Bloomberg The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged countries around the world to adopt the European Union’s Digital Covid Certificate (DCC) as the global standard for vaccine certification. The EU’s vaccine passport should serve as the blueprint for other nations, IATA Deputy Director General Conrad Clifford said in a statement. While multiple certificates or digital applications testifying to the low-risk ...

Bloomberg Nordstrom Inc fell the most since the early days of the Covid pandemic after quarterly results showed it’s recovering more slowly than other retailers. While second-quarter sales at the Seattle-based department-store chain doubled from a year ago, they remain 6% below the 2019 level. That contrasts with results from peers such as Macy’s Inc and Kohl’s Corp, which have ...

Bloomberg Joe Biden’s hopes of keeping the Afghan Taliban in check will rely heavily on Pakistan, a neighbouring nation that has close ties to the militant group but which has often proven an unreliable partner to the US. Islamabad has long tried to balance its relationship with the US and its support for the Taliban, stoking frustration in Washington and ...