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World Bank opposes vaccine IP waiver as WTO talks resume

WASHINGTON: World Bank president David Malpass said on Tuesday the bank does not support waiving intellectual property rights for Covid-19…

5 years ago

Amazon may prove exception to global tax rules

PARIS: The Group of Seven wealthy nations may have endorsed a plan to ensure the world's biggest companies pay a…

5 years ago

Biden Asia chief ‘relatively confident’ on billion vaccine timing despite India crisis

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's policy coordinator for the Indo-Pacific said on Tuesday he was "relatively confident" a target for the…

5 years ago

WTO panel considers easing protections on Covid-19 vaccines

GENEVA: Envoys from World Trade Organization member nations are taking up a proposal to ease patents and other intellectual property…

5 years ago

Europe Union’s new move may hit India, South Africa’s patent waiver plan

MUMBAI: European Union has drawn up a counter proposal which could ``undermine’’ India and South Africa’s proposed submission at the…

5 years ago

Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status

WASHINGTON: A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that thousands of people living in the US for humanitarian reasons are ineligible…

5 years ago

G7, NATO to-do list: Unite allies, fight autocracy, attack Covid-19

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's meeting with leaders of the G7 leading industrial economies in an English seaside village this week…

5 years ago

Covid-19: Cure for summertime blues – Europe gears up for tourists

PARIS: European tourism has had its worst time in living memory as coronavirus lockdowns, curfews and hotel and restaurant closures…

5 years ago

Nepal PM Oli says ‘misunderstandings’ with India resolved

KATHMANDU: Nepal's embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has said that “misunderstandings” with India have been resolved and that…

5 years ago

Int’l schools in Bengaluru see drop in foreign admissions

BENGALURU: With the pandemic and the consequent international travel curbs in place, many international schools in Bengaluru catering to expats…

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