Dozens of companies, from biotech start-ups to Big Pharma, are racing to develop a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine, because the world needs it and for the potential pay day. Here’s an update on the quest for a magic bullet against the coronavirus that has
The European Union and the United States urged each other on Tuesday to stand down in a tariff spat over rival aircraft makers Airbus and Boeing, after the World Trade Organization (WTO) allowed both of them to impose billions of dollars of duties. The European
The pandemic has seen unprecedented global efforts to discover a safe and effective treatment, either by developing new medicines to target the novel coronavirus or repurposing existing drugs. But very few of the drugs tested and administered so far have proven effective, a conclusion reinforced
The future relationship of Britain and the European Union hung in the balance on Friday, with London declaring trade talks to be effectively over – but also leaving the door open to negotiations next week. Boris Johnson focus on preparing for no-deal “It’s pretty clear
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson will talk to EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday, as both sides blame each other for blocking progress in post-Brexit trade talks ahead of a key EU summit. The pair’s call comes on the eve of Johnson’s self-imposed
The European Central Bank will on Monday launch a public consultation and start experiments to help it decide whether to create a “digital euro” for the 19-nation currency club. The move comes as the pandemic accelerates a shift away from cash, and as policymakers nervously
EU foreign ministers have agreed to prepare fresh sanctions on Russia over the poisoning of leading dissident Alexei Navalny, diplomatic sources confirmed to dpa on Monday, despite Moscow’s insistence it was not involved. Sanctions on Russia for the poisoning of Navalny… The agreement came at a meeting
Facing resurgent virus infections, Spain’s government has unveiled an EU-funded recovery plan aimed at creating over 800,000 new jobs and yanking the country out of its worst economic slump in decades. The pandemic has pulverised Spain’s tourism-dependent economy, with the government warning Tuesday that GDP
In the dead of night, a French trawler cuts through the Channel’s pitch-black waters on a hunt for cuttlefish that takes captain Pierre Lepretre and his crew across British lines. For decades French fishermen have cast a wide net across the strait that acts as
The European Parliament has backed plans to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 60 per cent by 2030 – setting up a potential fight with coal-reliant EU member nations. The EU currently has a bloc-wide target of a 40-per-cent reduction by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.