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Several effective COVID-19 vaccines have been developed in rapid time but was that the easy part of the process? Are intellectual property protections and for-profit pharmaceutical companies now getting in the way of vaccinating the world's population?

A dedication ceremony took place at the World Trade Center site yesterday, marking the completion of the National September 11 Memorial Museum before it opens to the general public on May 21.

Korea's Daewoo is to build the world's largest ship for Mærsk line. The US$190 million, 400 metre 'Triple-E' class behemoths will carry 18,000 TEU containers, 2500 more than the current largest, Emma Mærsk.

Though China's exports fell by 16% in value in 2009, China finally became the world's largest exporter in 2009, a mantle it can be expected to hold for the forseeable future.