanTechnica is an important one to all who make it possible, and we know it’s important to all...

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Entertainment

Eddie Izzard: ‘I’m a trans superhero – but if I’d lived in Nazi Germany I’d have been murdered for it’

Eddie Izzard has been speaking openly about her gender fluidity for years, but the comedian and actor’s latest role has bought home how lucky...

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Politics

Hancock says vaccine rollout a ‘huge team effort’ after Cummings calls his department a ‘smoking ruin’

The health secretary has played down criticism from Dominic Cummings, who described the Department of Health and Social Care as a “smoking ruin” in...

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Entertainment

Patsy does a Piers: EastEnders star shuts down GMB interview due to ‘addict’ tag

Patsy Palmer has shut down an interview with Good Morning Britain after being billed as going from “addict to wellness guru”. The former EastEnders...

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World

Foreign sec calls EU threat to block vaccine exports to UK and others ‘brinkmanship’

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has threatened to block vaccine exports to the UK and other countries with markedly higher rollouts of...

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Demi Lovato says she was raped at 15 by someone she knew while working for Disney Channel

Demi Lovato says she was raped when she was just 15 and working for the Disney Channel in the late 2000s. Speaking in her...

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Entertainment

Line Of Duty returns: We didn’t float up the Lagan in a bubble – here’s everything you need to know

For the DIR, for the next few weeks we’re only interested in one thing here and one thing only – and that’s catching bent...

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Business

Ministers to ban ‘rewards for failure’ in governance crackdown

New rules to end ‘rewards for failure’ in boardrooms are to be unveiled by ministers this week with the release of a long-awaited white...

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Entertainment

Quick Charge Podcast: March 16, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and...

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Environment

Volkswagen CEO says he wants to ‘get close and then overtake’ Tesla

The underbody of an ID.3 electric vehicle is assembled at a Volkswagen facility in Dresden, Germany, on January 29, 2021. Matthias Rietschel | picture...

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World