Daily Monitor

June 21, 2021

In the Wake of India’s Covid Crisis, a ‘Black Fungus’ Epidemic Follows

The deadly disease has sickened former coronavirus patients across the country. Doctors believe that hospitals desperate to keep Covid patients alive made choices that left them vulnerable. […]
June 21, 2021

World Refugee Day: Turkish president calls on developed countries to do more

Turkey’s sacrifices saved human dignity, lives of victims, says President Erdogan […]
June 14, 2021

COVID-19: Nur-Sultan city remains only area in ‘red zone’ in Kazakhstan

The Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan city, remains in the «red zone» on the country’s map on the COVID-19 spread, Kazinform reports citing the Telegram channel of the Interdepartmental Commission on prevention of the spread of COVID-19. […]
June 11, 2021

G7 expected to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expects the Group of Seven to agree to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries during its summit starting on Friday, and help innoculate the world by the end of next year. […]
June 10, 2021

Amnesty says China has created ‘dystopian hellscape’ in Xinjiang

Rights group alleges ‘crimes against humanity’ being perpetrated against Uighurs, other Muslim minorities. […]
June 9, 2021

EU Digital Covid Certificate: Everything you need to know

How travel will look in the near future is the question on everyone’s lips, and as Europe begins to reopen its borders to travelers from outside the continent […]
June 9, 2021

US Senate passes sweeping bill to counter China tech reach

US Senate lawmakers have approved a massive spending plan to boost technology research and production. […]
June 7, 2021

Tax avoidance: EU heavyweights press for G7 deal to stop abuse by multinationals

The EU’s four largest economies — France, Germany, Italy and Spain — have stepped up the pressure for agreement to be reached to stamp out tax abuse by multinationals, as G7 meetings take place on Friday. […]
June 7, 2021

Covid: more than 200 leaders urge G7 to help vaccinate world’s poorest

Former PMs, presidents and ministers sign letter saying richest should pay two-thirds of $66bn needed […]
June 4, 2021

Xi calls on SCO to expand people-to-people exchanges

President Xi Jinping has called on all parties of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to uphold the Shanghai Spirit, stay committed to their original aspirations, help each other in the same boat and deepen their cooperation. […]
June 3, 2021

White House announces global COVID-19 vaccine sharing plan

The Biden administration says it will share a stockpile of 25 million unused vaccine doses with the world. […]
June 2, 2021

JBS Moves to Reopen ‘Vast Majority’ of Plants After Cyberattack

JBS SA, the largest meat producer globally, has made “significant progress” to resolve the cyberattack that impacted its global operations and will have the “vast majority” of its plants operational on Wednesday. […]
June 1, 2021

China to support couples having third child

China will support couples who wish to have a third child, according to a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) […]
May 31, 2021

Zangezur corridor to strengthen ties with Turkey: Azerbaijani president

Ilham Aliyev says belt of land Turkic countries should pass through Armenia […]
May 31, 2021

Turkey’s COVID-19 cases continue to fall amid vaccination campaign

The number of COVID-19 cases in Turkey continued its downward trend as the country reported 6,933 new cases Sunday compared to 7,656 yesterday, according to the Health Ministry. […]
May 28, 2021

Biden move to investigate Covid origins opens new rift in US-China relations

Beijing reacts angrily to calls for WHO to carry out second phase of investigation, while US intelligence split on virus’s likely origin […]
May 27, 2021

Minsk to host CIS summit on May 28

The next meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government will be held in Minsk on 28 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the CIS Executive Committee.
May 26, 2021

Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin to meet in Geneva on June 16

Joe Biden will meet Vladimir Putin in Geneva next month in their first face-to-face meeting as presidents, the White House has announced. […]
May 26, 2021

EU summit: COVID, climate change top second-day agenda

EU leaders have hailed the introduction of a bloc-wide COVID pass to allow tourist travel over summer. Member states also pledged to donate at least 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries in 2021. […]
May 24, 2021

Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court for first time since military coup

Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has appeared in court in person for the first time since her government was overthrown by the military in February. […]