Brevetti si o brevetti no? Il presidente degli Stati Uniti, Joe Biden , ha lanciato per primo l'idea-shock: togliere i brevetti sui vaccini anti-Covid per renderli più facilmente disponibili anche ai paesi poveri. Sospensione dei diritti di proprietà intellettuale? Più che dell'eliminazione dei vaccini, si parla della "sospensione dei diritti di proprietà intellettuale" sui vaccini. Usa verso la liberazione dei brevetti sui vaccini anticovid Ma l'industria farmaceutica e la Germania si oppongono, affermando che lo stop ai brevetti fermerebbe ricerca e innovazione. "Sospendere i brevetti non aumenterà la produzione o non fornirà le soluzioni pratiche necessarie per combattere questa crisi sanitaria globale", si legge in una dota dell'IFPMA (la Federazione Internazionale dell'Industria Farmaceutica). Vaccini anti-covid, ecco chi si oppone alla sospensione dei brevetti e perché Senza brevetti, maggiore equità La Direttrice Generale …
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Donald Trump and Narendra Modi vow to defeat ‘evils of terrorism’ in first White House meeting
Donald Trump declared the relationship between the US and India “has never been stronger” during a meeting with the leader of the world’s largest democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the White House. Mr Trump said both countries have been affected by the “evils of terrorism” and the “radical ideology that drives them”. Mr Modi and former President Barack Obama had a seemingly friendly relationship. Both had grown up with little money and were, by most measures, culturally popular leaders in their countries. Recommended Trump is tame compared to India's newly strengthened prime minister Mr Trump has proven to have strained relationships with several world leaders, namely a tense handshake with French President Emmanuel Macron and an awkward meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But Alyssa Ayres, a former US State Department official and Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, said the US and India had a “huge, broad …
World leaders react after President Trump, first lady test positive for coronavirus
LONDON -- World leaders expressed their hope for a swift recovery for President Donald Trump after he announced that he and the first lady tested positive for COVID-19 overnight. The president was taken to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday evening, though officials called it just a precaution. One of Trump’s closest advisers, Hope Hicks, had tested positive the day before Trump. MORE: President Trump, first lady test positive for COVID-19 Among the first world leaders to react to the diagnosis were the prime ministers of India and Pakistan, Narendra Modi and Imran Khan. “Wishing my friend @POTUS @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS a quick recovery and good health,” Modi posted on Twitter. Khan also wished the president and first lady a “speedy recovery,” and those sentiments were echoed by others around the world. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was previously hospitalized with COVID-19 and spent time in the ICU before recovering, tweeted: “My …
Norway decides! Oslo furious at EU fishing power grab as 14k tonnes plundered
Brexit Britain 'firing on all cylinders' says expert Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The EU is reportedly allocating fishing quotas over a region that they don't even own, the Svalbard Zone in the arctic circle. The bloc is even portioning cod quotas for the UK in this zone. Arne Byrkjeflot, a political adviser to No to the EU, an interest group against Norwegian membership of the European Union (EU) and a Trondheim regional politician said: "Norway Fisheries relies on the law of the sea and believes that either Svalbard has its own economic zone or the archipelago is an extension of Norway's shelf. "Svalbard is part of Norway and Norway decides." However, …
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COVID-19 vaccine patents: EU nations divided over lifting intellectual property rights
Several EU leaders praised the US call to remove patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines to help poor countries obtain shots. But the proposal faced resistance, notably from Germany. The EU is “ready to discuss” lifting intellectual property protections on COVID-19 vaccines, Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. More than 100 countries have been pushing for the IP rights on coronavirus vaccines and treatments to be waived in order to speed up production of jabs. The US on Wednesday said it was backing the plans for what is essentially a patent waiver, amid World Trade Organization (WTO) talks on the issue. During the State of the Union 2021, an event organised in Florence, European Commission president von der Leyen said the bloc would discuss “any proposal that would tackle the crisis in an effective and pragmatic way”. “I completely favour this opening up of the intellectual property,” French President Emmanuel Macron said. However, like many …