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Namibia president and anti-apartheid activist Hage Geingob dies. He pushed for Africa on world stage
Read full article: Namibia president and anti-apartheid activist Hage Geingob dies. He pushed for Africa on world stageNamibia’s president and founding prime minister Hage Geingob has died at age 82 while receiving treatment for cancer.
COVID at the UN: One topic, used to make many points
Read full article: COVID at the UN: One topic, used to make many pointsUnsurprisingly, the coronavirus pandemic was THE talking point at the United Nations General Assembly this week — serving as projection, promotional tool and proxy for other pressing issues put forward by world leaders in their signature annual addresses.
CDC: Studies show masks lessen school outbreaks
Read full article: CDC: Studies show masks lessen school outbreaksThe Washington state Department of Health says it will immediately start offering booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to certain people after recommendations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other groups.
UN failures on coronavirus underscore the need for reforms
Read full article: UN failures on coronavirus underscore the need for reformsThe coronavirus that has claimed nearly 1 million lives has underscored the failure of the United Nations to bring countries together to defeat it. We are in fact talking about ourselves, because the U.N. is its member states. Born out of the ashes of World War II with 50 members, the United Nations has since expanded dramatically. “We are in fact talking about ourselves, because the U.N. is its member states. Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez said the U.N. not only needs Security Council reform but new energy to live up to its mandate.