Jan 29, 2021

Vaccine rollout woes, GameStop saga send European markets down

Biotech firm Novavax has labs in the U.S. and has carried out trials in the U.K. and South Africa. Getty Images

Stock markets in Europe faced an unsteady end to the week with disputes over the supply of vaccines and the GameStop stock roller coaster weighing on investors. Also, GDP readings for European countries illustrate the economic pain cause by additional rounds of lockdowns. And, the illustrator whose viral coronavirus diary has been turned into a book.

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Artist turns COVID doodle diary into self-published book

by Victoria Craig

Jan 29, 2021

"Vic Lee's Corona Diary 2020" got a fitting virtual launch from a downstairs bathroom in the author's South London home.

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