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World Coronavirus Dispatch: Japan's Shinzo Abe resigns due to poor health

New reckoning for WHO vaccine plan as govts go it alone. South Korea doctors' strike escalates, how will cities transform post pandemic, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

European Commission president says her team could face a reshuffle

European Commission president said her team could face a reshuffle after the resignation of the Irish trade commissioner over a controversy involving his questionable adherence to Covid-19 rules

EU clears Alstom's acquisition of Canadian firm Bombardier's rail unit

The European Commission has given its go-ahead to the acquisition of the rail business of Canadian engineering firm Bombardier by French train maker Alstom

European Commission authorises remdesivir for Covid-19 treatment

The EU has expedited the authorisation, approving the drug in an exceptionally short timeframe

World Coronavirus Dispatch: EU slams China over fake Covid-19 info

Cases in US cross two million as infections rise in at least 20 states, Amazon, Ebay ordered to stop shipping unproven Covid products

Lufthansa refuses to accept EU conditions on $10-billion bailout

Airlines including Air France-KLM and the main U.S. carriers have all sought government aid to ride out the coronavirus crisis, which has brought air travel to a near-halt.

Euro zone economy to shrink between 8% and 12% this year: Christine Lagarde

Lagarde said the actual outcome would be between the "medium and "severe" scenarios

RBI refuses a dozen licences to NBFCs with investments from Mauritius

PE, VC funds domiciled in the island nation on the radar

Covid-19: EU waives duties, VAT on imported medical devices until July 31

The decision will make them one-third cheaper. For ventilators, the average value-added tax rate is 20%

No trade deal immediately after Brexit to hurt Britain more, says EU chief

Britain is due to leave the European Union on January 31, but will remain in a transitional arrangement until the end of the year while negotiators debate future trade ties.

Modi to attend India-EU summit in Brussels, says 'keen' on better ties

The prime minister pointed out that India-EU partnership is based on shared values such as democracy, respect for rule of law, multilateralism, rules-based trade and international order.

Likelihood of EU extending Brexit date 'looks good': EU president-elect

'The question of granting an extension, that looks very good,' EU president-elect Ursula von der Leyen said

Apple blasts $14 bn EU tax order, says it 'defies reality and common sense'

Ireland also challenges European Commission's crackdown on sweetheart deals to multinationals.

European Commission to probe Google's jobs tool over conflict of interest

Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the issue needed addressing on competition grounds

Europe's planned digital tax heightens tensions with US

The efforts are exacerbating the already heightened strain between the United States and Europe over a White House plan to impose stiff tariffs on most steel and aluminum imports

EU starts probing $66-bn Bayer, Monsanto deal

The Commission said divestments offered by Bayer so far did not go far enough