U.S. officials hopeful as advisers meet again on J&J COVID-19 vaccine
Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet again on Friday to consider whether it is safe to resume injections of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, as senior U.S. health officials prepare for a green light. The panel last week called for more data about a possible link to rare blood […]
U.S. manufacturing, new homes sales underscore booming economy
U.S. factory activity powered ahead in early April, though manufacturers increasingly struggled to source raw materials and other inputs as a reopening economy leads to a boom in domestic demand, which could slow momentum in the months ahead.
Sanitation for generations: It takes a village (to raise a child‘s height)
By Milan Thomas A study in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic indicates that low-cost, village-wide efforts to improve sanitation have powerful benefits that cascade across income and age groups. Hand sanitizer. Face masks. Air filters. Hygiene has taken center stage for the past year as a critical defense against COVID-19. Sanitation and hygiene are critical not […]
AFMIC 2021
Africa Mining Convention AFMIC 2021 is Africa’s pioneering virtual mining exhibition & conference that will bring together policymakers from Africa’s major mining countries along with global mining business leaders for three days of seamless networking and discussions encompassing, reforms, technology, investments and issues impacting the entire African mining value chain. Keeping in view the social […]
The antitrust orthodoxy is blind to real data harms
Cristina Caffarra, Gregory Crawford and Johnny Ryan make the case that (lack of) privacy is an (often unobservable) price of using digital platforms, and that (lack of) privacy facilitates mainstream antitrust harms such as exploitation and foreclosure by dominant digital platforms.
Time to decarbonize transport for a green, resilient and inclusive recovery
At a time when we face enormous challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is heartening to see the world mobilizing as never before to tackle the looming crisis of global warming.
Return the favour: South Korea looks to U.S. for COVID-19 vaccine aid
South Korea hopes the United States will help it tackle a shortage of coronavirus vaccine in return for test kits and masks Seoul sent to Washington earlier in the pandemic, the foreign minister said on Wednesday. The government has drawn fire from the media for not doing enough to secure enough vaccines early, with just […]
For state-owned power utility companies in the Pacific, it’s time to cut the cord
State-owned power companies in the Pacific are increasingly becoming a fiscal risk in part due to their outdated management practices. Reforms are needed to allow them to prosper and perform into the future.
Bain Capital considering bid to take Toshiba private -sources
Bain Capital is looking at formulating a bid to acquire Toshiba Corp (6502.T), two people familiar with the matter said, making it one of several firms said to be interested in taking the Japanese conglomerate private. The U.S. firm has entered into discussions with Japanese banks including the core units of Mizuho Financial Group Inc (8411.T) and Sumitomo […]
Twelve U.S. states urge Biden to back phasing out gas-powered vehicle sales by 2035
WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) – The governors of a dozen U.S. states including California, New York, Massachusetts and North Carolina called on President Joe Biden on Wednesday to back ending sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035, a dramatic shift away from fossil fuels. Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan calls for $174 billion in spending […]
