Daily Monitor

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. […]