Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont has taken a leisurely walk Saturday in Sardinia a day after a judge freed him from jail on the Italian island pending a hearing on his extradition to Spain to face sedition charges.

Souvenirs from Sardinia’s pristine beaches can cost dearly.

(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)UNITED NATIONS -- China’s U.N. ambassador says China is donating 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to U.N. peacekeepers, with priority given to those serving in Africa. ___OSAKA, Japan — Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. is the latest drugmaker to offer help with production of a rival’s COVID-19 vaccine as their industry works to churn out billions of vaccine doses. Ad___LISBON, Portugal — Portugal is following other European Union countries and temporarily halting use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine while experts review its safety. The Biden administration has informed Connecticut that it should be receiving a “significant” increase in vaccine doses over the next several weeks. Some 2.2 million of the 8.6 million vaccine doses of various brands delivered to Italy are AstraZeneca vaccines, so the temporary stoppage is likely to significantly hamper Italy’s current vaccine rollout.