Top story: Tech giant ‘not captured’ by G7 deal Morning everyone. I’m Martin Farrer bringing you the top stories to start your week. Amazon could escape paying significantly more tax in some of its biggest markets unless world leaders close a large loophole in a historic global deal, according to expert analysis of the agreement thrashed out in London by G7 finance ministers at the weekend. The much-trumpeted deal is intended to work by making.
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Top story: Speed up second vaccine doses, experts urge
Morning everyone. Iâm Martin Farrer and these are the top stories today.
England faces the growing prospect of lockdown restrictions beyond the promised easing deadline of 21 June as the coronavirus variant first detected in India continues to spread. Scientists and doctors are urging the government to address the problem by speeding up second doses of Covid vaccines and delaying a decision on easing the rules in three weeksâ time. Some experts believe the country could be in the early stages of a third wave of the virus thanks to the variant, which will now be known as Delta in a decision by the World Health Organization to name the different strains with the Greek alphabet. The British Medical Association said the country faced a âpivotal momentâ and urged Boris Johnson to honour his pledge to respect âdata, not datesâ in deciding whether to lift restric
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Top story: calls to widen action on Lukashenko
Morning everyone. Iâm Martin Farrer and these are the top stories this morning.
Belarus has been accused of âterrorismâ after it forced a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing in Minsk in order to arrest one of the passengers, an exiled opposition blogger critical of the countryâs authoritarian president
. Roman Protasevich, who is accused of organising last yearâs protests against Alexander Lukashenkoâs brutal regime, was detained on Sunday after his flight from Greece to Lithuania was diverted after the crew was told by Belarus air traffic controllers that there might be a bomb on board. Minsk confirmed that Lukashenko ordered his military to scramble a Mig-29 fighter to escort the plane. In a statement, Ryanair said the closest airport was Minsk and that the situation had been âout of its handsâ. The plane was over Belarusian airspace when it