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UK watchdog floats hiking energy bills to cover utility losses

Bloomberg The UK energy regulator is proposing an increase to its energy price cap to help utilities cope with additional costs from customer bad debts brought on by the pandemic. Workers have lost jobs, been furloughed, or are working from home, increasing domestic energy use and some customers are struggling to pay their bills, Ofgem said in a consultation document. ...

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Is India letting cronyism get deeper into banking?

Is India opening the door for big businesses to take over its banking industry? A working group set up by the Reserve Bank (RBI), the regulator, has suggestions for what to do with ownership of private-sector banks. Large industrial houses may be permitted to own controlling stakes, it says, but only after strengthening regulation and supervision to deal with the ...

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A warning for Covid-19 vaccines

Less than a month ago, the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) said hospitals could use remdesivir, a drug manufactured by Gilead Sciences, to treat patients with Covid-19. Remdesivir, sold under the brand name Veklury, was said to shorten recovery times and reduce the need for ventilators to facilitate breathing. Yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) hit the brakes: It recommended that ...

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