She emphasised the need for vaccines to be distributed evenly across the world in developing countries and wealthy nations, to boost confidence in travel, investment, trade and other activities.

More than 100 sewing machines rattle away at a factory on the outskirts of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.

Uber has won a legal bid to restore its London operating licence – which was taken away over safety concerns – after a judge ruled on Monday that the company was a fit and proper operator.

The Department of Justice in the United States said on Wednesday that it was seeking to recover an additional $300m in assets it says are linked to the multibillion-dollar scandal surrounding Malaysian state fund 1MDB.

A World Trade Organization panel ruled Tuesday that Trump administration tariffs on $200bn worth of Chinese goods are illegal, vindicating Beijing, even if the United States has all but incapacitated the WTO's ability to hand down a final, binding verdict.

American Airlines said on Tuesday that it will eliminate 19,000 jobs in October unless the United States government extends its financial lifeline to US carriers that are struggling with a sharp drop in travel demand and passenger numbers during the coronavirus pandemic.