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Domestic helpers from the Philippines line up at a temporary testing center for COVID-19, in Hong Kong on May 1, 2021. Hong Kong officials have dropped a plan to make it mandatory for foreign domestic workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, after the move drew criticism that it was discriminatory.

Op-ed: What if Six Flags tickets aren’t enough? The prickly politics of compulsory vaccines

May 17, 2021 at 6:03 p.m.

When much of the world is still desperate for COVID-19 vaccinations, a handful of wealthy places are beginning to have the opposite problem. Hong Kong is one. Despite a free...

A man receives a nasal swab COVID-19 test at Los Angeles International Airport amid a coronavirus surge in Southern California on Dec. 22, 2020.

Op-ed: Sorry, globe-trotters, but COVID-19 travel restrictions aren’t going away soon

January 28, 2021 at 3:21 p.m.

One of President Joe Biden's first moves upon arriving in the Oval Office has been to require international travelers get a negative COVID-19 test before departing, then quarantine on landing;...

Newspaper front pages in Berlin show the storming of of the U.S. Capitol.

Op-ed: America’s credibility has been stormed

January 11, 2021 at 11:02 a.m.

America could hardly have been kinder with propaganda gifts to autocrats over the past few months. First, there was the mishandling of a coronavirus pandemic spiraling out of control; then,...

Rio Tinto’s former boss says miners were ‘too slow’ to react

August 24, 2021 at 4:53 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Mining companies were too slow to respond to changing investor demands from mid-2011 as sentiment deteriorated, failing to spot the wave of change which eventually swept out...

Glencore seeks fresh start with $7.7 billion hit to Xstrata

August 24, 2021 at 2:22 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Glencore Xstrata took a $7.7 billion hit on mining assets acquired in its takeover of Xstrata, drastically reducing the value of projects in the early stages of...

BHP delays $14 billion Canada potash push as profit drops

August 24, 2021 at 2:28 p.m.

MELBOURNE/LONDON (Reuters) - Miner BHP Billiton mapped out a cautious approach to expanding into potash on Tuesday, keeping a $14 billion Canadian project alive but delaying production at the giant...

JP Morgan disciplined star banker in 2009 over emails

August 24, 2021 at 12:56 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Ian Hannam, one of London's most prominent bankers who is fighting to clear his name after a 2012 fine for market abuse, was disciplined by his bank...

Exclusive: Founders seek more time for ENRC bid – sources

August 24, 2021 at 11:06 a.m.

LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The three billionaire founders behind miner ENRC have asked its independent board members for a three-week extension to a June 3 buyout bid deadline, seeking more time...

UK lawmakers consider probe into transparency of mining firms

August 24, 2021 at 10:04 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's parliament will this week consider whether to probe the transparency of oil and mining firms listed in London, an issue highlighted by corruption probes at emerging...

Glencore seen still hungry after swallowing Xstrata

August 24, 2021 at 8:54 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - After years of on-off talks, months of brinksmanship and often bitter negotiations, Glencore's head Ivan Glasenberg gets to complete the $30 billion acquisition of Xstrata on Thursday,...

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