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WTO seeks to lift global vaccine IP rights
However, serious objections remain from some of the countries that host major pharmaceutical companies, like Britain and Switzerland—a problem at the WTO, where decisions are taken by consensus rather than by majority
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Volkswagen faces Brazil hearing over dictatorship-era slavery claims
The German automaker is facing allegations of human-rights violations including torture and killings, at a farm it ran during the country's military dictatorship
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Families of overdose victims demand action from Snapchat, other social media platforms
Sam Chapman, part of a group that staged a protest Monday in front of Snapchat's Santa Monica headquarters, told AFP his son died in February 2021 after a pill he purchased through Snapchat was laced with the extremely powerful opioid fentanyl
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Offshore methane gas leak spotted from space
The new study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters identified a plume from an oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico that spewed some 40,000 tonnes over a 17-day period in December
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Russia earns $98 billion from fuel exports in 100 days of Ukraine war: report
The EU took 61 percent of Russia's fossil fuel exports during the war's first 100 days, worth about 57 billion euros ($60 billion). Some countries have upped their purchases from Moscow, including China, India, the United Arab Emirates and France
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Macron's majority in doubt after first-round of parliament vote
Macron's "Ensemble" (Together) alliance ran neck-and-neck with the left-wing NUPES grouping in Sunday's first round, with the former netting 25.75 percent of the popular vote compared to the latter's 25.66 percent
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Global crises cannot delay action on climate; need international unity: UN climate chief
Nations face a formidable collection of inter-related challenges, including the Ukraine conflict, energy, food and economic crises, as well as the continued impact of the Covid pandemic
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Relief, caution in Beijing as city lifts Covid dine-in curbs
Last month, the city of 22 million stopped people from eating out, closed gyms and sealed off dozens of subway stations to try and stamp out a coronavirus outbreak
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WWDC: Apple unveils new Macs, message recall, and other 'wish list' features
The iPhone maker touted new features and capabilities being built into the operating systems running iPhone, Apple Watch and more, along with a speedy new MacBook Air computer driven by a second generation of its custom chip
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Bangladesh port depot fire kills 49, injures 300
The fire started late on Saturday at the depot in Sitakunda, which stores around 4,000 containers, many of them filled with garments destined for Western retailers. Containers holding chemicals exploded, engulfing firefighters, volunteers and journalists in an inferno, hurtling people and debris through the air, and turning the night sky a blazing orange
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From deflation to war: How the European Central Bank responded to crises, and what's next
The global surge in inflation has brought to an end a long period of low interest rates and forced central banks around the world to try to bring prices under control by raising borrowing costs