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Biden administration backs lifting vaccine patent protections

The move has been lauded as a breakthrough in efforts to combat coronavirus

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WHO urges members to start vaccine patent negotiations

There is still disagreement between countries over whether to waive Covid vaccine patents

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President Biden insists US is 'on the right track' despite lower job numbers

The US economy added 266,000 jobs in April, far fewer than economists had predicted.

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Colonial Pipeline to attempt gradual reopening

A cyber attack on the US fuel pipeline has shut it down since Friday.

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US approves first major offshore wind farm

It is billed as the launch of a new domestic low emission energy industry

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Bolivia agrees vaccine exports with Canadian company

Biolyse are seeking cooperation with Johnson and Johnson or a compulsory license

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Amazon announces hiring spree

Amazon is hiring 75,000 workers across the US and Canada

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Indian variant could worsen the Covid-19 pandemic

WHO says Covid-19's second year is on track to be "far more deadly" than the first.

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AT&T and Discovery to create new streaming giant

US telecoms giant AT&T has agreed to combine its WarnerMedia business with Discovery

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Shell shareholders back plan to reduce carbon emissions

Shell shareholders have backed a plan to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050.

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A volatile day for cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin, Dogecoin and Ethereum have experienced wild price movements

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How the Arctic became a sustainable development battleground

Climate change has made the region more accessible as the ice melts.

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Apple boss testifies in Epic legal row

Tim Cook appears on the witness stand in the high-profile legal row with Epic

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EU leaders ban Belarusian airlines from European airspace

The decision comes after opposition journalist Roman Protasevich was detained on Sunday

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Amazon accused of anti-competitive behaviour

Washington, D.C Attorney General is suing Amazon on antitrust grounds

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Court orders oil giant Shell to cut emissions

By 2030, Shell must cut its CO2 emissions by 45% compared to 2019 levels

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US banks accused of failing the public

The bosses of big banks were grilled during an appearance before US lawmakers.

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Biden unveils $6 trillion budget plan

If passed it will bring US spending levels to not seen since World War Two

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China allows three children in major policy change

China will allow families with three children after a sharp fall in birth rates

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Are inflation worries justified?

Is the surge in inflation a cause for concern or is it just a blip?

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Sinking ship sparks environmental concerns

A ship carrying plastics and chemicals is sinking off the Sri Lankan coastline

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G7 finance ministers prepare to meet

They meet on Friday and Saturday in the UK, a week ahead of the full G7 Summit

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G7 nations 'millimetre away' from tax deal for tech companies

France and Germany said an agreement on a global minimum tax rate was very close

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Google fined $267m in France

Google is to pay a $267m fine in France because of its advertising dominance

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FBI app lures criminals into police hands

Hundreds of suspected criminals have been arrested after using an FBI-run messaging app

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US Senate passes bill to counter China tech

The US Senate has approved a $250bn spending plan to boost tech research and production

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Major countries outline vaccine donation plan

The group of seven industrialised nations are to donate one billion coronavirus vaccines

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Acute food shortages in northern Ethiopia

The UN warns of food shortages in Ethiopia's Tigray region, so is famine being concealed?

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Nato finds China its new 'challenge'

Nato says China is its latest priority as its defence technology gets more advanced

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EU and US call trade truce

The two sides agreed to end a 17-year trade dispute over subsidies for Boeing and Airbus.

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