WORLD THIS WEEK
China is Ahead of US, Becomes World Richest Nation – McKinsey & Co. Report
According to McKinsey & Company Report, China has accounted for nearly one-third of the astounding rise in global wealth. From $156 trillion in 2000 Net worth worldwide of China rose to $514 trillion in 2020 that means China is succeeding in making its wealth triple in the last two decades.
China led these gains, with its wealth leaping from just $7 trillion in 2000, the year before it joined World Trade Organization now turning to $120 trillion in 2020.
Horrific scenario in Kenya, Country Battling Drought
Wajir County in the eastern province of Kenya facing a hard time as eastern Kenya facing drought, almost 2.4 million people are without enough food and water, pastures are wiped off because of lack of rainfall exacerbating food and water shortages. North of Kenya received less than 30% of normal rainfall, the worst precipitation in the last two decades.
Residential says maize is their only meal as distance to get water is extending every day, animals are also becoming weak as it hard to get milk and difficult to sell because of their dilapidated conditions. Expert predicts if no rainfall till December it will be the third consecutive poor rain season since December 2020. If it is not the early glimpse of climate change, then what can be?
Around 10 people lost lives in Poland-Belarus Refugee Crisis
Alexander Lakashenko dictator of Belarus after inviting thousands of refugees from war-torn countries to leave them near a jungle in Poland, these peoples are smuggled to Poland and this act is encouraging by the Belarus government. Migrants had been camped along the barbed-wire Over 1,000 men, women and children started moving to a nearby logistics depot on Wednesday.
The Belarusian border force said people mostly went there willingly, but around 800 people initially stayed inside the border camp, until freezing temperatures of -5 to -7 degrees Celsius drove them to seek shelter. Around 10 people have already lost their life because of the freezing temperature. Belarus right now suffering through the economic crisis as well because of certain actions of the EU.
India out campaign false information: Maldives Government
Maldivian Democratic Party express their concern over campaign against Indian diplomats based in the Maldives earlier this year, now in a detailed statement, the foreign minister of Maldives said: “the government of Maldives strongly rejects attempts to spread false information through media and social media platforms, using the so-called ‘India-Out’ slogan.
Extending words the foreign ministry said,
“Government firmly believes that these views are not the sentiments of the general public, but rather that of a small group of individuals with the objective of tarnishing the country’s long-standing cordial ties with India."
Generic Version of COVID pill in 95 countries
On Tuesday Pfizer announced that they are now ready to allow the use of the generic version of their COVID pill in 95 poorer countries. Under an agreement, Pfizer will grant a free license for the pill to the medicines patent pool.
Countries like Brazil, Cuba, Iraq, Libya, and Jamaica will have to buy pills directly from Pfizer, most likely at higher prices compared with what the generics manufacturers will charge. China and Russia are somehow excluded from this deal.
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Shadman Alam
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