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NATO Will Address Climate Change
June 14, 2021
NATO stated for the first time that it will address the issue of climate change by factoring in environmental concerns as part of the military alliance's activities, including conducting annual assessments on climate change.
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Politico: Five Things That Could Stop a Global Tax Deal
June 09, 2021
As July 9th approaches, when Finance ministers from the world’s largest 20 economies will meet to create a plan on how to tax the world’s largest companies, Politico highlights five things that could potentially stop the deal.
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World Bank Opposes Vaccine Intellectual Property Waiver
June 09, 2021
World Bank President David Malpass has stated that the bank does not support waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organization highlighting concerns that such a move would limit innovation in the pharmaceuticals sector.
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BBC: Biden Expands on Trump's U.S. Investment Ban on Chinese Firms
June 07, 2021
US President Joe Biden is set to expand an order previously issued from former President Donald Trump, banning Americans from investing in dozens of Chinese tech and defense firms with alleged military ties.
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NYPost: State Department Staffers Were Warned Against Probing COVID Origin
June 04, 2021
Former acting assistant secretary of the State Department’s Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance, Thomas DiNanno, revealed that State Department staffers were warned against investigating the origin of COVID-19 because it would cause problems, opening up the possibility of a « cover-up ».