IMF / Kristalina Georgieva and John Kerry on Climate Change
As the world emerges from COVID-19, there is renewed impetus to tackle climate change. Ahead of COP26, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva joined U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry to discuss how to turn climate ambitions into action while creating vibrant and inclusive opportunities as…
U.S. Secretary of State warns Middle East peace in jeopardy, Israeli PM calls Kerry speech “unbalanced
From Caribbean Herald John Kerry slams Israel for growth of settlements • Netanyahu slams Kerry comments against Israel • Netanyahu said he was “unbalanced” and “obsessively focused” on settlements NEW YORK, U.S. – In his final days as U.S. secretary…
UK will not abandon EU friends, says Boris Johnson
From BBC The UK’s exit from the EU does not mean it will be leaving Europe or “abandoning” its friends, the new foreign secretary has said in Brussels. Making his debut on the international stage, Boris Johnson said the EU…
Happy Independence Day Grenada [Sun Feb 7]
From Jamaica Observer WASHINGTON (CMC) – The United States has congratulated Grenada as it celebrates its 42nd anniversary of political independence from Great Britain on Sunday, saying that the island’s focus on sustainable tourism development “allows visitors from across the…
Chinese Internet giant Tencent fired a guy just for talking to John Kerry
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE From Business Insider Beijing tightly censors the Internet, banning websites including Facebook and Twitter with a system labelled the “Great Firewall of China”, and ordering domestic Internet firms to delete content that government officials deem “sensitive”. Zhang’s…