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EU ‘ready to discuss’ COVID vaccine patent waiver as drugmakers push back

Europe · 2:44 PM UTC

The European Union is willing to discuss a proposal to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday, as drugmakers fought their ground as their share prices tumbled.

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It was Saturday night in downtown San Diego, and J Street near the Petco Park baseball stadium was bustling.

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Business

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UK

UKIn northern England's Hartlepool, UK PM Johnson faces test
UKNew independence referendum at heart of contest as Scots vote for new parliament
UKFrance, Britain send patrol boats to Jersey in post-Brexit fishing row
UKBank of England sees faster economic rebound, slows its bond buying

United States

United StatesU.S. schools turn focus to mental health of students reeling from pandemic
United StatesU.S. reverses stance, backs giving poorer countries access to COVID vaccine patents
United StatesU.S. minority children lag whites in full-time classroom learning -education secretary
United StatesBiden to visit storm-battered Louisiana to tout infrastructure spending

Americas

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AmericasColombians march in eighth day of protests, police deploy tear gas
AmericasBrazil court suspends probe into Indigenous leader who criticized Bolsonaro
AmericasMexican metro crash witness describes horror, and silence, of rail collapse

Asia Pacific

Asia PacificChina suspends economic dialogue with Australia as relations curdle
Asia PacificMystery Australian COVID case spurs return of masks, travel bans
Asia PacificU.S. embassy in the doghouse in China after student visa post backfires
Asia PacificHong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for further 10 months over June 4 assembly

Health & Pharmaceuticals

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Health & PharmaceuticalsExplainer: COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver talks could still take months
Health & PharmaceuticalsGermany opposes U.S. plan to waive patents on COVID-19 vaccines

Environment

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Energy

EnergyGas and power sellers rack up billions in profit from Texas freeze
EnergyOil prices slip despite hefty U.S. inventory fall
EnergyEnergy sector to bear brunt of stepped up German climate law - draft
EnergyGas producer EQT Corp to buy private driller Alta Resources for $3 bln

EQT Corp (EQT.N), the largest U.S. natural gas producer, said on Thursday it will buy Appalachian basin rival Alta Resources for $2.93 billion in cash and stock, expanding its position in the gas-rich shale plays of the U.S. northeast.

Sustainable Business

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