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May 2022
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The cost of China’s zero-Covid lockdown

Financial Times
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Xi Jinping’s renewed commitment to zero-Covid policy rattles investors in China, Africa’s top Covid vaccine plant faces an uncertain future after production halt, and plant-based meat maker Impossible Foods claims a rival, Motif, has infringed its patent on a beef-replica product.


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Defence companies face supply snags as demand for US weapons rises

Xi Jinping’s renewed commitment to zero-Covid rattles markets in China

Africa’s top Covid vaccine plant faces uncertain future after production halted

Plant-based meat groups in court battle over taste of their products


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