3 July 2021 Current Affairs
How much amount has been pledged by World Bank for Covid-19 vaccines funding in developing countries for the period ending 2022?
The World Bank on Wednesday pledged to boost available funding for COVID-19 vaccine purchases and deployment to $20 billion from a previous target of $12 billion, citing a sharp increase in overall financing demand from developing countries.
South Africa's top court handed the country's former president, Jacob Zuma, a 15-month jail term for "egregious" contempt of court after he refused to appear before graft investigators.
The US has once again retained its position as the top country while, the UK, Israel, Canada and Germany continue to be the top five countries respectively like previous year.
The United States House of Representatives passed a bill to remove statues honouring those who upheld slavery or backed the Confederacy from the Capitol building, which displays statues selected by all 50 states.
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