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COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver Expected Soon, Says WTO Head: Reuters

In a telephone interview with Reuters, WTO's Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, an agreement on waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines is within reach. A key World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting is scheduled next week to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver debate. "If we get one or two deliverables, that…

Benzinga

COVID vaccine rights waiver within reach, WTO chief says ahead of meeting

An international agreement on waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines is within reach ahead of a global trade meeting next week, the head of the World Trade Organization said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russia’s Lavrov cancelled visit a ‘diplomatic scandal’ for Serbia

Three NATO members shut down their airspace to the Russian foreign minister’s plane, forcing him to cancel his trip.

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Syria Constitutional Talks Conclude 8th Session, Position on Army ‘Thwarts’ Discussions in Geneva

Once again, the position regarding the Syrian state institutions, especially the army, thwarted the sessions of the Constitutional Committee in Geneva. A dispute had erupted between the government delegation headed by Ahmed al-Kuzbari and the opposition negotiating body headed by Hadi al-Bahra over institutional reform. In contrast to Damascus’ warnings…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What could the WTO ministerial conference achieve?

Ministers from across the globe are convening for a conference at the World Trade Organization in Geneva for the first time in more than four years from June 12-15. It comes at a critical juncture for the body and for global trade.

Reuters

WTO seeks fish, vaccine deals as war ignites trade tensions

The World Trade Organization will host ministers from across the globe this month with the aim of striking deals on fish and vaccines, testing the world's ability to set trade rules at a time of mounting tensions.

Reuters

After Microsoft And Nvidia, This Major Apple Supplier Became Ransomware Target

Key Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) supplier Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (OTC:HNHPF), operating as Foxconn, was hit by a ransomware attack on May 31, the Bleeping Computer reports. The attack disrupted operations at one of Foxconn's Mexico-based production plants. The Foxconn Baja California plant produced medical devices, consumer electronics, and industrial operations, the TechCrunch reports. Also Read: President…

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Countries to request ILO China mission to probe Xinjiang labour abuses

GENEVA: A group of dozens of countries is set to ask the International Labour Organization on Thursday to set up a mission to probe alleged labour abuses in China's Xinjiang, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Bangkok Post

N Korea Covid outbreak 'getting worse' - WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) lamented Wednesday that it had no access to data about North Korea's Covid-19 outbreak, but assumed the crisis was deepening, contrary to Pyongyang's reports of "progress".

Bangkok Post

George Walker obituary

Other lives: Headteacher who went on to be director general of the International School of Geneva

The Guardian - UK

8th Round of Syrian Constitutional Talks Kick off in Geneva

The eighth round of the Syrian Constitutional Committee meetings, chaired by the United Nations Special Representative for Syria, Geir Pedersen, kicked off on Monday in Geneva, Switzerland. The meetings are held in the participation of members of the "Small Group" responsible for the writing of the constitution, consisting of 15…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Explainer-What is on (and off) the agenda of the WHO Assembly?

Hundreds of health ministers and diplomats from around the world meet in Geneva this week for the World Health Organization's first in-person assembly in three years as the U.N. agency seeks to define its future role in global health policy.

Reuters

How to buy Solana

Like Ripple and the XRP cryptocurrency, Solana is a blockchain platform with a native currency called SOL. The project was launched in March 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland by the Solana Foundation.

Evening Standard

WHO says monkeypox 'containable' as more govts start limited vaccinations

The outbreak of monkeypox cases outside of Africa can be contained, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as more governments said they would launch limited vaccinations to combat rising infections of the virus.

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Medvedev, Tsitsipas Begin French Open Campaigns

World number two Daniil Medvedev and 2021 runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas begin their French Open campaigns on Tuesday looking to take their first steps towards breaking the Roland Garros stranglehold of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. US Open champion Medvedev has traditionally struggled on clay, needing five trips to Paris before…

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Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev resigns, blasts war in Ukraine

Boris Bondarev criticised the ‘aggressive war unleashed’ by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

‘Warmongering, lies and hatred’: Russian diplomat in Geneva resigns over Ukraine invasion

Boris Bondarev issues public statement saying: ‘Never have I been so ashamed of my country’

Axios

Russian diplomat to UN in Geneva resigns over invasion of Ukraine

"I simply cannot any longer share in this bloody, witless and absolutely needless ignominy."

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Russian diplomat to the UN quits and pens scathing letter slamming Putin’s ‘intolerable’ war in Ukraine

Boris Bondarev wrote: ‘Never have I been so ashamed of my country as on February 24 of this year’

Reuters

Russian diplomat in Switzerland says he resigns over Ukraine invasion

A Russian diplomat at the country's permanent mission at the United Nations in Geneva said on Monday he was leaving his post because of his disagreement with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, a rare political resignation over the war.

The Independent UK

Russian diplomat to UN in Geneva resigns over war in Ukraine

A veteran Russian diplomat to the U.N. Office at Geneva says he handed in his resignation before sending out a scathing letter to foreign colleagues inveighing against the “aggressive war unleashed” by President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine

Reuters

Fate of ancient Athens guides WHO at gathering to plan for next pandemic

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), will have history on his mind when he hosts almost 200 member states at the U.N agency's annual assembly this week.

Evening Standard

Geneva airport: Fire breaks out nearby as black smoke seen covering the sky

It is Switzerland’s second-busiest airport after Zurich

Reuters

Taiwan says WHO ignoring requests for observer status at assembly

Taiwan expressed "dissatisfaction and regret" over the World Health Organization's failure to invite it to attend an upcoming annual assembly in Geneva, amid diplomatic pressure from China to isolate the island.

Bangkok Post

Nearly 60m people internally displaced worldwide in 2021

GENEVA: Conflicts and natural disasters forced tens of millions to flee within their own country last year, pushing the number of internally displaced people to a record high, monitors said Thursday.

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