Europe woos tourists with cash, cafes and ‘Covid-free’ islands
From France to Greece, Europe's top tourist destinations are gearing up to welcome visitors back this summer after the coronavirus pandemic wrecked last year's season
EU invites ‘concrete’ US plan on lifting vaccine patents
Europe has passed the ball back to Washington in a debate over Covid vaccine patents, pushing the US for a concrete proposal and a commitment to export much-needed jabs
The WTO waiver battle over Covid jab IP rights
Sudden US backing for a global waiver on patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines offers hope to poor nations struggling for doses -- but big pharma thinks the notion misguided
Contagious and concerning: What we know about Covid-19 variants
Fast-spreading coronavirus variants have ignited global concern over whether existing vaccines will be able to protect the world from a virus that is constantly mutating
Global minimum tax for corporations inches towards reality
First proposed by the United States and now supported by the IMF and major economies, a global minimum tax rate on corporations is gathering momentum toward becoming a reality
Biden puts taxing the rich back in the spotlight
It's an idea championed by US President Joe Biden, leading economists and even the IMF -- make the rich pay more taxes to replenish public coffers and narrow huge wealth gaps