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Ukraine grain

From Ukraine’s stalled grain exports to China’s response to Blinken’s comments – Here is your May 30 news briefing

To start off, we’re looking into: UK will work with G7 to resume Ukraine’s grain exports On Saturday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he would work with G7 partners to find ways to resume grain exports from Ukraine as the global food

Biden's first year

A look at Biden’s first year in office

While more Americans have gotten vaccinated since Biden took office, it hasn’t been enough to stop the problems that come with new variants, which in some cases may be more viral or deadly. COVID-19 pandemic * It’s no secret that Biden inherited some of the good and some of

vaccine inequality

Did vaccine inequality lead to omicron?

Vaccine inequality refers to the idea that richer countries are hoarding vaccines for themselves and aren’t sharing these vaccines with poorer countries. It’s something that the WHO has been talking about since the start of the pandemic, warning that vaccine nationalism would only make the pandemic last longer.

Why has the cost of everyday products gone up and are these high prices here to stay?

Why has the cost of everyday products gone up and are these high prices here to stay?

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics found that prices paid by Americans for products and services in May of this year was up 5%. That’s the largest yearly percentage increase since the 2008 recession. * Everything from used cars and computers to lumber and gasoline has seen steep price increases

Why are US governors looking to end unemployment benefits early?

Why are US governors looking to end unemployment benefits early?

As it currently stands, residents in over 37 states can potentially make more money through unemployment benefits than going back to the job they had before the pandemic. * The COVID-19 pandemic has been and continues to be a century defining health crisis that has taken millions of lives. * Along the

What is OPEC and why is it expecting 2021 to be much better than 2020?

What is OPEC and why is it expecting 2021 to be much better than 2020?

Those predictions reveal a broad belief within the organization that the pandemic is coming to an end and that travel will begin to return to pre-pandemic levels. After a year in which crude oil production hit its lowest level in nearly three decades, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the opioid crisis in America

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the opioid crisis in America

With vaccinations being administered and COVID-19 cases and deaths declining, the Biden administration may soon be able to refocus attention on the ongoing opioid crisis. While most of the nation and its medical experts were understandably focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, an opioid crisis that has ravaged the United States