EU halts 10 million Chinese masks to EU and UK
The European Commission paused delivery after two countries complained about poor quality. Poland said 600,000 masks lacked European certificates and failed medical standards. The AP notes broader COVID-19 impacts on insurers and small businesses, with Sanofi pledging vaccine availability and French officials demanding equal global access.
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Britain
Poland
Lukasz Szumowski
Sanofi
United States
Paul Hudson
U.S
Edouard Philippe
Emmanuel Macron
Hudson
Macron
Meat for the wealthy as U.S. meat crisis widens
Specialty producers expand luxe meats like heritage pork grass fed beef and Amish chicken while large plants suffer coronavirus outbreaks cutting conventional capacity. Rich consumers pay premium as lower income households face rationing and shortages. Local Foods Chicago notes insulation from commodity plant shutdowns due to small scale sourcing. about 30 workers died and 10,000 infected or exposed across American meat facilities.
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Cargill Inc
U.S
Kroger Co
Costco Wholesale Corp
America
McGuireWoods Consulting
Ryan Bernstein
North Dakota
Chicago
Dave Rand
Rand
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
New Zealand budgets vast spending to counter virus fallout
New Zealand plans a four year 50 billion dollar budget to spur growth after the pandemic. Debt would rise to 54 percent of GDP by 2023 as 11,000 environmental jobs and up to 8,000 homes are targeted, while unemployment could reach about 10 percent. The plan expands subsidies and health and education spending amid a cautious economic recovery.
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Harvey
Maria
Irma
Lloyds
Wellington
New Zealand
Grant Robertson
Robertson
Postal Service
Fate of global travel up in the air
Dubai International Airport CEO Paul Griffiths says global travel remains uncertain during the coronavirus pandemic. Emirates plans some flights next week but no large scale antibody testing. 86.4 million passengers in 2019, a drop in 2020. Safety measures include gloves masks and thermal scans. trials of new tests may occur if scalable.
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Paul Griffiths
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Griffiths
Associated Press
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Chicago
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