Move allows company's partners in India and South Korea to ship millions as part of UN-backed program to tame the pandemic in vulnerable countries

Four-week mission to Wuhan wrapped with no conclusive findings; Chinese refuse sharing requested raw data

International health body announces findings by mission dogged by fears of whitewash, with US demanding 'robust' probe and Beijing warning against 'politicizing' investigation

Israel delivers 2,000 doses to Palestinians, who say they expect the arrival of 50,000 more from various sources in the coming weeks

Delayed by China and weighed down by political baggage, investigative mission has a remit to explore how virus jumped from animals to humans

Agency says no reason to believe there are risks that would outweigh the benefits of vaccination for pregnant women; Israel already recommends inoculation in 2nd, 3rd trimesters

Comments come as bloc backs off on threat to restrict exports to Northern Ireland in tussle with Britain; experts visit 1st Chinese hospital to treat patients diagnosed with virus

Medical team embarks on long-awaited mission but finding source of pandemic will likely take years; effort is politically charged as China seeks to avoid blame for missteps

Health body previously gave similar recommendation on Pfizer-BioNTech shot, a position rejected by Israel amid a spike in serious cases

Ramallah also worried by delay in getting doses, with first major AstraZeneca shipment due in March and other suppliers possibly taking months more