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Political leaders must ensure Covid vaccines aren’t the preserve of the rich Jeremy Farrar © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development/AFP/Getty Images In the last few days, major powers have responded to the horrific crisis unfolding in India. The US government’s decision to share 10m vaccine doses within weeks, and up to 50m more over the summer, is welcome and urgently needed. New Zealand, Norway and France have also responded to the demand for vaccines to be shared fairly around the world. But frankly, no country is acting on the scale...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. President Biden's Leaders Summit on Climate has wrapped up. The event saw world leaders highlighting their countries' respective climate commitments, calling for collective action, and attending breakout sessions designed to foster dialogue around climate finance and technological innovation, among other topics. After Vice President Harris and President Biden opened the summit, Secretary of State Antony Blinken offered further introductory remarks before the trio joined Climate Envoy John K...

How do I find out about concerts? How do I get more details about something I heard over the air? How do I submit events to WORT’s Music Calendars? Who do I contact with changes or cancellations? WORT’s Music Calendars are a great resource to find out about concerts in all genres and places. Usually you’ll find details in the online listing or links to get more information. There’s a link to to submit your event at the top of the calendar page. You can also submit events, changes and cancellations to calendar@wortfm.org. Close

Published: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Gina McCarthy. Photo credit: Sipa USA/Newscom Gina McCarthy speaks to reporters at the White House last month. Sipa USA/Newscom Roughly one month into his tenure as Massachusetts governor in 2003, Mitt Romney held a press conference outside a coal plant near Boston. "That plant kills people," the Republican governor declared. The plant known as the Salem Harbor Generating Station was seeking an extension to comply with new state air quality rules, which called for slashing nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, mercury and carbon dioxide. Romney made clear he had l...

© REUTERS Press Service of Moscow City Court After leaked documents, reported on by RT, exposed how both Meduza and MediaZona received illicit support from the UK government, the pair fired back with a vicious, and obviously fake, news story - and Western media fell for it. On February 23, Grayzone News journalist Aaron Maté revealed on Twitter that Amnesty International had rescinded jailed Russian activist Alexey Navalny's "prisoner of conscience" characterization, on the basis he previously "advocated violence and discrimination and has not retracted such statements." Within hours, the...