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China to push ahead equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

China announced earlier that it would provide 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the global vaccine sharing initiative COVAX to meet the urgent needs of developing countries, showing a strong sense of responsibility at such a critical moment. It is another major move of China to promote equitable distribution …

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Ebola outbreaks in Guinea, DRC stoke new fears in Africa

Workers from the World Health Organization (WHO) inspect Ebola vaccines stored in an Arktek ultra-cold vaccine storage cylinder seen in the background in Mbandaka, Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo in this undated photograph taken in July, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] NAIROBI – New outbreaks of the deadly Ebola virus disease in …

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What is China’s role in global fight against COVID-19?

The COVID-19 pandemic, affecting all countries, has underscored both the way China addresses a global challenge and its vision for a better world. As the first major country to have effectively contained the virus and the only major economy to register positive growth last year, China has been at the forefront …

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EU parliament resolution an affront to Rwanda’s sovereignty, MPs say

The Parliament of Rwanda has called upon the European Parliament to annul the resolution it adopted regarding Paul Rusesabagina’s case which was passed on February 11, describing it as an affront to Rwanda’s sovereignty and interfering with its judiciary. Rusesabagina faces various charges including terrorism, arson, and murder that he is alleged to have committed …

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China congratulates Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as WTO’s new director-general

The Permanent Mission of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) has congratulated Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala after she was appointed new director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Monday. Applauding the “timely” appointment, China’s Representative and Ambassador to the WTO Li Chenggang noted that “the collective decision made by the …

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WTO welcomes its first female, African chief

File photo taken on July 15, 2020 shows Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attending a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The 164 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday agreed to appoint Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former finance minister of Nigeria, as the next director-general, said the WTO in a press release. …

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DRC President Tshisekedi appoints new prime minister

New DRC Prime Minister together with President Félix Tshisekedi By Africa China Review Reporter  The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday, February 15, appointed the director general of Gecamines (General Quarries and Mines), the state mining company, Sama Lukonde Kyenge, 43, as the new prime minister. The …

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Experts rebuke New York Times’ misleading report on COVID-19 origin-tracing in China

Professionals on a World Health Organization (WHO) team, who have concluded their mission on COVID-19 origin-tracing in China, have denounced The New York Times for a controversial report, stressing that their colleagues were “selectively misquoted” and the story was not true. “This was NOT my experience on @WHO mission. As …

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Growing concern over first West Africa Ebola outbreak in five years

FILE PHOTO: An ebola prevention poster sits outside an Ebola Treatment Center at Wankifong, Guinea. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images West Africa faced its first known Ebola resurgence since the end of a devastating outbreak in 2016 on Sunday, with Guinea responding to what its health chief called an …

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China mission a success, says WHO team leader

Peter Ben Embarek, WHO International Team Lead of the WHO-convened Global Study of the Origins of SARS-CoV-2 attends a news conference on the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb 12, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] The head of an independent international expert team, which has just completed its trip …

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