Sep 23 WATCH: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers remarks on COVID-19 vaccine inequality across Africa By Pia Sarkar, Associated Press The inequity of COVID-19 vaccine distribution is coming into sharper focus as many of the African countries whose populations have little to no access to the life-saving shots stepped to the podium to speak at the U.N.’s annual meeting of… Continue reading
Sep 23 Nobel Prize ceremonies to be curtailed again due to pandemic By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press The Nobel Prize ceremonies will be reined in for a second year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The winners of this year’s prizes are set to be announced between Oct. 4 and Oct. 11. Continue reading
Sep 23 16 million Yemenis ‘marching’ toward starvation due to war, UN says By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The head of the U.N. food agency says 16 million people in Yemen are marching toward starvation and more funding is needed. Continue reading
Sep 23 U.S. special envoy to Haiti resigns, citing ‘inhumane’ deportation of Haitians By Yamiche Alcindor “Our policy approach to Haïti remains deeply flawed, and my recommendations have been ignored and dismissed, when not edited to project a narrative different from my own.”… Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: Ukraine’s leader takes U.N. to task as ‘retired superhero’ By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy certainly wasn't the only world leader at this week's U.N. General Assembly meeting to paint a dire picture of international relations. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: 2021 United Nations General Assembly – Day 3 By Seth Borenstein, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press At a ministerial meeting of the Security Council, the officials urged the U.N.’s most powerful body to do more to address the security implications of climate change and make global warming a key part of all U.N. peacekeeping operations. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 6:44 U.S. plan to share Pfizer shots globally ‘too little and too late,’ ex-CDC director says By PBS NewsHour The Biden administration announced Wednesday that the U.S. was purchasing an additional 500 million Pfizer COVID vaccines to donate to other nations. The move is what critics and organizations like the WHO have been calling for — a much more… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 6:59 China’s vaccine faces scrutiny as Indonesians die despite shots, U.S. pledges donations By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran, Lynsey Jeffery As the U.S. commits to vaccine distribution, Indonesia has recorded more than 4 million COVID cases. More than 140,000 people have died. Initially, Indonesia turned to China for vaccine aid. But Nick Schifrin explores how the U.S. and its allies… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 6:34 EU’s top diplomat says it can deploy military forces without U.S., NATO approval By Nick Schifrin President Joe Biden spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron Wednesday for the first time since France erupted with anger over a new Indo-Pacific defense alliance between the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Nick Schifrin looks at European-U.S. relations with… Continue watching
Sep 22 U.K. climate activists face prison for blocking highways By Associated Press Members of campaign group Insulate Britain have shut down parts of London's M25 highway five times in just over a week by sitting on the ground. Continue reading