FT News Briefing

India to cut Huawei gear from network, insurers bet on pandemic, US vaccine row

India is phasing out equipment from Huawei and other Chinese companies for its telecoms networks due to an escalating border dispute, investors have quietly poured billions of dollars into insurance companies this year betting on pandemic-driven returns, and there is a brewing debate over who will get first access to a coronavirus vaccine in the US. Plus, the FT’s Washington bureau chief, Demetri Sevastopulo explains how the Republican Party will handle Donald Trump’s legacy.  India moves to cut Huawei gear from telecoms network<a href="http://ft.com/content/55642551-f6e8-4f9d-b5ba-a12d2fc26ef9?edit=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ft.com/content/55642551-f6e8-4f9d-b5ba-a12d2fc26ef9?edit=true</a> Insurers bet that pandemic will usher in era of higher returns<a href="http://ft.com/content/eda1cdd1-3c0a-4fe5-b41e-173a85da79d8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ft.com/content/eda1cdd1-3c0a-4fe5-b41e-173a85da79d8</a> US braced for political row over who gets first Covid-19 vaccines <a href="http://ft.com/content/13f40024-46d9-49d5-a1d9-4f5a68e674aa?" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ft.com/content/13f40024-46d9-49d5-a1d9-4f5a68e674aa?</a> US election: a divided Republican party questions Trump legacy<a href="http://ft.com/content/1521cb7b-44fe-47f3-bdac-92372a8ef129" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ft.com/content/1521cb7b-44fe-47f3-bdac-92372a8ef129</a> Note: This episode has been updated. Wisconsin police shot and wounded Jacob Blake on Sunday. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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