“Waiving patents for Covid vaccines would harm innovation, strip European researchers of their intellectual property, fail to produce a single additional dose in the short-term, and reduce immediately available quantities of vaccines. Bottleneck is not, first of all, knowledge, but production capacities, the availability of raw materials, supply chains and qualified personnel,” said EPP Group […]
President Joe Biden's meeting with leaders of the G7 leading industrial economies in an English seaside village this week will usher in a new focus on rallying U.S. allies against common adversaries - the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia and China.
With the world trying to recover from the massive economic shock brought by Covid-19, the mishandling of the global vaccine rollout has weakened trust in the international system that emerged after World War II. Combined with memories of the 2008 global financial crisis, which originated in the advanced economies, today's failures are reinforcing suspicions among some countries that the international order may no longer be fit for purpose. The West, in particular, must take these concerns seriously. With no other multilateral system to replace the current one, the only alternative is a scenario of global fragmentation and rising economic, social, and political tensions.
G7 summit - Biden s Nato to-do list - Russia, China and Covid-19
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G7 summit - Biden s Nato to-do list - Russia, China and Covid-19
Reuters / Updated: Jun 7, 2021, 12:31 IST
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WASHINGTON, June 7 - President Joe Biden s meeting with leaders of the G7 leading industrial economies in an English seaside village this week will usher in a new focus on rallying US allies against common adversaries - the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia and China.
New Covid-19 variants and rising death tolls in some countries will loom large during the gathering from Friday to Sunday, alongside climate change, strengthening global supply chains and ensuring the West maintains its technological edge over China, the world s second-largest economy.
In any case, this is a rare moment for senior members of the royal family.
Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, was on the Internet a few days ago, talking easily and frankly about her menopausal experience, and what she thinks is the importance of talking publicly about these often taboo topics.
“I have always found that when we talk about women’s health, we actually talk about women’s issues or women’s issues first, which immediately makes it negative,” she said in a virtual chat because she accepted the royal sponsorship of Wellbeing of Women. British Women’s Health Charity.