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UKRAINE WAR
Ukraine refuses to make concessions and demands more western weapons
Kyiv/Moscow (EFE).- Ukraine, hoping that the arrival of more western arms will help it balance its forces with Russia and even allow it to launch a counteroffensive, this Sunday reiterated its refusal to make any concessions to Moscow. “Negotiate with a country that has taken millions of people hostage? We have a better idea: the world must agree to supplying Ukraine with self-propelled multiple rocket launchers and other heavy weapons to unblock the Black Sea,” Mikhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukraine, wrote on Twitter Ukraine’s Presidency.
WER-MONTAGE
The WHO is still reluctant to open its annual gathering to end the pandemic
Geneva (EFE).- The World Health Organization (WHO) opened its 75th annual meeting this Sunday, the first to be held in person since the pandemic, with a warning that despite most restrictions, it will not end until the vaccines reach the poorest have now been repealed. “Certainly it’s not over yet. I know it’s not the message you want to hear, nor the one I want to give, (…) but it won’t end until it’s done in all countries ‘ said the organism’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in the opening address to more than a hundred health ministers from around the world.
APEC TRADE
APEC trade meeting ends without explanation after Russia boycott
Bangkok (EFE).- The meeting of trade ministers and representatives of the 21 economies that make up the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC), which includes the United States, China and Russia, ended this Sunday without a joint statement following boycotts by some countries to the Moscow representative. Thai Trade Minister Jurin Laksanawisit stated during a press conference after the meeting that there was “an issue that divided some of the participants”, but avoided specifying the reason for this lack of consensus.
CUBAN CRISIS
Crisis, Migration and Discontent: Is Cuba Going Through a New Special Period?
Havana (EFE).- The severe economic crisis that Cuba is suffering, the sharp increase in migration and social dissatisfaction have recently led many to draw comparisons between the present moment and the so-called special period that the country experienced in the 1990s years But is Cuba really experiencing a special period 2.0? Five experts consulted by Efe from different fields, from historians to economists to political scientists and sociologists, draw parallels between the two periods, but also clear differences.
ELECTIONS IN COLOMBIA
Before the two Colombians “Fico” and Petro end their presidential campaigns, Irene Escudero and Jeimmy Paola Sierra close
Bogotá/Medellín (EFE).- Everyone in their place. Thus ended the two main candidates for Colombia’s presidency for next Sunday’s elections: left-wing Gustavo Petro in Bogotá and right-wing Federico “Fico” Gutiérrez in Medellín, while populist Rodolfo Hernández took a brief stroll through his hometown. Bogotá on the left and Medellín on the right. Although it is not entirely true, these are the apparitions and so the two main candidates have chosen to visualize them, preparing their last tricks to escape from the populist Hernández, who has coped with them – Gutiérrez in particular – notable in the polls.
DAVOS FORUM
The leaders of a world in crisis meet in Davos in search of answers
Davos (Switzerland) (EFE).- The World Economic Forum will once again hold its well-known annual meeting in Davos, where the political leaders and executives who move the world economy will again attend in person to communicate as in the context of simultaneous economic, food – and geopolitical crises. It is a return to Davos almost two and a half years after its last edition, which marked its half-century of existence in January 2020, when no one could have imagined that in a matter of weeks the world would sink into a pandemic that forced them to decide for 2021 for a virtual Davos Forum.
JAPAN-USA
Emperor Naruhito of Japan receives Biden during his visit to Tokyo
Tokyo (EFE).- US President Joe Bien was received by Emperor Naruhito of Japan at the Tokyo Imperial Palace this Monday, as part of the President’s three-day visit to Japan to strengthen alliances in Asia. It is the first time Emperor Naruhito has met with a President of the United States since receiving then-President Donald Trump in May 2019 upon his accession to the throne.
UN REFUGEES
The global number of refugees exceeds 100 million for the first time
Geneva (EFE) .- The war in Ukraine and other conflicts have caused the global number of refugees and displaced people to surpass 100 million people for the first time since the news broke, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Monday . “It’s a record that should never have been broken,” said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, who explained that this milestone “must be a wake-up call to end conflict and persecution and to address the causes that make you innocent.” make people flee their homes.
USA EAT
New York declares a state of emergency to monitor the price of powdered milk
New York (EFE) .- The Mayor of New York, Eric Adams, declared a state of emergency this Sunday to halt the rise in the price of powdered milk for babies, a product in unprecedented shortage in the United States. “This emergency injunction will help us take action against any retailer who seeks to capitalize on this crisis by raising the price of this essential commodity. Our message to struggling mothers and families is simple: Our city will do what it can to help during this challenging time,” the Democrat said in a statement today.
monkey pox
The UN warns against racist and homophobic speech in the face of monkeypox
Geneva (EFE) .- Some information and comments on the current monkeypox outbreak have used language and images that “reinforce racist and homophobic stereotypes”, which exacerbates stigma against Africans and LGBTI people, said today the UN Joint Program against HIV/ AIDS (UNAIDS). “The lessons of AIDS show that stigmatization and blaming of certain groups can hamper response to an outbreak,” the organization warned in a statement.
SUMMIT AMERICA
Caricom will meet to decide whether their countries will participate in the IX Summit of the Americas
San Juan, 22nd May (EFE).- The heads of government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) will meet this Sunday to decide for the third and possibly final time whether, under pressure from the US, they can hold the IX. America Summit or not to drop the boycott idea. The Caricom Secretariat has advised its members to ignore any attempt by US President Joe Biden’s administration to exclude Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela from the event, which will be held in Los Angeles in June. EFE
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