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Ireland's response to the HSE cyber attack has been undermined by Government cuts to Defence Forces, say senior officers
What we know about the surge of the Indian coronavirus variant in England
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Jeff Bezos' New Shepard rocket to launch again in July - this time with a crew on board
SpaceX returns four astronauts to Earth in rare night splashdown
EU unveils 'landmark' rules on Artificial Intelligence to curb 'high-risk' technologies
Sleeping fewer hours in middle age associated with dementia risk - study
NASA successfully completes first-ever controlled helicopter flight on another planet
Israeli study says South African Covid-19 variant can evade Pfizer vaccine
Physicists may have to rethink how universe works after ‘tantalising’ results
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is preparing for the first-ever powered flight on another planet
UK releases new data about AstraZeneca-linked blood clots as EMA continues to support use of vaccine
The EMA has granted approval for AstraZeneca plant at centre of diplomatic dispute
AstraZeneca issues guidance to patients on symptoms of 'very rare' potential vaccine side-effect
Wuhan study finds 40% of people with Covid were protected against future infection for at least nine months
Number of twins being born at 'all-time high', researchers say
Covid-19: EMA to review Russian-developed vaccine as part of first step towards EU approval
SpaceX Starship completes landing but then explodes in latest test
US regulator says Johnson & Johnson vaccine is 'effective' against Covid-19 and new variants
Covid-19: UK researchers launch world-first study that will deliberately infect people with virus
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary applies to EMA for Covid-19 vaccine approval
Covid-19 linked with wider set of symptoms than previously thought, study suggests
Debunked: Yes, the virus that causes Covid-19 has been isolated and photographed
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6% effective against symptomatic Covid-19 - study
Delayed until the end of 2021: What's happening with the Sanofi/GSK jab?
European Medicines Agency confirms no deaths have been linked to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
EU medicines agency approves Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for everyone over 18
Amid a deepening row, the [heavily redacted] EU-AstraZeneca contract has been published
HSE aware of German decision on Astrazeneca vaccine but will follow EMA advice on over 65s
Pfizer-BioNTech say its Covid vaccine is effective against UK and South Africa variants
Moderna says its Covid vaccine is effective against the UK and South Africa variants
SpaceX rocket deploys record-setting cargo
Self-isolation after contact with a Covid-19 case could be cut to seven days – study
Possibility of 'long Covid' could be established in patients soon after they are infected
FactCheck: No, Pfizer did not say unprotected sex should be avoided after the vaccine because of risk from 'genetic manipulation'
Analysis suggests UK coronavirus variant 'not responsible for recent surge' in Ireland
Weather event responsible for 2010 and 2018 cold snaps expected in the coming days
US set to approve second Covid-19 vaccine
Pfizer vaccine could be approved for use in Ireland next week as EMA brings forward meeting