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The Falkland Islands were excluded from trade deals between the United Kingdom and the European Union and will not be part of any commercial, tax or customs agreements negotiated. This decision was perceived as a victory for Argentina but the South American nation’s ambitions are seen as a threat by Falkland Island residents who fear their needs will not be listened to. Speaking to Al Jazeera English, Daniel Filmus, Secretary of affairs pertaining to the Malvinas (the Latin A
March 15, 2021
The wealthiest countries in the world have blocked the latest effort by poor nations to speed access to Covid-19 vaccines and treatments by temporarily lifting World Trade Organization rules protecting intellectual property.
Sponsored by South Africa and India and backed by 57 nations, the waiver proposal under discussion since last autumn would have suspended, for the duration of the pandemic, portions of the TRIPS (Trade Related Protections for Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement covering medical necessities. This would allow developing economies to begin manufacturing medical goods without waiting for or adhering to licensing agreements with pharmaceutical companies that own the underlying intellectual property for medicines and vaccines.
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Visitors get creative in the Wendell Gilley Museum s outdoor classroom. (Photo courtesy Wendell Gilley Museum)
The Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund of the Maine Community Foundation is seeking applications.
The fund supports projects and organizations that promote Maine traditional handcrafts. Only nonprofit and municipal organizations are eligible; MaineCF cannot make grants to individual artists. New this year, due to the pandemic, the fund will offer general operating support grants ONLY to organizations whose SOLE mission centers on Maine traditional handcrafts.
The maximum grant award is $10,000 for work that will begin September 1, 2021, or later.
The grant application deadline is June 1, 2021. The online application, eligibility criteria, other guidelines, and a complete list of 2020 grants are available at www.mainecf.org.