Bloomberg China’s President Xi Jinping urged Group of Twenty (G20) leaders to treat all Covid-19 vaccines equally as he pushed for greater mutual recognition of World Health Organization-approved shots. Addressing the summit via video link, Xi called on nations to back the World Trade Organisation making an early decision on whether to waive intellectual property rights for vaccines and encouraged ...

Bloomberg Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s performance rating plunged, according to the latest poll, with the pandemic continuing to challenge the country’s resilience. Net satisfaction with the president fell 10 points to 52% in the third quarter, according to Social Weather Stations. That compares with 62% in June 2021 and is the lowest since Duterte’s 45% rating in June 2018. While ...

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that France may already be violating the terms of the post-Brexit trade deal and hinted at retaliation if Paris refuses to back down in a dispute over fishing rights. “We are a bit worried that France may be about to become in breach, or is already in breach,” Johnson said to broadcasters at ...