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Novavax
organization60m doses of the Novavax vaccine will be made in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees. Vaccine passed its third and final stage of clinical trials this week. Results showed the vaccine offers 89% protection against Covid-19.
Joel Matip
personJoel Matip suffered ankle ligament damage in Liverpool's 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday night. Fabinho has been ruled out of this weekend’s trip to West Ham United with a ‘minor muscle injury’ Jordan Henderson will have to continue in the back four, with Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams vying to play alongside him.
Sheffield United
organizationManchester United lost 2-1 to Sheffield United at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Kean Bryan and Oliver Burke scored for Chris Wilder's side. United would have regained top spot in the Premier League, going back above Manchester City, with a win.
Manchester United
organizationManchester United lost 2-1 to Sheffield United at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Kean Bryan opened the scoring before Harry Maguire equalised. Oliver Burke struck the winner with 15 minutes left to go. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer left fuming over Sheffield United's opening goal.
Marjorie Taylor Greene
personRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is facing mounting backlash after a video re-emerged showing her confronting Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg. Facebook posts that resurfaced this week revealed Greene liked messages in 2018 and 2019 calling for the executions of Pelosi, other high-profile Democrats and FBI agents. Pelosi took particular issue with Republican brass giving Greene a seat on the House Education Committee on Tuesday. Greene is known to support QAnon conspiracy theories.
AstraZeneca
organizationEU is at odds with AstraZeneca over its failure to deliver shots. EU has asked if it could divert supplies from Britain. Calls for vaccine protectionism could stop other countries securing shots.
Desmond Swayne
personTory MP says he will not apologise for his comments on the anti-vaxxers. Michael Gove and Priti Patel both called for him to withdraw his remarks. PM Boris Johnson claimed not to be aware of the remarks.
Anthony Martial
personManchester United lost 2-1 at home to Sheffield United on Wednesday night. Striker Anthony Martial bore the brunt of the post-match criticism. Former Red Devil Rio Ferdinand also criticised the Frenchman.
Robinhood, an online brokerage, banned users from trading GameStop on Thursday. The WallStreetBets community on Reddit had recently sent the retailer's stock up 1,700 percent. Experts say Robinhood was within its legal and regulatory rights to shut down the party. Political figures such as Ted Cruz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have also expressed their concern.
GameStop
organizationSmall investors on Reddit helped drive GameStop shares up. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mocked Wall Street for wanting to crack down on a Reddit message board. The Reddit revolt focused on a strategy called short selling, where hedge funds make money by betting that share prices will fall.
GameStop
organizationRobinhood, an online brokerage, banned users from trading GameStop on Thursday. The WallStreetBets community on Reddit had recently sent the retailer's stock up 1,700 percent. Other stocks boosted by investors taking their cues from a Reddit message board sagged. Movie theater giant AMC Entertainment dropping 64 percent; BlackBerry shedding 42 percent; and Nokia falling more than 29 percent.
AMC
organizationGameStop and AMC stock dropped dramatically in after-hours trading shortly after all the drama unfolded. Robinhood restricted the purchase of shares in GameStop and several other stocks popular on the Reddit forum WallStreetBets.
Kevin McCarthy
personRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted her Republican colleagues on Capitol Hill. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, has come under fire for her social media posts. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lambasted GOP leadership for putting Greene on the House's Education committee.
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh
personPakistan's Supreme Court dismisses appeal against acquittal of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh. Sheikh admitted a "minor" role in the death of Washington Post reporter Daniel Pearl. Pearl, 38, was investigating Islamist militants in Karachi after 9/11 attacks.
Daniel Pearl
personBritish-born militant Omar Sheikh was sentenced to death for Daniel Pearl's murder. Decision comes nearly two decades after journalist's body was found in a shallow grave. Pearl disappeared in 2002 while working on a story in Pakistan.
Thomas Tuchel
personThomas Tuchel made an 'unfair decision' not to start Christian Pulisic. Kurt Zouma, James and Tammy Abraham also only made the bench. Chelsea drew 0-0 at home to Wolves in Tuchel's first game in charge.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
personInter Milan beat AC Milan 2-1 in Coppa Italia quarter-final. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off in the 58th minute. Romelu Lukaku scored a late penalty to send Inter through to semifinal. Christian Eriksen scored a 97th minute free-kick to win the derby.
Boris Johnson
personPM said it was still too early to relax restrictions, adding that the National Health Service cannot be put further at risk. 25,308 coronavirus infections recorded today, down 35 per cent on last week. Another 1,725 Covid-19 deaths were also recorded, the second highest death toll.
Martin Odegaard
personMartin Odegaard has joined Arsenal on loan until the end of the season. Midfielder had fallen down the pecking order at Real Madrid under Zinedine Zidane, making just three La Liga starts this season. The 22-year-old will wear the No.11 shirt for the Gunners.
Arsenal
organizationArsenal beat Southampton 3-1 at St Mary's on Tuesday night. Nicolas Pepe, Alexandre Lacazette and Bukayo Saka scored for the Gunners. Mikel Arteta dedicated the win to captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Martin Odegaard has joined Arsenal on loan until the end of the season. Midfielder had fallen down the pecking order at Real Madrid.