Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/3/venezuela-to-begin-clinical-trials-of-cuba-vaccine-candidate Venezuela will begin clinical trials for Cuba’s vaccine candidate with the long term goal of producing enough vaccines to eventually vaccinate four million people. The vaccine candidate is named Abdala after a poem written by Jose Martin, who is considered a Cuban national hero for his work towards Cuban independence. The large-scale vaccine trials are slated… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/05/02/canada-enbridge-line-5-whitmer-michigan/ Gretchen Whitmer, the Michigan governor, has ordered the shutdown of a Canadian pipeline that runs through Michigan and the Great Lakes. Whitmer’s order declares that the pipeline must cease operation by May 12th. Many environmental groups, state attorney generals, and Indigenous tribes have announced their support for the shutdown of the pipeline. The basis for Whitmer’s… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/mexico-immigration-enforcement-leverage/2021/05/02/ca2af3aa-a854-11eb-b166-174b63ea6007_story.html The Biden Administration has appointed Vice President Kamala Harris to run point on immigration coming from the Southern border. This week, she met virtually with foundation leaders. Since Biden has assumed office, immigration rates of unaccompanied children at the border have increased a large amount. In an attempt to rectify this, Harris is implementing a plan… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/13/americas/ecuador-peru-election-early-results-analysis-intl-latam/index.html Peru and Ecuador both held presidential elections this past weekend. The pandemic has reached its one-year mark, and its influences are starting to become evident through the political choices of different countries. Voter turnout numbers make it clear that extenuating circumstances created by the pandemic negatively affected low-income workers. In Ecuador, voters opted for a far-right… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/15/kamala-harris-to-visit-mexico-guatemala-to-discuss-migrants The US has very recently faced a marked increase of unattended children attempting to cross its Southern border. The US Vice President, Kamala Harris, announced that as a part of her plan to decrease the amount of migrant children arriving at the border, she will be visiting Mexico and Guatemala. Harris hopes to use diplomacy with… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/14/canadian-parliament-taiwan-president-481637 The Halifax International Security Forum recently chose to honor Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s president, with an important award. Canada’s House of Commons supported this decision on Wednesday with a unanimous vote. The Conservative MP also noted that the award was decided in conjunction with all political parties. The award is called the John McCain Prize, and it… Read more »
