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Hacking of COVID-19 research faces high tolerance bar
Yet another pharmaceutical facility working on COVID-19 vaccine has faced a cyberattack
InternationalPandemic response threatens climate funding shortfall
Low- and middle-income states must spend more than 1% of GDP a year on environmental protection but budgets may narrow
InternationalPfizer aims to turn delay into transparency win
Pfizer's CEO has explained why its leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate faces a three-week delay
InternationalLunar mining programmes move forward
The US and European governments have awarded contracts for lunar resource prospecting
InternationalBiden win would ease digital tax policy strain
France has reinstated its digital tax after the OECD once again failed to agree on a global corporate tax framework
InternationalBudget battles over priorities to rise as funds shrink
The IMF Fiscal Monitor reports that global public debt-to-GDP is at an all-time high and considers the implications
InternationalCentral bank digital currency launch is getting closer
China is piloting a central bank digital currency, pressuring the Fed to accelerate its work on issuing a digital dollar
InternationalGlobal COVID vaccine roll-out will face many hurdles
With results due to be released by the end of the year, a vaccine is likely to be ready for distribution by early 2021
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