Summer holidays: Testing, quarantine and 'vacci-cations'

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said that the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine appears to be safe and effective at preventing serious illness. The announcement paves the way for the drug to be approved later this week. If approved it will be the third Covid-19 vaccine to be authorised in the US….

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, has said “certain EU member states” are preventing visa liberation which would allow visa-free travel in the Schengen area. Mr Kurti told BBC Hardtalk’s Stephen Sackur that although he was critical towards the EU, he was not bitter about it. The EU helped Kosovo a lot and the…

BBC Click’s LJ Rich looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: The EU has proposed a common charger for mobile phones, tablets and headphones China’s version of TikTok, announced it will limit the use of the platform for users under 14 to 40 minutes per day Students from the Netherlands have…

The search for survivors in the rubble of Champlain Tower apartment complex in Miami is continuing around the clock with rescuers still hoping to find people alive, Lt Governor of Florida, Jeanette Nunez, has said. She told BBC World News: “They are digging as if there are survivors there. They are still remaining hopeful, but…

Beijing says the deal, involving nuclear-powered submarines, undermines regional peace.

Vishal Garg, the boss of US mortage firm Better.com, fires about 900 of his staff on a single Zoom call.