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A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

UK’s Raab: No doubt some countries are using vaccines a geopolitical tool

"We think that we've got a moral duty, but also a strong vested interest in getting the world vaccinated"

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sketch: TBS
Climate Change

We expect UK to promote interests of climate vulnerable countries: Hasina

A Saudi man checks the flight timings at the King Khalid International Airport, after Saudi authorities lifted the travel ban on its citizens after fourteen months due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
World+Biz

Saudi Arabia lifts ban from travellers arriving from 11 countries- SPA

China emitted 27% of the world's greenhouse gases in 2019. Photo: Getty Images via BBC
Environment

China emissions exceed all developed nations combined

Representational Image. Photo: Collected
Coronavirus chronicle

Some EU nations still want Valneva Covid-19 vaccine deal - sources

Coronavirus: On 16 November, 2020, US biotech company Moderna announced a vaccine against Covid-19 that is 94.5% effective. Montreal, 16 November, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Countries seek more Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 shots as concerns mount over rival vaccines

Vials labelled "Astra Zeneca COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo, in this illustration photo taken March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Countries emphasise importance of AstraZeneca shot as they look to alternatives

FILE PHOTO: World Bank President David Malpass responds to a question from a reporter during an opening press conference at the IMF and World Bank's 2019 Annual Fall Meetings of finance ministers and bank governors, in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Theiler//File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

World Bank head urges countries to sign vaccine contracts now

International Monetary Fund. File Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Which countries would benefit most from an IMF SDR increase

A worker performs a quality check in the packaging facility of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid-19 vaccines: how and when will lower-income countries get access?

Leonid Bershidsky.
Thoughts

Drones have raised the odds and risks of small wars

Ashraful-Haque
Thoughts

On the US-Paris Climate Agreement divorce

Photo: UNICEF.
Coronavirus chronicle

Children in the poorest countries lost four months of schooling due to Covid-19