The US is imposing sanctions on two Houthi commanders leading the fighting in Yemen’s Marib province, Washington’s special envoy to the country said on Thursday. It comes as the Houthi militias that control a large part of the country continue to block efforts by the UN and the US to resolve the conflict, Tim Lenderking added, and are endangering the lives of refugees. The
Profiteering in pandemic leads to glaring vaccine inequity
Ranvir S. Nayar
May 21, 2021 11:39
The Democratic Republic of Congo had been able to administer only 8,446 doses of the coronavirus vaccine. (AFP)
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Three globally-respected organizations, the UN, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Red Cross, on Monday highlighted the issue of an unequal battle against coronavirus (COVID-19) being waged across the world as a glaring vaccine inequity has cropped up, especially between the rich and poor nations.
The WHO reminded the world, especially the rich nations, that the COVID-19 pandemic will not end anywhere in the world unless it is stamped out everywhere. Both the UN and the Red Cross called on the rich nations and pharmaceutical giants of the world to take urgent steps to remove a vaccine inequity that is not only endangering the progress in the battle against the deadly virus but also putting at grave risk the lives of hundreds of mill
DUBAI: Sales of prime villas and apartments in Dubai rebounded in the first quarter of 2021 helped by a decline in prices as the emirate’s property market looks to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The value of sales in the prime real estate segment rose 25 percent from the previous quarter to 11.6 billion dirhams ($3.16 billion), Luxhabitat Sotheby’s said, citing data
BRUSSELS: The European Union on Friday welcomed a cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, and vowed to increase efforts for a long-term “political solution” to resolve the crisis.
“The European Union welcomes the announced cease-fire bringing to an end the violence in and around Gaza. We commend Egypt, Qatar, United Nations, United States and others who have played a facilitating role in this,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement.
“We are appalled and regret the loss of life over these past 11 days. As the EU has consistently reiterated, the situation in the Gaza Strip has long been unsustainable.”