USA
Can poor countries succeed in vaccinating their population?
Public outcry in South Africa helped force Johnson & Johnson to retain the vaccines produced in the country for domestic use instead of being shipped to Europe. The Indian civil society has initiated a similar effort as the Global South looks for alternatives
Massive pro-Palestinian protests against AIPAC and Israel staged in Washington DC
The protests took place in the backdrop of prominent US Democratic presidential candidates such as Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, among others, deciding to skip the annual conference of the pro-Jewish lobby group
- Death toll from floods in Rio Grande do Sul rises to 90, affecting more than 1 million people
- Floods wreak havoc on southern Brazilian state with 83 confirmed deaths
- Israel shuts down Al Jazeera operations in the country
- Universal Health Coverage: A failure of implementation or strategy?
- Glimmers of hope in Gaza ceasefire talks
