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No difference between democracies, dictators in response to COVID-19
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Australia ranks eighth out of almost 100 countries for beating back the coronavirus, while there is next to no difference in outcomes between democratic governments and authoritarian ones in their responses to the pandemic, a Lowy Institute study shows.
The foreign policy think-tank measured the performance of 98 countries using publicly available data, rating New Zealand as the most successful nation to curb the virus, while the US languishes near bottom.
Police officers and workers in protective suits close off a neighbourhood as it is placed under lockdown in Shanghai, China last week.
France contributes to protection of Amazon stronghold, Yasuní National Park
by Vincent Ricci on 27 January 2021
France and Ecuador have announced a plan to curb deforestation in famed Amazonian national park, Yasuní, while promoting its improved administration.
Peru, Colombia and Brazil are expected to see similar agreements with France as part of President Emmanuel Macron’s growing environmental initiatives in the region.
The contentious EU-Mercosur trade agreement is still up for ratification, but EU members appear to be split over weak environmental regulation.
France has rolled out a new initiative to fight deforestation and promote sustainable development.
Under the initiative, announced in Ecuador in early December 2020, the South American country will be the first regional beneficiary of the related pilot project, dubbed TerrAmaz. The overall initiative is backed by $11.48 million in funding to be divided between Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, with support from
Jan 28, 2021, 00:38 AM IST
Brasília: In a rare honor and sign of close ties between India and Brazil, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attended India s Republic Day celebrations organized by the Indian embassy in the national capital Brasilia and called India a brotherly nation .
Bolsonaro expressed, Brazil and India have increasingly drawn closer and closer. on this occasion as we celebrate India s Republic Day, kindly convey Mr. Ambassador to PM Modi, who I see a close friend, kindly send my best wishes to prosperous India.
Recalling how India assisted with inputs during the COVID-19 outbreak, Bolsonaro pointed out, India has also lived up to all of the agreement and the commitments that were undertaken towards Brazil in the course of 2020.