Only one of the world’s 29 poorest countries has started coronavirus vaccinations
Portland Press Herald· 23 hours agoIn more than 50 countries, most of them wealthy, coronavirus vaccination efforts are well underway,...
How 'vaccine nationalism' could prolong the Covid-19 pandemic
NBC NEWS· 5 days agoThis drastic disparity represents an outcome...ahead for the global coalition, known as COVAX,...
Africa's long wait for the Covid-19 vaccine
BBC News· 6 days agoAfrica will have to wait "weeks if not months" before receiving Covid-19 vaccines approved by the World Health Organization, according to various...
Bill Gates: We must prepare for the next pandemic like we prepare for war
Seattle Times· 19 hours agoWith better testing, new treatments and vaccines raising hopes for an eventual end to the COVID-19...
Next vaccination phase on the horizon
WWLP Springfield· 1 day agoState lawmakers from Hampden County are drawing Gov. Charlie Baker’s attention to what they see as a “significant disconnect between upcoming vaccine...
West Africa's Fulani nomads fight climate change to survive
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThey are one of the last great nomadic peoples of the planet, a community of some 35 million people...
West Africa bloc ECOWAS lifts post-coup sanctions against Mali
AFP via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn a statement, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said "heads of state and...
Just 6 years after Ebola killed more than 11,000 people, West African nations are bracing for a...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 8 months agoExperts fear that a spike in coronavirus cases in West African nations will be devastating for the...
Pandemic bonds prove good for investors, less so for nations
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBank chief economist Lawrence Summers has described the bonds as “financial goofiness.” The bonds...
Revealed: How a UK company is using a Caribbean tax haven to cash in on scrapping toxic ships in one...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe company, known as Skanreg, has been cashing in on the demand from unscrupulous ship owners who...