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JAKARTA: The Covid-19 pandemic shut schools across the archipelago of more than 17,000 islands and amplified inequality. But it also provided an impetus for a sweeping reform in Indonesia’s school system according to Education Minister Nadiem Makarim.

Canada’s Mohawk peoples view of Canada Day Regaining Indigenous Rights – Play Against All Odds Canada has this image internationally of a great defender of human rights violations, the protector of human rights throughout the world, but in its own backyard it’s violated the rights of the First Peoples indiscriminately for years and years. And the greatest human rights violation has been the imposition of the residential school experience.”  Phil Fontaine, Aboriginal Canadian leader “...

Vaccine Gaps, Hiring Goals Lead Concerns: Equality Summit Update Bloomberg 4 days ago © Photographer: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Calvin McDonald (Bloomberg) -- A year into the global pandemic, key decision-makers at Bloomberg’s Equality Summit painted a sober picture of how the virus has compounded inequality, and reinforced that efforts to narrow the gaps remain a work in progress. Among the concerns is that the hoarding of vaccines by rich nations threatens the World Health Organiza...

Synopsis Many manufacturers, including Serum, already have missed timelines and commitments, Poonawalla said in an interview. It will take two to three months for shipments to Covax to really pick up, and reaching the 2021 target of 2 billion doses will be challenging, he said, predicting it will “spill over by a few months.” Reuters Poonawalla’s comments highlight the continuing challenge of vaccine inequality that threatens to prolong the pandemic after richer nations raced to stockpile...

Vaccine Gaps, Hiring Goals Lead Concerns: Equality Summit Update Bloomberg 4 days ago © Photographer: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Calvin McDonald (Bloomberg) -- A year into the global pandemic, key decision-makers at Bloomberg’s Equality Summit painted a sober picture of how the virus has compounded inequality, and reinforced that efforts to narrow the gaps remain a work in progress. Popular Searches Among the concerns is that the hoarding of vaccines by rich nations threatens the Worl...

Vaccine Gaps, Hiring Goals Lead Concerns: Equality Summit Update Bloomberg 4 days ago © Photographer: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Calvin McDonald (Bloomberg) -- A year into the global pandemic, key decision-makers at Bloomberg’s Equality Summit painted a sober picture of how the virus has compounded inequality, and reinforced that efforts to narrow the gaps remain a work in progress. Popular Searches Among the concerns is that the hoarding of vaccines by rich nations threatens the Worl...

Glenn Gamboa FILE - Melinda Gates attends a meeting at the G-7 Finance in Chantilly, north of Paris, on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Philanthropy is in a unique position to speed global change, but government action is necessary to implement it, Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, file) March 17, 2021 - 12:52 PM NEW YORK - Philanthropy is in a unique position to speed global change, b...

Facebook offers paid leave to victims of domestic violence Naomi Nix Facebook Inc. Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said the social-media company is extending its paid leave policy to workers who are the victims of sexual assault and domestic abuse, at a time when violence in homes is on the rise. All employees globally will be able to take as many as 20 paid days off if they or a relative has been the victim of a crime. Previously, only workers in the U.S. were allowed to take unpaid le...

Sat, Mar 13, 2021 The post-COVID world this week: The Quad’s vaccine-production deal, the post-pandemic office, and the global effects of the US stimulus Coronavirus Alert by Atlantic Council The future is here: A guide to the post-COVID world 03/12/2021 Welcome to your guide to where the world is headed during the pandemic era and beyond. Each week, we’ll bring you the latest and most significant expert insights and international news about how coronavirus...