In Italy, you can resign as prime minister and still come back as the next leader

Jan 26, 2021

In Italy, you can resign as prime minister and still come back as the next leader

Italy's prime minister is stepping down but not handing over the keys to government just yet. Alessandro Di Meo/Getty Images

To build a new coalition government, Giuseppe Conte would need to resolve disagreement over how to spend EU COVID-19 recovery funds. Plus, a farm reform tractor rally turns violent in India. And, unequal vaccine distribution could cost $9 trillion for the global economy.

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Fast-Track Vaccines

The cost of "vaccine nationalism": $9 trillion

by Victoria Craig

Jan 26, 2021

With shortfalls in vaccine supplies, countries across the world are concerned about getting their fair share of doses.

A health worker carries syringes to administer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines at the opening of a new vaccination site at Corsi Houses in Harlem, New York, on Jan. 15.

Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images

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