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- Daily Brief
- April 20, 2021
Ukraine will today receive its first order of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX. Some 1.7 million vaccines will be shipped to
READ MOREIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual meeting today with chief ministers of states and Union Territories to
READ MOREThe foreign ministers of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) member-states will meet virtually
READ MOREAlgeria’s Supreme Court will hear an appeal to the arrest of popular journalist Khaled Drareni today. Drareni had previously been
READ MOREThe Russian-Greek Intergovernmental Commission for Economic, Industrial and Scientific Cooperation will meet today. Originally planned for early 2020, the delayed
READ MOREJohnson & Johnson’s (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine is set to officially receive EU authorisation, making it the fourth approved coronavirus immunisation
READ MOREThe 2021 Lagos Digital Transformation and Innovation Summit will take place today. Also known as the Lagos DX Summit, the
READ MOREThe Bank of Indonesia will today release its interest rate decision for the current monthly period. The rate has been
READ MOREPresident of Guyana Dr. Irfaan Ali will today deliver his inaugural address to the Guyanese parliament. Ali’s speech comes six
READ MOREThe 2021 Arctic Frontiers conference—held virtually from Tromsø, Norway—concludes today. This year’s theme is “Building Bridges” and will feature dialogue
READ MOREArgentinian President Alberto Fernández will today address the virtual Davos World Economic Forum (WEF). Fernández leads a nation struggling to
READ MOREMalaysia will host the first ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting, set to take place today and continuing through tomorrow. Chaired by
READ MOREUgandan voters head to the polls today to elect the country’s next president and parliament. Running for re-election is incumbent
READ MOREThe Parliament of Ghana will welcome its new members today as they formally take office. The December 7 general elections
READ MORESpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will today make an official visit to Morocco. Sanchez will convene with Moroccan Prime Minister
READ MOREThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus will take place today and tomorrow via videoconference. Vietnam is
READ MOREToday marks the deadline for candidates to gather signatures and submit pledges for Kyrgyzstan’s upcoming presidential election. Set to occur
READ MOREBrazilian municipal elections will end today after beginning on November 15. With over 5,570 municipalities participating, along with 500,000 city
READ MOREPuerto Ricans will head to the polls today to vote on a referendum on statehood. The sixth referendum on Puerto
READ MOREMexico’s Office for Economic Affairs will today release balance of trade figures for September. After recording a $400 million surplus
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