Month: July 2021
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Coronavirus
CoronavirusAs COVID-19 deaths skyrocket in Africa by 80 percent, global anxiety and outrage surge over unfair distribution of vaccines to developing nations
As COVID-19 deaths have skyrocketed in Africa by 80 percent in the past four weeks due to the more transmissible Delta variant, global anxiety and outrage are surging over an…
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Diplomacy
DiplomacyIn an hour-long phone call, Biden’s National Security Advisor tells President of Tunisia to “rapidly” form new government led by “capable” prime minister
President Joseph R. Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Saturday spoke with President Kais Saied of Tunisia and urged him to “rapidly” form a new government led by a…
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ETHIOPIA
ETHIOPIAUSAID Administrator Samantha Power visits Sudan ahead of tumultuous stop in Ethiopia
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power on Saturday began a multi-day trip to Sudan to strengthen the U.S. Government’s partnership with Sudan’s transitional leaders and the…
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Latest
LatestBiden taps Linda Thomas-Greenfield to lead presidential delegation to Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games closing ceremony
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Friday tapped Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States Ambassador to the United Nations to lead the Presidential Delegation to Japan to attend events of the Tokyo…
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ETHIOPIA
ETHIOPIABiden administration strengthens efforts to fight famine in Ethiopia’s Tigray region with more than $149 million in additional humanitarian Assistance
The Biden administration announced on Friday evening that “in response to growing needs in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the United States is providing more than $149 million in additional humanitarian assistance,…
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LatestUnited States bid to host Expo 2027
The U.S. Chargé d’affaires in Paris on Thursday delivered a letter of candidature from Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken to the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) confirming that a proposal from…
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Coronavirus
CoronavirusOnly 1.5 percent of people in Africa have been vaccinated against COVID-19 amid lack of vaccines and surging Delta variant, laments WHO head
The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday lamented that only 1.5 percent people in Africa have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus…
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Business
BusinessTop 10 leading venture capital firms failing to respect human rights, damning report by Amnesty International says
Almost none of the world’s largest venture capitalist (VC) firms have adequate human rights due diligence policies in place, a damning report by Amnesty International released on Friday found. More specifically,…
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Latest
LatestBlinken on arrival of first flight with Afghan refugees to US: America has a longstanding tradition of opening our arms to immigrants
Early this morning, we welcomed our first group of Afghan special immigrant applicants to the United States under Operation Allies Refuge. Their arrival demonstrates the U.S. government’s commitment to Afghans…
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Biden on the arrival of first flight with Afghan refugees to US: today is an important milestone
Today is an important milestone as we continue to fulfill our promise to the thousands of Afghan nationals who served shoulder-to-shoulder with American troops and diplomats over the last 20…
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