A lot of people disdain artificial deadlines in legislation and the frantic, seemingly chaotic activity that goes with them. But while there was still no resolution by of the Democratic Party’s impasse on the dual congressional bills that would enact large chunks of their agenda, from climate to health care to child care to construction and more, the day’s events ...

Relations between China and the US may be scraping new lows, but that hasn’t stopped Chinese consumers from snapping up the iPhone 13. Shortly after pre-sales for the phone opened on September 17, some colours sold out in minutes. Apple Inc’s China website crashed. Social media erupted. A week later, as in-store sales began, eager buyers stampeded through a shopping ...

Merck & Co and Ridgeback’s antiviral pill molnupiravir is a potential pandemic game-changer, judging from the positive test data. To make the most of this promise, governments and global health organisations need to prepare to manufacture the pills in great quantities. The clinical trial results are preliminary, but impressive. People with fresh symptoms of Covid-19 who took the pills for ...