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The World Trade Organization agreed Friday to temporarily lift patents on Covid-19 vaccines after two years of bruising negotiations, but experts expressed scepticism that...
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The World Trade Organization agreed Friday to temporarily lift patents on Covid-19 vaccines after two years of bruising negotiations, but experts expressed scepticism that...
Ministers were trading concessions with just hours to go before the scheduled closing ceremony at the WTO's first conference.
The WTO's ministerial conference will run over into a fifth day Thursday in the hope of striking thus-far elusive deals.
There are hopes that a financing fund to help developing countries implement the new rules may help soothe lingering concerns.
The WTO's search for a role in fighting the pandemic as ministers seek a compromise to lift intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines.
WTO faces pressure to finally eke out long-sought trade deals and show unity amid the still raging pandemic.
Around 500 people marched in Geneva Saturday slamming free trade's role in a global food security crisis.
Long-sought WTO agreements on fisheries subsidies and a Covid vaccine patent waiver moved a step closer to completion.
Major international organizations issued an appeal Wednesday for urgent measures to deal with rising food insecurity in poor countries.
The WTO chief hailed a breakthrough between the EU, the U.S, India and South Africa on waiving intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines.