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Drug rega plans to investigate russia's sputni fi vaccine. Japanese chip maker that's vital to the global auto industry is diversifying its business. And brazil's president, jr, balsinaro, finds himself politically isolated and facing an upheld battle against corona virus.

The EU drug regulator will launch an investigation next week into whether clinical trials of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine contravened ethical standards, and Japan’s national champion, Renesas Electronics, is being forced to diversify due to the pressures brought on by the chip industry. Plus, the FT’s Latin America editor, Michael Stott, explains how president Jair Bolsonaro lost his grip of Brazil.

EU regulator to probe ethical standards of Sputnik vaccine trials

https://www.ft.com/content/50031165-1f46-446b-be9a-36d553805fec?

Chip industry pressures spur Renesas to diversify

https://www.ft.com/content/c583fe71-4556-4ef9-9367-a175a2033767

Brazil’s coronavirus nightmare: ‘Bolsonaro is more isolated than ever’

https://www.ft.com/content/55713895-2423-4259-a222-f778f9587490

Nematodes the latest casualty of post-Brexit trade glitches

https://www.ft.com/content/888658ea-9b33-454e-bac5-c9d4a59eb201?

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