As Ireland is among the 136 countries recently agreeing to a 15% minimum tax rate, we consider what the change means for companies in a country that has attracted pharmaceutical contract manufacturing organisations (CMOs) with low tax bills. What happened? On 8 October, 136 countries signed up to a major reform.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom committed Monday to nominating a Black woman for the U.S. Senate should Sen. Dianne Feinstein resign from the seat she’s held for more than two decades. Newsom made the comments to MSNBC host Joy Reid in an appearance on her show, saying he has multiple names in mind for the spot.