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Banks seek Biden’s aid after Trump’s 1,000-sanctions-a-year pace
Wall Street firms have urged the Biden administration to ease the industry’s burden in complying with a flood of financial sanctions the U.S. has levied…
Vaccine makers’ shares fall as US backs patent waiver
U.S. support for a proposal to waive intellectual-property protections for Covid-19 vaccines might be good news for the global inoculation campaign, but it’s an unwelcome…
French fishing boats begin leaving Jersey waters: Brexit update
French fishing boats began leaving Jersey waters, after the U.K. and France sent military patrol vessels to the area amid a deepening row over post-Brexit…
Von Der Leyen defends EU vaccination drive as exports rise
The head of the European Union’s executive arm mounted a spirited defense of the bloc’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign, taking a swipe at countries like the…
Top global medical companies seek G-20 protection for patents
Representatives for the world’s major pharmaceutical and medical companies are warning Group of 20 leaders that moves to weaken intellectual property rights protection will reduce…
U.K. sends navy patrol ships to Jersey after french threats
The U.K. has sent two military patrol vessels to the British isle of Jersey ahead of a potential blockade by French fishermen, as a row…
China halts Australia economic dialogue in new retaliation
China announced that it was suspending a ministerial economic dialogue with Australia, in a largely symbolic move showing Beijing’s growing frustration with Canberra.
U.K., EU reach deal to give bloc’s envoy full diplomatic status
The U.K. and the European Union have resolved a dispute over the status of the bloc’s top diplomat in London, bringing an end to a…
G-7 signals deep concern over alleged China human-rights abuses
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations singled out China’s treatment of its Uyghur minority and expressed concern over Russia’s large military build-up on…
Global smartphone shipments to hit 1.53 billion units in 2021, still below 2019 levels
The COVID-19 pandemic caused the worst smartphone market contraction in history, as global demand plummeted in the first and second quarter of 2020.