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The EU has responded to the US favouring a waiver of coronavirus vaccine patents. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc is prepared to discuss how a suspension could work. We get reaction to the development from ...

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05.07.2021 Update: World reacts to US stance on vaccine patents The EU has responded to the US favouring a waiver of coronavirus vaccine patents. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc is prepared to discuss how a suspension could work. We get reaction to the development from ...
05.06.2021 World reacts to US stance on vaccine patents The EU has responded to the US favouring a waiver of coronavirus vaccine patents. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc is prepared to discuss how a suspension could work. We get reaction to the development from ...
05.05.2021 Update: Biden administration backs lifting vaccine patent protections The US government has backed a temporary suspension of intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines in a move likely to enrage the pharmaceutical industry, which strongly opposes a so-called waiver. Shares of the major coronavirus vaccine companies were hit by ...
05.05.2021 European Union updates industrial strategy The European Union has revealed an updated industrial strategy for a post-pandemic world. The BBC's Andrew Walker talks us through the plan, which aims to cut dependency on Chinese supply chains in areas like semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. The EU also ...
05.04.2021 Update: Charities step up coronavirus support in India In what to many seems to be a vacuum at the heart of the government response to the crisis charities have stepped in to fill the gap. In the capital Delhi, members of the Shahi Bagh Wali mosque have been ...
05.04.2021 Pandora stops selling mined diamonds The world's biggest jeweller, Pandora, is switching from mined diamonds to lab-made. The firm's chief executive, Alexander Lacik, tells us what's behind the move.
05.03.2021 Update: Apple in Epic battle The tech giant Apple, was in court on Monday defending itself against accusations that it is anti-competitive. The company making those claims is Epic Games which produces the hugely popular and lucrative, Fortnite. Adi Robertson, senior reporter for The Verge ...
05.03.2021 Google fails to remove rip-off ads Google has failed to remove adverts for websites that charge for free government services. The BBC's Chris Fox explains how a number of adverts found among search results go against Google's own policies prohibiting fees to change information such as ...
05.03.2021 Vaccines expected to dominate G7 meeting Ahead of the full leaders' meeting later this year, the G7's foreign ministers will be hammering out their respective positions on global issues. The meeting will be held in London and alongside the seven; the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, ...
04.30.2021 UPDATE: Brazil records highest ever unemployment rate We get an update from Brazil which has recorded its highest ever unemployment figures. They were released in the week that the number of deaths from coronavirus in Latin America's largest country passed 400,000 people. We also hear the latest ...
04.30.2021 Apple charged over 'anti-competitive' app policies Apple has been charged with breaking EU competition rules over how it runs its App Store. It relates in part to a complaint brought two years ago by music streaming service Spotify, as Isobel Asher Hamilton of Business Insider explains. ...
04.29.2021 UPDATE: US economy accelerates In the first three months of 2021 the US economy grew at an annual rate of 6.4%. The figures were released shortly after President Biden outlined his proposals for an infrastructure overhaul for the country to a joint session of ...
04.29.2021 US economy accelerates as recovery continues In the first three months of 2021 the US economy grew at an annual rate of 6.4%. The figures were released shortly after President Biden outlined his proposals for an infrastructure overhaul for the country to a joint session of ...
04.28.2021 More than 200,000 die of coronavirus in India The coronavirus crisis has pushed past the grim milestone of 200,000 deaths in India. The BBC's Nikhil Inamdar tells us how the pandemic is causing an exodus of workers out of big cities, and considers the likely impact of the ...
04.27.2021 Update: Google's parent company releases financial results Alphabet which owns Google and Youtube has released its latest quarterly results which show advertising revenue rising at an unexpectedly sharp pace as we hear from the New York Times' technology correspondent, Mike Isaac. And consumer confidence is up, according ...
04.27.2021 Apple ad tracking row heats up Users will have to opt in to sharing their personal data across different apps, which makes it more difficult for social networks like Facebook to track their users' activity. The BBC's Jane Wakefield explains the changes, and we get reaction ...
04.26.2021 Update: Apple releases controversial software update Apple has released its latest software update with a new tool that has forced a confrontation with Facebook over privacy; the BBC's Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan Jones explains the controversy. And independent economist, Peter Jankovskis updates us on the financial ...
04.26.2021 Italy eases coronavirus restrictions Shops and cinemas in Italy are reopening, whilst hospitality venues can now serve outside. Italian celebrity chef Alessandro Borghese runs a restaurant in Milan and gives us his reaction to the news. And we find out how Italy plans to ...
04.26.2021 Menthol cigarettes could be banned in the US The F.D.A. is under a court order to respond to a citizens’ petition to ban menthol cigarettes by April 29th. The deadline comes as President Joe Biden is considering whether to force tobacco companies to reduce nicotine in their products ...
04.23.2021 Authorities seek Turkish cryptocurrency exchange founder A hunt is on for the founder of the Thodex cryptocurrency exchange, who has disappeared. Faruk Ozer has apparently fled Turkey and his customers have been unable to log in to their accounts and access their assets. Tayla Bilgic is ...
04.22.2021 US plans to halve emissions by 2030 The US has unveiled an updated carbon pledge that will nearly halve its emissions by 2030. The announcement came at a virtual summit on climate at the White House, and Thanu Yakupitiyage of climate action group 350 gives us her ...
04.22.2021 US plans to halve emissions by 2030 The US has unveiled an updated carbon pledge that will nearly halve its emissions by 2030. The announcement came at a virtual summit on climate at the White House, and Thanu Yakupitiyage of climate action group 350 gives us her ...
04.21.2021 EU artificial intelligence rules will ban 'unacceptable' use Some "unacceptable" uses of artificial intelligence will be banned under new EU rules. Melissa Heikkila is the artificial intelligence correspondent for the Politico website, and talks us through the European Commission's proposals. And we get reaction from Ulf Persson, chief ...
04.20.2021 UPDATE: Plans for football Super League unravel Plans for a football European Super League appear to be in disarray, after the English football clubs Chelsea and Manchester City said they were planning to withdraw. Reports from Spain suggest Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are also pulling out - ...
04.20.2021 Post-Pandemic Carbon Surge The International Energy Agency is predicting a major surge in CO2 emissions this year. We hear from the IEA's chief energy modeller and lead author of a new report on the topic
04.19.2021 Update: European football clubs plan breakaway Super League We examine the business case behind the creation of a new football European Super League. We speak to lawyer Trevor Watkins about the potential legal challenges to the plan. Peter Jankovskis, independent market analyst based in Chicago, brings us up ...
04.19.2021 Football Finance - the money behind the Super League We examine the business case behind the creation of a new football European Super League. We get reaction from experts in Spain and the UK.
04.19.2021 Uefa has condemned major soccer clubs signing up to breakaway European Super League Football authorities in Europe including Uefa and the Premier League have condemned twelve major soccer clubs signing up to a breakaway European Super League. The organisations say that they will ban the clubs – which include Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester ...
04.16.2021 Update: Raul Castro steps down Raúl Castro says he is resigning as Cuban Communist Party leader, ending his family's six decades in power. Mr Castro, 89, told a party congress that he is handing over the leadership to a younger generation "full of passion and ...
04.16.2021 Berliners protest after German court scraps rent cap Thousands of people have been demonstrating in Berlin against the lifting of the city's rent cap. Germany's highest court ruled that the Berlin state government had no right to impose the cap. The State Secretary for Housing, Wenke Christoph tells ...
04.15.2021 UPDATE: US announces sanctions on Russia The US has announced sanctions against Russia in response to what it says are cyber-attacks and other hostile acts. Russia and Ukraine analyst Orysia Lutsevych explains how significant these new moves are.
04.15.2021 Greensill inquiry reveals government rules need urgent reform A key U.K. government adviser has called for urgent reform of the rules on ministers and top officials taking jobs with private firms. Opposition politicians have accused the government of sleaze following revelations that a former Prime Minister and civil ...
04.14.2021 UPDATE: Coinbase prepares for $100 billion listing America's biggest crypto-currency trading platform, Coinbase, begins trading on the Nasdaq exchange in New York today Paul Vigna of the Wall Street Journal explains just what the company does to make it quite so highly valued. The BBC’s Rob Young ...
04.14.2021 Coinbase prepares for $100 billion listing America's biggest crypto-currency trading platform, Coinbase, begins trading on the Nasdaq exchange in New York today. John Ethan Detrixhe, Future of Finance reporter for Quartz.com joins us to share his insights on what to expect. The BBC’s Rob Young spoke ...
04.13.2021 Update: Johnson & Johnson delays vaccine rollout in Europe Johnson & Johnson has decided to delay the rollout of its vaccine in Europe after authorities in the US raised fears over a possible link to blood clots. We speak to Krishna Udayakumar, a professor of medicine and director of ...
04.13.2021 Fukushima wastewater to be released into ocean Japan says it will run out of storage and the water will be treated and diluted to ensure radiation levels are below those set for drinking water. However, the local fishing industry has strongly opposed the move, as have China ...
04.12.2021 Update: England lockdown restrictions ease Pubs, restaurants, beauty salons and non-essential shops have reopened with the easing of lockdown restrictions across England. We hear from the heart of London’s shopping district and from a pub garden near Reading. And Peter Jankowskis brings us up to ...
04.12.2021 England lockdown restrictions ease Pubs, restaurants, beauty salons and non-essential shops reopened today with the easing of lockdown restrictions across England. We hear from the heart of London’s shopping district and the BBC’s Elizabeth Hotson who has been speaking to customers at a London ...
04.12.2021 US car production hit by semi-conductor shortage Ford and General Motors will both curtail production from this week, as they struggle to cope with a shortage of semi-conductors which are used in technology like anti-lock brakes. We get the latest from Michelle Krebs, an executive analyst with ...
04.08.2021 Update: Tech stocks roar ahead Cary Leahey from Decision Economics in New Jersey brings us the latest markets news and we look ahead to this year's Black British Business Awards with the event's organiser, Melanie Eusebe.
04.08.2021 World’s biggest vaccine-maker facing supply chain woes The Serum Institute of India, the world’s biggest maker of vaccines, has accused Europe and the United States of holding back vital raw materials needed for production. We hear from Adar Poornawalla, the chief executive of the vaccine manufacturer, who ...
04.07.2021 Update: The latest from the financial markets We get a markets update from Susan Schmidt at Aviva Investors in Chicago.
04.07.2021 Amazon boss Jeff Bezos backs corporate tax hikes There is a growing consensus between western governments that corporations should pay more tax on their profits. The debate was revived this week by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has said he supports raising taxes on US ...
12.25.2020 Review of the year - 2020 Covid-19 is set to prompt radical long term changes to how we live and work, so what lessons can be learnt when we eventually emerge from the pandemic? Could the changes in the way we work herald higher productivity and ...
12.03.2020 Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai detained Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy supporter Jimmy Lai has been charged with fraud. We hear from Mr Lai in his last interview before being detained, and get a sense of the mood for businesses in the city from Mike ...
07.17.2020 Update: Housing stocks win the week Housing and retail have seen an uptick on the stock markets post-Covid, says our US stock expert Chris Low of FHN Financial in the US. Also, on World Emoji Day, we look at when, and when not, to use emojis ...
07.17.2020 British Airways retires entire 747 fleet British Airways is retiring all of its Boeing 747s as it suffers from the travel downturn. The airline had the largest fleet of jumbo jets in the world, and the BBC's Theo Leggett discusses whether the plane had come to ...
07.16.2020 Update: Netflix adds 23 million new users The streaming service has benefited hugely from lockdown period as families stay in. Plus, tech expert Ben Parr updates us on the latest in the court ruling between the EU and the US, restricting flows of personal data.
06.29.2020 How has Egypt's plummeting economy led to a surge in coffee imports? Coffee bean imports have grown threefold since the Arab spring in 2011 as young and aspirational Egyptians embrace artisanal and speciality coffee - and a devalued currency has made instant coffee products less affordable. Our reporter Mohamed El Aassar has ...
06.26.2020 Update: Facebook to label 'harmful' posts as Unilever joins advertising boycott Facebook has come under growing pressure to improve the moderation of users' posts, and Unilever has joined more than 90 other companies in pulling its adverts from the site. Arisha Hatch is from Color of Change, which campaigns for racial ...

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Update: World reacts to US stance on vaccine patents

World reacts to US stance on vaccine patents

Update: Biden administration backs lifting vaccine patent protections

European Union updates industrial strategy

Update: Charities step up coronavirus support in India

Pandora stops selling mined diamonds

Update: Apple in Epic battle

Google fails to remove rip-off ads

Vaccines expected to dominate G7 meeting

UPDATE: Brazil records highest ever unemployment rate

Apple charged over 'anti-competitive' app policies

UPDATE: US economy accelerates

US economy accelerates as recovery continues

More than 200,000 die of coronavirus in India

Update: Google's parent company releases financial results

Apple ad tracking row heats up

Update: Apple releases controversial software update

Italy eases coronavirus restrictions

Menthol cigarettes could be banned in the US

Authorities seek Turkish cryptocurrency exchange founder

US plans to halve emissions by 2030

US plans to halve emissions by 2030

EU artificial intelligence rules will ban 'unacceptable' use

UPDATE: Plans for football Super League unravel

Post-Pandemic Carbon Surge

Update: European football clubs plan breakaway Super League

Football Finance - the money behind the Super League

Uefa has condemned major soccer clubs signing up to breakaway European Super League

Update: Raul Castro steps down

Berliners protest after German court scraps rent cap

UPDATE: US announces sanctions on Russia

Greensill inquiry reveals government rules need urgent reform

UPDATE: Coinbase prepares for $100 billion listing

Coinbase prepares for $100 billion listing

Update: Johnson & Johnson delays vaccine rollout in Europe

Fukushima wastewater to be released into ocean

Update: England lockdown restrictions ease

England lockdown restrictions ease

US car production hit by semi-conductor shortage

Update: Tech stocks roar ahead

World’s biggest vaccine-maker facing supply chain woes

Update: The latest from the financial markets

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos backs corporate tax hikes

Review of the year - 2020

Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai detained

Update: Housing stocks win the week

British Airways retires entire 747 fleet

Update: Netflix adds 23 million new users

How has Egypt's plummeting economy led to a surge in coffee imports?

Update: Facebook to label 'harmful' posts as Unilever joins advertising boycott

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