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Here’s a selection of articles that Will wrote for CNN during his stint there in 2021.
Business travel has disappeared. Will it ever come back?
For countless executives and salespeople, business trips have been a bedrock of corporate life. But will corporate travel bounce back in a post-covid world?
Read the full article here.
Pubs in England reopen after months of lockdown
Pubs in England have welcomed back customers outside after three months of lockdown as the country eases some of its restrictions.
Watch the full report here.
These are all the complications AstraZeneca's vaccine has faced
This is a TV package I helped to produce on the controversies and complications surrounding the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.
Watch the full report here.
Global governments and partners pledge $400 million to COVAX vaccine program
A new campaign to raise $2 billion for the global fight against Covid-19 was launched today at an event hosted by the United States and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
Read the full article here.
It's going to take a 'couple of years before we get back to some kind of normality,' Heathrow Airport's CEO says
London's Heathrow Airport, one of the world's biggest, is expecting a patchy reopening of international travel this summer.
Read my full article here.
How to launch an airline during a global pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is the worst crisis in aviation history. A full recovery is still years away, but a handful of gutsy CEOs think now is the perfect time to launch new carriers.
Read my full article here.
US and EU agree to suspend tariffs linked to long-running Boeing-Airbus dispute
The United States and European Union have agreed to suspend for four months all tariffs related to the long-running dispute over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus.
Read my full article here.
Quest Means Broadway: Performances can go global during the pandemic
Richard Quest spoke to the Juilliard President about how the school is connecting with audiences and welcomes two musicians onstage for a QMB performance.
Watch the full package here.
Reporters Without Borders files criminal complaint against Saudi crown prince
Reporters Without Borders has filed a criminal complaint accusing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of committing crimes against humanity in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
Read the full article here, to which I contributed to the reporting.
This 'critical' component for Covid-19 vaccines is in short supply
This is a TV package I produced alongside CNN's Anna Stewart who takes a look at what's being done to boost vaccine production.
Watch the package here.
Insist or incentivize? Companies are deciding whether to make vaccines mandatory
Companies are now being forced to answer a question that was until recently mostly hypothetical. Should they require their employees to get a coronavirus vaccine, or incentivize them to get the shot?
Read my full article here.
Facebook faces a global backlash over its bid to 'bully' Australia
Facebook's decision to block people from sharing news in Australia has been rebuked by lawmakers around the world, including the UK, Germany, and Canada.
Read the full article here, to which I contributed to the reporting.
Mass blackouts are 'very much a lesson' for Texas, oil CEO says
This week's winter storm and deep freeze have left millions without power, particularly in Texas — which is striking as it produces more electricity than any other US state.
Read my full article here.
KPMG's UK boss resigns after telling staff not to 'sit there and moan' about the pandemic
The UK chairman of accounting firm KPMG is resigning after he told staff in a meeting to stop complaining about the pandemic and said that there was "no such thing as unconscious bias.”
Read my full article here.
The UK economy just had its worst year in three centuries
The UK economy suffered its biggest slump in more than three centuries last year, with GDP falling by nearly 10% over the course of 2020.
Read the full article here, to which I contributed to the reporting.
The pandemic leaves 27% of British adults struggling financially
The pandemic has left more than a quarter of British adults financially vulnerable to cope with a "negative life event" such as redundancy, loss of hours, or ill health.
Read my full article here.
Airlines can now pick their own routes across the Atlantic. Huge fuel savings could follow
Airlines are poised to reduce their emissions and reap huge fuel savings on transatlantic flights as air traffic controllers experiment in skies that have been cleared out by the pandemic.
Read my full article here.
Commerzbank to slash 10,000 jobs and close hundreds of branches
The German bank plans to slash its workforce by 20% and close almost half of their branches by 2024 as part of a strategic overhaul.
Read my full article here.
UK imposes hotel quarantine for travelers from Covid hotspots
British people arriving home from 30 "high risk" countries will have to undergo a 10-day hotel quarantine, as the UK tries to curb one of the world's worst Covid-19 outbreaks.
Read the full article here, to which I contributed to the reporting.
New coronavirus variants pose major risk to the global economy
The pandemic could slam the brakes on a global economic turnaround this year despite mass vaccination programs and unprecedented levels of stimulus, according to the International Monetary Fund.
Read my full article here.
Scottish fishermen say 'Brexit carnage' threatens to kill their business
Scottish fishermen say post-Brexit red tape has made it almost impossible to sell British seafood to the European Union.
Read the full article here, to which I contributed to the reporting.