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Brazil Rejects Russian Covid-19 Vaccine

Samantha Pearson and Jeffrey T. Lewis | Wall Street Journal | 04/28/2021

SÃO PAULO—Brazilian health authorities have blocked the importation of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, citing a lack of reliable data on its safety and efficacy, raising questions over a shot that…

Japan approves world’s biggest free-trade deal after China’s call to boost Asian economy

Wendy Wu | South China Morning Post | 04/28/2021

Japan’s parliament a...

Illicit trade thrives as South Africa bans alcohol and tobacco sales

Joseph Cotterill | Financial Times | 04/28/2021

As the taverns and drinking spots filled up w...

Shoppers expected to spend $4.2 tln online in 2021, squeezing supply chains

Richa Naidu | Reuters | 04/27/2021

Global shoppers are expected to spend 20% more onli...

Argentina’s central bank blocks bankrupt soy giant from exchange markets

Latin America News | The Rio Times | 04/27/2021

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Argentin...

WTO chief warns EU, Japan, US not to ‘target’ China using trade reform

Finbarr Bermingham | SCMP | 04/27/2021

As some of the world’s most powerful economies l...

A tiny part’s big effect: Car industry crippled by global chip shortage

Jack Ewing and Neal E. Boudette | Sydney Morning Herald | 04/27/2021

Around the world, a...

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