Africa not getting the needed investment to help the world meet the SDGs by 2030
Africa is not getting the investment needed to help the world meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, new research from Standard Chartered has revealed. The $50 Trillion…
COVID-19 is a ‘wake-up command’ to address Africa’s challenges – Tony Blair
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the challenges and opportunities of Africa’s development landscape, former British prime minister Tony Blair said on Monday in a lecture organized by the African Development…
Michelle Obama to Trump: Behave like my husband; concede defeat
Former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday evening took aim at President Donald Trump for his refusal to concede after losing the Nov. 3, presidential election. In an Instagram…
Moderna says its experimental vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19
Moderna Inc said on Monday its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial, becoming the second U.S. company in a…
J&J begins two-dose trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Johnson & Johnson launched a new large-scale late-stage trial on Monday to test a two-dose regimen of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine and evaluate potential incremental benefits for the duration of…
Trump’s tweets labelled among 300,000 misleading tweets about the U.S elections in 2 weeks – Twitter
Social media giant, Twitter, says it labelled approximately 300,000 tweets for disputed and “potentially misleading” contents about the U.S. elections over the last two weeks. Twitter’s Head of Legal, Policy…
China congratulates Biden, Harris, says we respect the choice of the American people
China on Friday congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, who won the Nov. 3 election that President Donald Trump has not conceded, nearly a week after the former vice president clinched…
Former China finance minister says trade frictions with U.S. could remain under Biden
Trade frictions between the United States and China may not ease in the near term even if Joe Biden becomes president, former Chinese finance minister Lou Jiwei said on Friday….
Trump unveils EO banning U.S. investments in firms linked to Chinese military
The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled an executive order prohibiting U.S. investments in Chinese firms that Washington says are owned or controlled by the Chinese military, ramping up pressure on…
Saudi will strike those who threaten its security – Crown prince warns
Saudi Arabia will strike those who threaten the kingdom’s security and stability with an “iron fist”, the crown prince said on Thursday, one day after an attack on a Remembrance…