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Arizona continues to be one of the worst states in the nation when it comes to funding higher education, still reeling from deep budget cuts that were made during the recession, according to a new national report.

Indias vaccine diplomacy garners praise from global media Sun Online Desk 15th February, 2021 08:53:06 Around a month after India started sending indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccines to partner countries under grant assistance programme named Vaccine Maitri, the global media has offered lavish praise for India. Eric Bellman of Wall Street Journal said that India has emerged the surprise leader of the global vaccine diplomacy race. Appreciating Indias outreach, he pointed out that it has exp...

India is being lavishly praised in the international media for its vaccine diplomacy and helping other countries in time of need."India has emerged the surprise leader of the global vaccine diplomacy race. It has exported three times more ...

India is being lavishly praised in the international media for its vaccine diplomacy and helping other countries in time of need.

An Indian security guard stands next to the first shipment of 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine made by Serum Institute of India, donated by the Indian government to Afghanistan, in Kabul. NEW DELHI: India, the unmatched vaccine manufacturing power, is giving away millions of doses to neighbors friendly and estranged. It is trying to counter China, which has made doling out shots a central plank of its foreign relations. And the United Arab Emirates, drawing on its oil riches...

Special Drawing Rights: What Are SDRs and How Can They Boost the Global COVID-19 Recovery? This financing source can help countries recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why Global Citizens Should Care The COVID-19 pandemic has caused global poverty rates to rise for the first time in decades. In order to achieve the United Nations’ Global Goals by 2030, the international community needs to work together in the recovery process, especially by supporting policies and actions that ...

The newest diplomatic currency: COVID-19 vaccines

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STATE OF BLACK ARIZONA TO HOST CONVERSATION ON PRIORITIES FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY Elected officials and community leaders to attend PHOENIX, AZ, Jan. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The State of Black Arizona is hosting a community conversation focusing on using data to identify the priorities of the African American community. The event will feature an overview of data, a dialogue with community leaders, and a community survey covering key topics relevant to the progression of the African Americ...

6 Min Read KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Alarmed that a political crisis in Nepal could endanger China’s strategic interests and Belt and Road projects, a Chinese Communist Party emissary has held days of talks to try to stop the Himalayan country’s ruling communist party from tearing itself apart. FILE PHOTO: Chinas President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Nepals Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli as he wraps up his two-day visit to Nepal, in Kathmandu October 13, 2019. Prakash Mathema/Pool via REUTERS Th...