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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signs a maritime border deal with Lebanon, after his government formally approved the US-brokered agreement. IMAGES
The European Union signs a deal with war-torn Ukraine to release a further 500 million euros ($497 million) in planned aid, this time to support housing, education and agriculture. SOUNDBITE
Moscow, Apr 5 (EFE), (Camera EPA/EFE Archive).- The Russian Direct Investment Fund on Monday announced an agreement with the Indian Panacea Biotec to produce 100 million annual doses of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.The deal would allow RDIF to provide its international partners with the jab, the Russian sovereign fund said in a statement.India is one of the first countries Russia has approached to manufacture the vaccine, approved by 59 countries.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF MOSCOW AND COVID-19VACCINATION IN INDIA.
General Motors gained as much as 8.9% to a record high on Tuesday. The gain comes on news that its autonomous vehicle subsidiary, Cruise, is receiving a large investment from Microsoft. Microsoft joins a number of companies in a $2 billion funding round for Cruise. Tuesday's price is a record-high for GM since it emerged from bankruptcy at the end of the Great Recession. The partnership will accelerate the commercialization of self-driving vehicles. It brings together the two companies' software and hardware engineering expertise, cloud computing capabilities, and manufacturing knowledge.
Boris Johnson signs the post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal inside No. 10 Downing Street, saying the document signals 'a new beginning, and I think the beginning of what will be a wonderful relationship between the UK and our friends and partners in the European Union'. IMAGES