Flash Briefing: SA protests turn deadly; Google fined €500m; another black mark for J&J's vaccine
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*Deadly protests that erupted in South Africa following former President Jacob Zuma’s jailing showed no signs of letting up, even as the authorities pledged to clamp down on the violence. More than 2,500 soldiers have been deployed to Gauteng and KZN to quell violent looting, but the defence minister has stated that SA is not yet considering a state of emergency.
*South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination program has been partially halted as violent protests rage in two key provinces.
*French authorities fined Google €500m after the search giant failed to follow an order to reach a fair deal with publishers to use their news content on its platform.
*Officials at the US Food and Drug Administration warned of a rare but serious neurological disorder linked to Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine. 100 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome have been reported among people who received J&J's vaccine, the FDA said in a statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
*Deadly protests that erupted in South Africa following former President Jacob Zuma’s jailing showed no signs of letting up, even as the authorities pledged to clamp down on the violence. More than 2,500 soldiers have been deployed to Gauteng and KZN to quell violent looting, but the defence minister has stated that SA is not yet considering a state of emergency.
*South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination program has been partially halted as violent protests rage in two key provinces.
*French authorities fined Google €500m after the search giant failed to follow an order to reach a fair deal with publishers to use their news content on its platform.
*Officials at the US Food and Drug Administration warned of a rare but serious neurological disorder linked to Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine. 100 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome have been reported among people who received J&J's vaccine, the FDA said in a statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
