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Reuters: Merck COVID-19 pill sparks calls for access for lower income countries

The plan to roll out Merck & Co’s promising antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 risks repeating the inequities of vaccine distribution, potentially …
Reuters

Deutsche Welle: EU warns of fuel poverty due to energy price crunch

European Union Labor Commissioner Nicolas Schmit on October 17 warned of a rise in so-called energy poverty in Europe this winter due to the sharp …
Deutsche Welle

OCCRP: Documents expose Bucharest official’s offshore networks

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published by OCCRP, a Kyiv Post partner. What’s the story? In 2017 we knew: Robert Sorin Negoiță, a former …
OCCRP

Washington Post: WHO announces new expert group to investigate origins of coronavirus

The World Health Organization on October 13 named 26 scientists to a new advisory body devoted to understanding the origins of the coronavirus and …
Washington Post

Bloomberg: Poland’s most powerful man rules out nation’s exit from EU

Poland has no intention of leaving the European Union, the country’s de facto leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski has said. Read more here.
Bloomberg

Reuters: Erdogan says US proposed F-16 sales in return for its F-35 investment

ISTANBUL – President Tayyip Erdogan said on October 17 that the United States had proposed the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey in return for its …
Reuters

Politico: EU, US try to lure Iran back to nuclear talks as hopes fade

VIENNA — A delicate EU mission to Iran this week failed to secure a commitment from Tehran’s new hardline administration to resume negotiations over …
POLITICO

Reuters: Venezuelan government suspends negotiations with opposition

Venezuela on October 16 said it would suspend negotiations with the opposition that were set to resume this weekend, after Cape Verde extradited …
Reuters

Agenda.ge: Georgia receives 83,070 doses of Pfizer from Latvia

The government of Latvia has donated a total of 83,070 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Georgia. Read more here.
Agenda.ge

Associated Press: Many Afghans pack their bags, hoping for the chance to leave

KABUL – As their flight to Islamabad was finally about to take off, Somaya took her husband Ali’s hand, lay her head back, and closed her eyes. …
Associated Press

The Guardian: US throws out millions of doses of Covid vaccine as world goes wanting

The United States is wasting millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses even as shortages plague many parts of the world. Read more here.  
The Guardian

Reuters: FT reports China surprises US with hypersonic missile test

BEIJING – China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, showing a capability that caught U.S. intelligence by surprise, the Financial …
Reuters

Wall Street Journal: A bitcoin ETF is almost here. What does that mean for investors?

The first bitcoin exchange-traded fund is expected to start trading Tuesday, making the most widely traded cryptocurrency available to most investors …
Wall Street Journal

BBC: Why service workers are so burned out

Long days and low pay already hurt service-sector workers. But since the pandemic, angry customers and staff shortages have made things even harder. …
BBC

Voice of America: US dismisses Taliban claims about Chinese investment in Afghanistan

U.S. officials and independent analysts reacted skeptically Friday to a Taliban claim that China is ready to invest billions of dollars in …
Voice of America

New York Times: An FDA panel explores mixing and matching vaccine doses

When an advisory panel to federal regulators endorsed boosters for Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose Covid-19 vaccine on Friday, the scientists on the …
New York Times

Deutsche Welle: How Japan keeps its elderly employed and active

A sprightly and energetic 68-year-old, Atsuko Kasa says she has absolutely no intention of slowing down. She plans to continue to work at the Silver …
Deutsche Welle

Uzbekistan, Afghanistan could discuss power line, railroad construction projects

Official delegations from Uzbekistan and Afghanistan on Saturday are discussing trade and economic cooperation in Termez, an Uzbek town on the border …
Interfax-Ukraine
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