US Congress in historic vote for slavery reparations bill after 32 years of trying
The US Congress made a historic step towards reparations of Black people when on April 14, 2021 a congressional committee voted on a slavery reparations bill, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says in its April report. The bill was approved, according to online newspaper Politico, which reports, “Wednesday night, the House...
India’s coronavirus explosion puts vaccine supplies at risk
India, one of the world’s biggest suppliers of vaccines, is facing a Covid-19 vaccine crunch, partly due to an explosion of cases linked to new variants. This spells trouble for many countries relying on Indian-made vaccines supplied through the World Health Organization’s COVAX initiative for equitable access to vaccines. On...
