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Global supply chains buckle as virus variant and disasters strike

Business · 10:52 PM UTC

A new worldwide wave of COVID-19. Natural disasters in China and Germany. A cyber attack targeting key South African ports.

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Americas

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Technology

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China

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Energy

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