Day: June 24, 2022
G20 ambitious on plan to roll out pandemic fund this year
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Finance Ministers and Health Ministers of the world’s 20 largest economies agree to establish a ground-breaking pandemic fund to help the world better prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics. Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati co-chaired the 1st G20 Joint […]
CORRECTION – Zoom Unveils Platform Evolution; Launches New Packaging and Translation Feature
Zoom One is a new offering that brings together options for persistent chat, phone, meetings, whiteboard, and more into a single, secure and scalable package All-new translation feature allows meetings to be translated between English and any of the 10 languages, or from those languages into English SAN JOSE, Calif., June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) […]
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ministers slam Russia’s ‘grain war’ at Berlin food summit
BERLIN, Germany accused Russia of taking the world hostage with its “grain war” on Friday as Berlin hosted a conference to address concerns the Ukraine conflict could cause hunger in some countries. Held under the banner “Uniting for Global Food Se…
Civics Groups Slam ‘Rigid’ Kimberley Process as Russia Emerges Unscathed
GABORONE, BOTSWANA — Activists in Botswana have slammed the Kimberley Process, which is intended to prevent diamonds from financing wars, after meetings this week failed to censure Russia.The European Union (EU) and allies sought to expand the definiti…
One militant killed, two soldiers injured in Boko Haram attack in Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Two soldiers have been injured and one Boko Haram fighter killed in clashes in Cameroon’s Far North region, army sources said.The clashes took place overnight into Friday in the Kiliari locality of the region.Heavily armed militants of the ter…