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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union took on vaccine producer AstraZeneca in a Brussels court on Wednesday and accused the drugmaker of acting in bad faith by providing shots to other nations when it had promised them for urgent delivery to the EU’s 27 … [Continue reading] about EU seeks big fine in court case over AstraZeneca deliveries
NEW DELHI (AP) — The messaging app WhatsApp has sued the Indian government seeking to defend its users’ privacy and stop new rules that would require it to make messages “traceable” to external parties. WhatsApp filed the lawsuit Wednesday in the … [Continue reading] about WhatsApp sues Indian government over new internet rules
U.S. stocks wobbled between small gains and losses in early trading Wednesday as investors continue to monitor the economic recovery and rising inflation. The S&P 500 was up less than 0.1% as of 10:15 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial … [Continue reading] about Stocks wobble as investors weigh growth, inflation concerns
LONDON (AP) — Boarding pass, suitcase, passport and … digital vaccination certificate? Keen to avoid losing another summer of holiday revenue to the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union, some Asian governments and the airline industry are … [Continue reading] about EXPLAINER: How vaccine passports for global travel will work
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia on Wednesday became the second European Union country to authorize use of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine, which has not yet been approved by the bloc’s drug regulator. The Slovak government asked Health … [Continue reading] about Slovakia becomes 2nd EU country to approve Russia’s Sputnik
