In a landmark decision, more than 160 member countries of the World Trade Organization on Friday agreed on deals curbing harmful fishing subsidies, waiving COVID-19 vaccine patents temporarily and tackling food insecurity following two nights of hectic negotiations.

In a historic decision, WTO members agree deals on fishing, Covid vaccines, food security

The United States, European Union, India and South Africa have reached a consensus on key elements of a long-sought intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, according to a proposed text reviewed by Reuters.

US, EU, India, South Africa reach compromise on COVID vaccine IP waiver text

After the United States gave its nod to waive patents on coronavirus vaccines, Germany strongly opposed the move on Thursday. This threatens the consensus required in the World Trade Organization (WTO) to pass a proposal and could jeopardise the coronavirus fight in the developing world.

US-Germany rift on Covid vaccine waiver endangers fight against deadly virus