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South Africa on track to receive full vaccine orders this year
South Africa is on track to receive enough Covid-19 vaccines to cover about two-thirds of the population by the end of the year, made up…
New airline’s plan to hire college kids on flights gets pushback
After decades of starting successful airlines and dreaming up new ways to operate them, David Neeleman is again plotting a different course, this time for…
Shipyards in China’s vessel-repair hub ban arrivals from India
Shipyards in the Chinese coastal city of Zhoushan have banned vessels that called at or changed crews in India in the last three months, citing…
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Facebook chats power a new $48 billion market in social commerce
Samantha Proyrungtong, co-owner of an artisan food shop in downtown Bangkok, keeps three phones and a laptop glued to Facebook and Softbank Group-backed Line Corp.’s…
Taiwan central banker says currency policy faces ‘turning point’
Foreign demand for a slice of Taiwan’s increasingly profitable companies is threatening to upend the central bank’s decades-old currency management policy.
IMF sees strong economic arguments for removing vaccine barriers
The International Monetary Fund sees strong economic arguments for removing barriers to vaccine production and distribution, while cautioning that a waiver on intellectual-property protections must…
Vaccine stocks rebound as Merkel opposes waiver of patents
Shares of Covid-19 vaccine developers got some relief after the German chancellor opposed a U.S. proposal to waive patent protections for coronavirus shots.
British Airways owner subdued on impact of U.K. travel restart
British Airways parent IAG SA reported mounting losses and said it’s expecting only a gradual recovery in travel from the coronavirus pandemic as the U.K.…
Biden team likely to proceed with Trump China investment ban
The Biden administration is likely to maintain pressure on China by preserving limits on U.S. investments in certain Chinese companies imposed under former President Donald…
Brexit fish fight rages after navy ships sent to Jersey
The U.K. and French navies were drawn into the increasingly bitter dispute over post-Brexit fishing rights on Thursday, as both sides warned they would not…