WHO ‘confident’ on pandemic treaty

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday expressed confidence that a deal on a global pandemic accord can still be reached, Reuters has reported. For more than two years, ministers from among the WHO’s 194 member states have been struggling to draft a treaty on new pandemic response rules in the wake of…

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Cold embrace of enmity: How one of Moscow's closest neighbors betrayed its neutrality and national interests to confront Russia

A generational shift in political leadership has led to Finland working against its own interests 2022 saw a complete reversal of Finland’s approach towards building relations with its neighbor Russia. A policy of neutrality, which had been maintained since the end of World War II, gave way to sharp criticism of Russia’s offensive in Ukraine, to…

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Sharp decline in number of Russian billionaires – Forbes

The fortunes of those who remain on list of the country’s richest people have shrunk due to sanctions The unprecedented sanctions introduced against Russian individuals since the beginning of Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine have drastically reduced the list of Russia’s wealthiest people, according to the latest estimates by Forbes.

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