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Africa needs to follow Singapore, Japan to become manufacturing hotspot
While Africa might have to wait, that shouldn't prevent individual African countries from trying hard to industrialize on their own
 "Africa needs to follow Singapore, Japan to become manufacturing hotspot")
Biden clinches electoral college win as California certifies election
Secretary of State Alex Padilla approved the results of Biden's victory
 "Biden clinches electoral college win as California certifies election")
Will take vaccine, ensure it's available and free for Americans: Joe Biden
Trump and former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton have all said previously that they'll also take the vaccine
 "Will take vaccine, ensure it's available and free for Americans: Joe Biden")
Vaccine supply chains bend but don't break as firms rise to challenges
Supply chains have been tested in ways they never have been before and, yes, there have been pileups, shortages and other snafus
 "Vaccine supply chains bend but don't break as firms rise to challenges")
China claims quantum supremacy with computer faster than Google's prototype
Xi Jinping's government is building a $10 billion National Laboratory for Quantum Information Sciences as part of a big push in the field
 "China claims quantum supremacy with computer faster than Google's prototype")
Trump govt sues FB for keeping jobs for H-1B visas, disfavouring US workers
The Trump administration claims Facebook is discriminating against US workers by designating thousands of positions for foreigners with temporary H-1B visas
 "Trump govt sues FB for keeping jobs for H-1B visas, disfavouring US workers")
Xi declares end to extreme poverty in China, meeting party goal
After assuming leadership of the Communist Party eight years ago, Xi made the drive to eliminate extreme poverty by 2020 one of his top goals.
 "Xi declares end to extreme poverty in China, meeting party goal")
US, Norwegian investors pressure SBI over loan to Adani mine in Australia
Officials from New York-based BlackRock Inc. and Norway's Storebrand ASA have contacted the State Bank of India, which is majority-owned by the Indian government, about the loan.
 "US, Norwegian investors pressure SBI over loan to Adani mine in Australia")
Women take lead in Covid-19 vaccine development: Here's what it teaches us
The core work behind the mRNA approach comes from Katalin Karikó, a Hungarian-born emigre who came to the U.S. to work on RNA-related issues
 "Women take lead in Covid-19 vaccine development: Here's what it teaches us")
Nifty stocks on uptrend but technicals point to a pause in the rally
Extended breadth is not the only signal that India's equity rebound may have run too far too fast
 "Nifty stocks on uptrend but technicals point to a pause in the rally")
High-stakes coronavirus vaccine rollout under spotlight amid challenges
The UK has ordered enough doses of the two-shot Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to immunise 20 million people
 "High-stakes coronavirus vaccine rollout under spotlight amid challenges")
Stock bulls find validation in reflation signals across commodity markets
Progress toward vaccines and easing US political uncertainty helped lift an MSCI index of world stocks to its best month ever in November while driving down the dollar
 "Stock bulls find validation in reflation signals across commodity markets")
Trump to sell Arctic oil rights in early Jan, days before Biden sworn in
Biden has vowed to permanently protect the refuge, but formal leases are contracts with the federal government and are difficult to cancel
 "Trump to sell Arctic oil rights in early Jan, days before Biden sworn in")
Joe Biden's White House team delights his supporters on Wall Street
The Biden team is poised to include alumni of finance, venture capital, private equity and asset management
Charged up tycoons: Elon Musk's $139 bn fortune is one of many in EV biz
Overall, fortunes of the handful of people tracked by the Bloomberg index in the EV industry have increased by more than $140 billion -- including Musk's $111 billion surge.
 "Charged up tycoons: Elon Musk's $139 bn fortune is one of many in EV biz")
Joe Biden to name longtime aide Antony Blinken as Secretary of State
Jake Sullivan, formerly one of Hillary Clinton's closest aides, is likely to be named Biden's national security adviser
 "Joe Biden to name longtime aide Antony Blinken as Secretary of State")
Will India's banking system go from being state-dominated to tycoon-led?
From the conditional nature of recommendation by RBI on ownership of private-sector banks, it doesn't appear that the regulator will soon reverse its policy of keeping conglomerates away from banking
 "Will India's banking system go from being state-dominated to tycoon-led?")
More members of Trump's own party say it's time for him to accept defeat
"It's past time to start a transition, to at least cooperate with a transition. I'd rather have a president who has more than one day to prepare," Republican Senator Kevin Cramer said
 "More members of Trump's own party say it's time for him to accept defeat")
Can Hydrogen fuel cell cars go mainstream? This tie-up in UK may help do it
Ratcliffe's Ineos Group will explore opportunities to produce and supply hydrogen to Hyundai, which has been making fuel cell vehicles in low volumes since 2013
 "Can Hydrogen fuel cell cars go mainstream? This tie-up in UK may help do it")
Western Union acquires $200-million stake in Saudi telecom unit
Saudi Telecom will inject 400 million riyals ($107 million) as additional capital stc pay and a further 802 million riyals if it manages to obtain a digital banking license, according to a statement
 "Western Union acquires $200-million stake in Saudi telecom unit")