August2021
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Funding from Canada averts additional cuts in WFP food assistance to 110,000 refugees
Aug 3, 2021WFP’s ability to offer crucial monthly food aid to half a million Jordanian refugees has been hampered by a lack of cash. Due to a lack of money, the World Food Programme (WFP) had to suspend... -
USAID administrator Samantha Power meets Sudanese leaders, democracy activists
Aug 3, 2021Administrator Samantha Power paid a visit to the US Embassy on the second day of her tour to Sudan, thanking workers for their diligent efforts in supporting the country’s delicate but hopeful democratic transition and improving... -
Eli Lilly and Co fell short of quarterly profit expectations on Tuesday
Aug 3, 2021Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co fell short of quarterly profit expectations on Tuesday, as persistent regulatory actions in the United States and lower demand hurt sales of its COVID-19 therapies. The distribution of its antibody cocktail... -
$30 million in life saving COVID-19 assistance for Indonesia
Aug 3, 2021The US said today that it will offer Indonesia an additional $30 million in life-saving COVID-19 assistance to buy more oxygen, improve vaccination rollout, and provide medical supplies to treat COVID-19 patients and save lives. These... -
US hiring slowed in July, data indicates
Aug 3, 2021High-frequency data indicate U.S. hiring slowed in July – not held steady as widely expected – with particular softness among states that ended federal unemployment benefits and areas where the COVID-19 Delta variant is raging. Payroll... -
PepsiCo Inc unveiled a $3.3 billion sale of Tropicana and other juice brands to PAI Partners
Aug 3, 2021PepsiCo Inc unveiled a $3.3 billion sale of its Tropicana and other juice brands in North America to French private equity firm PAI Partners on Tuesday, as it looks to simplify its product range and move... -
Thousands of people in Cox’s Bazar are losing their jobs, and help is urgently needed
Aug 3, 2021The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is concerned about the approximately 80,000 people in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya and Teknaf sub-districts who have lost their homes and livelihoods as a result of the disastrous floods that have... -
World Bank clarifies its position on Rohingya repatriation
Aug 3, 2021A paper documenting Rohingyas’ freedom of movement, birth certificate, educational and career possibilities, and infrastructure was just given to ERD by the global lender. Before deploying money under the International Development Assistance window, the World Bank... -
‘Indiscriminate’ Afghan fighting hurting civilians the most, says UN
Aug 3, 2021Afghan forces battled the Taliban for control of a key provincial capital Tuesday, as the United Nations warned “indiscriminate” gunfire and airstrikes were hurting civilians the most. Officials said insurgents had seized more than a dozen... -
At a Punjab University, a Bangabandhu Corner would be established.
Aug 3, 2021A Bangabandhu Corner will be established at Punjab’s “Lovely Professional University,” one of India’s major private universities with roughly 35,000 students. Chancellor of the University Ashok Mittal and Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Muhammad Imran met...
