Why a domestic catastrophe for India could also become a global vaccine crisis
Of all the developing nations, India should have been able to summon a defence against COVID’s second wave.
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April 27, 2021 Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, rights watchdog says
Human Rights Watch has accused Israeli officials of committing the crimes of apartheid and persecution, claiming the government enforces an overarching policy to “maintain the domination by Jewish Israelis over Palestinians”.
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April 25, 2021 Biden officially recognizes the massacre of Armenians in World War I as a genocide
(CNN)President Joe Biden on Saturday became the first US president to officially recognize the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire as a genocide, risking a potential fracture with Turkey but signaling a commitment to global human rights.
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April 25, 2021 U.S. Is Under Pressure to Release Vaccine Supplies as India Faces Deadly Surge
Biden administration officials are coming under increasing pressure to lift restrictions on exports of supplies that vaccine makers in India say they need to expand production amid a devastating surge in Covid-19 deaths there.
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April 24, 2021 Myanmar’s top general meets regional leaders at Indonesia summit
Southeast Asian leaders met Myanmar’s top general and coup leader in an emergency summit in Indonesia, and are expected to press calls for an end to violence by security forces that has left hundreds of protesters dead as well as the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political detainees.
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April 22, 2021 Climate summit: Boris Johnson to warn world leaders not to throw away chance to protect the planet
Boris Johnson will warn world leaders not to “throw away the chance to preserve our planet”, as he joins heads of government from around the globe at an Earth Day summit called by the US president.
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April 21, 2021 Biden: Chauvin guilty verdict can be a ‘moment of significant change’
Mr Biden was speaking after Chauvin, a former police officer, was found guilty of third-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter, and second-degree unintentional murder.
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April 21, 2021 Derek Chauvin found guilty of George Floyd’s murder
Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder for killing George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes, a crime that prompted waves of protests in support of racial justice in the US and across the world.
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April 19, 2021 West Point cadets expelled amid worst cheating scandal in 45 years
West Point has expelled eight cadets and is holding back another 51 students for a year after finding evidence of cheating on a scale not seen in more than four decades.
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April 17, 2021 Joe Biden to lift Donald Trump’s cap on refugees amid criticism
The White House has announced Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor Donald Trump’s historically low cap on refugees by next month, after the US leader was criticised for initially moving only to expand the eligibility criteria for resettlements.
