21 April 2021
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- Armin Laschet: is the conservative alliance pick ‘too nice’ to be Germany’s next chancellor? (The Guardian)
- Canada looks at travel curbs as US border ban extended (FT.com – Companies)
- Chile vets accused of using dog coronavirus vaccines on people (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Coronavirus digest: Netherlands lifts curfew, opens cafes (Deutsche Welle)
- Deep links to China’s growth help South Korea, Australia ‘odd couple’ weather coronavirus economic storm (South China Morning Post)
- Do Sweden’s COVID liberties cost lives? (Deutsche Welle)
- Made in Germany – Reinventing Mobility (Deutsche Welle)
- Norway Proposes Further Postponement, Extension of Temporary Tax Payment Deferral Regime Due to Coronavirus (Bloomberg Law)
- PM told Dyson he would ‘fix’ tax issue and the passport helping Denmark open up (BBC)
- Photos: A Deadly Second Wave of COVID-19 in India (Atlantic.com – The Wire)
- Post-COVID-19 Canada: What the federal budget tells us about the end of the pandemic (Global News Canada)
- Protesters gather as Germany debates COVID-19 lockdown law (Mail Online UK)
- Russia says Iran nuclear talks to resume next week after consultations (NationalPost.com)
- The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, April 20, 2021 (NationalPost.com)
- The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, April 20, 2021 (NationalPost.com)
- UK – Boris Johnson ‘sent texts to Sir James Dyson saying he would “fix” tax issue for staff (Mail Online UK)
- UK – Boris Johnson confirms ‘path to freedom’ on June 21 on track despite third wave fears (Liverpool Echo)
- UK – Boris Johnson launches search for virus ‘pill’ to treat Covid at home, with new wave expected in winter (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)
- UK – Boris Johnson’s refusal to admit victory over Covid comes at a high cost (Telegraph)
- UK – UK government must save Liberty Steel soon to protect supply chain jobs, warns Labour (The Guardian)
- US – 5 California counties move to orange COVID-19 restrictions, Sacramento stays in red (Sacramento Bee)
- US – COVID-19 hospitalizations up 20% in Alabama in 10 days (seattlepi.com)
- US – Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut’s hospitalizations, daily positivity rate tick up; metrics overall remain close to flat (Hartford Courant)
- US – Expert who spoke to Whitmer on new orders: Michigan is ‘losing the race to the virus’ (star-telegram.com)
- US – Illinois coronavirus positivity rate falls back below 4%: ‘Things are looking up a little bit’ (Chicago Sun-Times)
- US – Massive supply imbalance fueled by vaccine hesitancy: Illinois’ latest struggles with COVID-19 mass vaccination (star-telegram.com)
- US – Minnesota launches program to help pay rents; many have fallen behind during pandemic (TwinCities.com)
- US – Santa Barbara County among 5 joining orange tier as California’s reopening continues (Los Angeles Times)
- US – The COVID-19 disaster that did not happen in Texas (Chicago Sun-Times)
- US – The state of COVID-19 in North Dakota (Global News Canada)
- WHO’s latest situation report (WHO)
- What Germany’s Next Leader Means for Europe and the World Order (Bloomberg)
- Who are the rivals to lead Germany after Chancellor Merkel? (BBC)
- Why have Britain’s poorest been hit so much harder by the pandemic than those in France and Germany? (The Independent)
- foreigners in Japan head elsewhere for shots; Modi urges India to avoid lockdowns despite infection surge (South China Morning Post)
- ‘It is much worse this time’: India’s devastating second wave (Financial Times – US homepage)
- Absa forces out first Black CEO (ChannelAfrica.co.za)
- American Airlines says it will resume hiring pilots this fall as travel demand recovers (CNBC)
- American Airlines to start hiring pilots again for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began (Dallas Morning News)
- AstraZeneca supply woes outside India resolved, says Unicef (Gulf Times)
- Bajaj Auto will aggressively participate in the EV space, in India and overseas: Rakesh Sharma, ED (Hindu Business Line)
- COVID-19 update for April 20: British Columbians 30 and older can register for vaccine | NACI to update AstraZeneca guidelines today | Record hospitalizations as infant dies (VancouverSun.com)
- Cell C: Slowly, steadily goes the turnaround (Daily Maverick)
- China Shenhua says Australian state to buy out coal mine permit for $77 mln (Nasdaq)
- Discord ends sale talks with Microsoft, likely to pursue IPO: Sources (Business Standard India)
- FirstRand Bank, South Africa’s second largest bank, to exit India after 12 years (Economic Times)
- HSBC bosses swap plush executive floor for hot desking (Yahoo! Finance UK and Ireland)
- Hero MotoCorp takes a break (Calcutta Telegraph)
- Hero MotoCorp to stop production for ten days due to rising Covid-19 cases (Livemint.com)
- J&J to resume COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Europe (New York Post)
- J&J to resume rollout of Covid-19 vaccine in Europe with safety warning (Today Online)
- J&J vaccine rollout to resume in Europe with blood clot warnings (TheAge.com)
- JR West to transfer up to 300 employees on loan (Japan Times)
- Japan Post to sell part of Australia’s Toll logistics for $6.5 mil. (Mainichi JP)
- Johnson & Johnson to Resume European Union Vaccine Rollout (NYT.com Main News)
- Johnson & Johnson to resume vaccine rollout in Europe (CNBC)
- M&G reopens £2bn property fund after trapping investors for 17 months (Telegraph)
- Netflix set to report earnings after the bell (CNBC)
- Netflix will spend $17 billion on content this year as pandemic restrictions loosen and production resumes (Business Insider)
- Reliance to provide oxygen to gasping states (Deccan Herald)
- Roche confirms 2021 outlook as diagnostics sales… (Mail Online UK)
- Sabic urges global collaboration in post-pandemic era (Gulf Industry Online)
- Saskatchewan expands AstraZeneca age eligibility to 40, extends public health orders (Global News Canada)
- Saudi Arabia’s Al Rajhi Bank reports first quarter profit surges 40% on stronger economic recovery (Abu Dhabi National)
- Sinovac vaccine gives 70 per cent less protection against South African variant, but Hongkongers urged to still get jab (South China Morning Post – News)
- South Sudan Halts Use of Doses of Covid-19 AstraZeneca Jab (AllAfrica.com)
- Sweden will give different second vaccine dose to people under 65 who had first dose of AstraZeneca (CNN Philippines)
- Sweden’s Handelsbanken posts profit beat, says cost cuts on track (Nasdaq)
- Tata Steel supplying 200-300 tons oxygen for treatment of COVID-19 patients (DNA India)
- Tata, Reliance groups pledge help to increase production, supply of medical oxygen for Covid-19 patients (India Today)
- Why limiting AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines over blood clot fears could do more harm than good (South China Morning Post)
- Antibody response induced by mRNA vaccination differs from natural SARS-CoV-2 infection (News-Medical.Net)
- Can fingerprick blood tests help evaluate antibody response and longevity against SARS-CoV-2 post-vaccination? (News-Medical.Net)
- Characterization of lab-produced neutralizing antibodies targeting SARS-CoV-2 (News-Medical.Net)
- Humoral immunity developed by DNA vaccine INO-4800 is effective against SARS-CoV-2 variants (News-Medical.Net)
- Johnson & Johnson sells $100m of coronavirus vaccines in first quarter (FT.com – Companies)
- Mass. reports 79,162 new COVID-19 vaccinations (Boston Globe)
- Mexico president receives AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 (Mail Online UK)
- Thailand gov’t negotiating to buy Pfizer coronavirus vaccine (The Washington Times stories: News)
- UK Government launches COVID-19 Antivirals Taskforce (Pharmafile)
- ‘I feel completely back to myself’: Coronavirus vaccines helping some long haulers but not others, for reasons not yet known (Cleveland.com)
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