There are many stories and headlines about global affairs, from the Food crisis in Ethiopia to the arrests of drug traffickers in the Ivory Coast to the latest developments in the United States. You can read about the latest developments in a wide variety of topics, and make up your mind based on the stories in your local newspaper. For example, you might be interested to know about the new vaccines approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for young children.
Food crisis in Ethiopia
The food crisis in Ethiopia crystallises many problems. While international aid programs have been largely curtailed since the country's violent crackdown on the opposition in 2005, the Ethiopian government continues to clamp down on dissent and appeals to the population to rally behind their ambitious development programme. The country's archaic agricultural policies and poor transport infrastructure have made it difficult to deliver food to the population. As a result, millions of people face hunger and malnutrition.
Drug arrests in Ivory Coast
The Ivory Coast is not a typical drug trafficking destination, but recent large-scale seizures have shown that the nation is becoming a favored transit route for illegal drugs. In 2021 alone, Ivory Coast gendarmes seized 1.56 tonnes of cocaine from Latin American countries. Last year, 400 kilograms of cocaine were found in Ivory Coast territorial waters on a merchant ship coming from Brazil.
Fires in Spain
The devastating fires in Spain have been the most devastating in decades. The state of Andalusia is currently experiencing the worst fires since 1991. Some 42,500 hectares of forest had burned, and 72.5% of that land was in the counties of Huelva and Andevalo. As the summer months draw to a close, authorities plan to restrict the use of fireworks and other fireworks devices in the area to prevent further fires.
Vaccines approved by US FDA for young children
A vaccine recommended by the US Food and Drug Administration for young children is designed to help protect against the common childhood illnesses. The three-shot regimen of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is designed for kids six months to four years of age. Each dose is three micrograms, about one-tenth the recommended adult dose. Children receive two doses three weeks apart, the third at least two months later.
Riots in Sri Lanka
The opposition is likely to blame for the riots, which resulted in at least 34 people's deaths and thousands of injuries. The scuffles on May 9 involved supporters and opponents of the ruling party coalition. In Colombo alone, nine people were killed in clashes, and at least 240 were injured. Sri Lanka's army and paramilitary police units were deployed to help control the unrest.
Global economic paradigm
The world has a new macroeconomic paradigm. This new macroeconomic paradigm looks at multiple economic equilibria in response to crises. It uses a variety of economic models, as explained by OxREP contributors. They call this paradigm MEADE - Multiple Equilibrium and DiversE. Despite the name, this new paradigm is still in its early days. But it already has several elements that could help guide the way forward.
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