Britain said it is to apply to join a massive 11-nation free-trade bloc of Asia-Pacific countries this week, not long after quitting the European Union's single market. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will formally request Monday for Britain to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a market representing half a billion people and roughly 13.5 percent of the global economy. The move comes a.
Race Emerges as Vaccine Problem; U.S. Cases Slow: Virus Update Bloomberg 1/31/2021
(Bloomberg)
Initial data from New York City show “profound” racial disparities in who is receiving the vaccine, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. New York state reported the fewest new cases in more than a month. Across the U.S., infections continue to slow.
A top health adviser to President Joe Biden warned that a new variant of the coronavirus circulating in the U.K. will likely become the dominant strain in the U.S. Ten Republican senators have proposed an alternative plan for Covid-19 economic stimulus costing about $660 billion.
Race Emerges as Vaccine Problem; U.S. Cases Slow: Virus Update Bloomberg 1/31/2021
(Bloomberg)
Initial data from New York City show “profound” racial disparities in who is receiving the vaccine, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. New York state reported the fewest new cases in more than a month. Across the U.S., infections continue to slow.
A top health adviser to President Joe Biden warned that a new variant of the coronavirus circulating in the U.K. will likely become the dominant strain in the U.S. Ten Republican senators have proposed an alternative plan for Covid-19 economic stimulus costing about $660 billion.