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Fairer way to help developing economies

The proposed Green New Deal in the United States and the European Commission's European Green Deal have laudable environmental goals but are too inward-looking

Angela Merkel's party chooses new leader ahead of German election

Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right party is choosing a new leader this weekend

Fearing taxes after Brexit, dealers moved artworks worth millions out of UK

Before Dec. 31, European artworks could, like all other goods, move freely between the EU and the U.K. with minimal restrictions and without cumbersome tax

EU food watchdog approves bugs for human consumption, says report

Dried yellow mealworm, the larval form of the mealworm beetle, is safe for human consumption in both its whole form and as a powder additive

2021: Dark clouds and silver linings

Fresh hopes on the economic, health and political front temper the grim legacy of 2020

London Stock Exchange gets EU nod for $27 billion takeover of Refinitiv

A combined LSE and Refinitiv will still be eclipsed by Bloomberg LP, but will outrank a combination of S&P and IHS Markit, whose $44 billion tie-up was announced last year.

Turkey President Erdogan says ready to repair frayed ties with Europe

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday his country is ready to put its frayed relationship with the European Union back on track

European Union warns Iran enrichment moves could imperil nuclear deal

Tehran's decision to ramp up uranium enrichment could undermine efforts to keep the deal alive: Official

The nature of food

Since the release of our investigation into the adulteration of honey, we have received textbook responses - possibly what is discussed and taught in business schools across the world, writes Narain

EU is botching most important stage of Covid management, mass vaccination

Europe hasn't exactly covered itself in glory during the pandemic. The continent suffered a brutal first wave in the spring, as the new coronavirus revealed gaping holes in the health-care

European Union says it will redouble efforts to save Iran nuclear deal

Iran has started to enrich uranium to new levels

Biden aims to end differences with EU, to jointly tackle China: Official

President-elect Joe Biden aims to end the US' trade war with European allies and work with them to deal with China's trade practices, said a key official in the Biden administration

Best of BS Opinion: Covid-19 vaccine, promise of techno-nationalism & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Brexit pushes almost 100% of European share trading off UK venue

First trading day since Brexit shows early damage to London

Coalitions aren't easy

US-EU co-operation to control Beijing already undermined

West refused to unfreeze Venezuelan funds for vaccine purchase: President

EU nations and the United States have refused Venezuela's request to unfreeze its assets, so that the sanctions-hit country could purchase a coronavirus vaccine, President Nicolas Maduro has said

Greece further extends coronavirus lockdown as second wave takes over

The second lockdown in Greece amidst the pandemic started on Nov. 7 and was initially scheduled to end on Nov. 30

Brexit a new world that British businesses are still figuring out

It took just nine months to strike a trade deal with the EU. It will take more time to get to grips with the details

Brexit: In northern France, first trucks cross new customs border with UK

Moments after Britain completed its divorce with the European Union, the first trucks hauling goods across the new customs border presented their clearance documents to French agents

UK is free to do things differently, says PM Johnson post Brexit hours

UK PM Johnson said Britain would now be an "open, generous, outward-looking, internationalist and free trading" country that is "free to do things differently and if necessary better" than the EU