Covid-19 job losses hit Blacks, non-Whites in UK hardest
Covid-19 has not only disproportionately impacted the health of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) citizens in the United Kingdom, but the pandemic has...
Biden’s African policy must embrace proposed African Economic Community Free Trade Area
The quest for African solidarity as is suggested by the formation of the African Economic Community Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) goes back to African...
Civil society groups urge UN action against France over Islamophobia
Dozens of civil society organizations have urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to open formal infringement procedures against the French government for entrenching...
Global response to America’s new leadership
The world watched the power transfer and swearing in of the 46th United States president, Joseph Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris, the first woman,...
Haiti braces for unrest as opposition demands new president
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Flying rocks. Burning tires. Acrid smoke. Haiti braced for a fresh round of widespread protests starting Jan. 15, with opposition leaders demanding that President...
UN steps up support for thousands left homeless after fire at Rohingya refugee camp
UN agencies have stepped up efforts to help thousands of Rohingya refugees left without shelter after a devastating fire tore through a crowded refugee camp in...
Japan urges South Korea to drop wartime compensation demands
TOKYO—Japan’s foreign minister accused South Korea on Jan. 18 of worsening already strained ties by making “illegal” demands for compensation for the sexual abuse...
‘Swift action’ needed in Tigray to save thousands at risk, UNHCR warns
Two months after conflict forced humanitarian workers to withdraw from the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Jan. 19, stressed...
Vaccine News from Cuba: Soberana 02 clinical trials expanded
(GRANMA)—Expanded phase II B clinical trials of Cuba’s anti-Covid-19 candidate vaccine Soberana 02 with volunteers between 19 and 80 years of age, began at...
Cuban drug Nasalferon administered to travelers arriving in Cuba
(GRANMA)—As a preventative measure, given the COVID-19 situation in the country, this immune system booster is being administered to travelers arriving in Cuba, as...