COVID-19 pandemic decline globally: Infections down 16% in February, deaths drop 10%
New cases decline for past five weeks, with a decrease of 50% since first week of January as outbreak subsides in most world regions, World Health Organization says The number…
UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access
UN. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday 17th February 2021, saying 10 countries have administered 75 percent of all vaccinations…
WHO authorizes AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
The World Health Organization on Monday February 15th granted emergency authorization to the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. Why it matters: WHO’s authorization “should trigger the delivery of hundreds of millions of doses to…
NEW YORK FASHION WEEK FALL/WINTER 2021
The week draws to a close with none other than designer and CFDA chairman Tom Ford, who will also give the keynote speech at Harlem’s Fashion Row Fashion Summit on…
UN Special Rapporteur’s alarming concerns in Myanmar crisis
The U.N. independent investigator on the situation of human rights in Myanmar said Wednesday that “hardened” troops are being deployed from a number of border areas in northern Rakhine state to…
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has become the Director General of the World Trade Organisation.
Former President Donald Trump acquitted in 2nd impeachment trial
The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, began on February 9, 2021 and concluded with his acquittal on February 13. The United States Senate…
Happy Chinese New Year 2021 : The year of OX
Chinese New Year 2021 falls on Friday, February 12th, 2021. Chinese New Year is also known as Lunar New Year. Traditionally Chinese Lunar New Year activities started as early as three weeks before Chinese…
The Impact of Myanmar’s Coup
The coup in Myanmar in early February, the country’s first in more than three decades, has reshaped Myanmar’s political landscape. The country had been on a shaky path toward some…
