The European Parliament has awarded the EU’s highest human rights award to imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny for challenging President Vladimir Putin’s rule in the country. Lawmakers on Wednesday (20/10), announced on Twitter that Navalny was the recipient of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The award is …
Read More »Biden Receives Kenyan President at White House
Kenya is an important player in Africa on the world geopolitical scene. This is evidenced by US President Joe Biden’s decision to meet with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday. This is Biden’s first direct talks with an African leader since he became president. “The US-Kenya Strategic Partnership is critical, …
Read More »Biden Receives Injection of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster
US President Joe Biden on Monday (27/9) received an injection of a booster vaccine against COVID-19, days after his administration approved a third injection of Pfizer’s vaccine for select populations. Prior to receiving the injection, Biden told White House reporters that “boosters are important, but most importantly we have to …
Read More »Africa Receives Only 75% of COVID Vaccines Than Expected
Africa is slated to receive only 75% of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this year, said the World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Africa Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti in a statement on Thursday (9/9). To date, only about three percent of the total population on the African continent …
Read More »Indonesia Receives Two Million Doses of Sinovac Vaccine Assistance from China
Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, in a virtual press conference from New York, United States, said that cooperation is the key and the engine of Indonesia’s diplomacy which will continue to work to establish cooperation so that domestic vaccine needs are fulfilled. “Today, one million doses of Sinovac vaccine, …
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